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Business support hub celebrates major milestone after securing more than 25,000 jobs
One of the most important business organisations in Greater Manchester is marking a major milestone after having helped create more than 13,600 jobs and safeguard another 12,000 over the last decade. The GC Business Growth Hub is celebrating its ten-year anniversary this month after achieving phenomenal success since it was first launched. Since being established …
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Opportuni makes acquisition in bid to help more firms win Government tenders
A North East company that aims to help companies win more work from public procurement has acquired a leading website. Teesside firm Opportuni – which bills itself as ‘Tinder for Tenders’ – has acquired the Bidstats procurement website, which claims to have the largest and most comprehensive source of contract award data in the UK. …
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Newcastle energy firm Green Supplier collapsed with major debts, report shows
Green Supplier Limited collapsed owing more than £42m to creditors, having failed to make a profit during two years of trading, documents have revealed. Newcastle based Green Supplier Limited become the fifth energy supplier to go out of business in a month in September, as rocketing gas prices put massive pressure on the sector. Many …
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North East business groups aim to make ‘good work’ a legacy of the pandemic
“At a time when many UK businesses are finding it hard to recruit and retain talent,” said Newcastle bank Virgin Money this week, “offering a comprehensive and market leading employee benefits package is vital.” The company’s statement came as it launched a new employee reward package called A Life More Virgin which will give staff …
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COVID fears dampen trade at Europe’s Christmas markets
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‘No good for anyone’: Portugal’s new ‘game changer’ remote work law panned by critics
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Holiday camp chain Butlin’s to be put up for sale amid staycations boom
The owner of Butlin’s is preparing to put it up for sale amid a boom in British staycations, sparking a potential bidding frenzy for the country’s best-known chain of holiday camps.Sky News has learnt that Bourne Leisure, which also owns Haven and Warner Leisure Hotels, recently picked investment bankers to conduct an auction of Butlin’s …
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Humber LEP legacy to be explored at event to mark a decade of delivery
A celebration of Humber Local Enterprise Partnership’s achievements is to be held this week. The reflection of a decade supporting economic growth in East Yorkshire, Hull, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire will take place, highlighting various projects backed while the organisation was in operation. As extensively reported, government insistence on single LEP representation for …
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From blades to bags – how one Hull firm is helping enhance offshore wind’s green credentials
Recycling specialist MyGroup’s expansion into textile repurposing has seen an exemplar project landed on the doorstep with global giant Siemens Gamesa. The Hull firm specialises in plastics, but has now developed a solution for the upcycling of hard-wearing poly-blend materials used to protect the blades during storage and transportation. It comes as the focus turns …
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Welsh firms being held back by lack of investment in leadership training
The growth potential of Welsh firms is being hamstrung by ‘accidental managers’, according to new research by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). The research shows that 92% of SMEs in Wales fail to invest in leadership training. This is despite ONS data proving that good management can significantly improve productivity, with ‘better managed’ firms being …
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FTSE-100 property giant Land Securities to kick off hunt for next chair
One of the handful of female chairs of a FTSE-100 company is preparing to step down after serving on the board of Land Securities, the property giant, for nearly eight years.Sky News understands that Landsec, which owns big stakes in the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent and MediaCity in Salford, will begin a search next …
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Northern Ireland economy needs to make most of dual market access post Brexit – NI Chamber
If the Northern Ireland economy was a company, it would be bust, the head of one of Northern Ireland’s most influential business bodies has said, adding that to transform its fortunes it needs to make the most of its dual market access in the wake of Brexit. Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry president …

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