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Category: Business

Salford City College students reach National Business Final

Business-savvy students from Salford City College beat off competition from seven other local teams to win the North Manchester heat of the National Business and...

Lancashire firm fined £850k for 6 million nuisance calls

A claims management company which bombarded people with millions of nuisance calls has been fined £850,000. 2,000 people complained to industry regulator Ofcom about...

Salford accountant swaps real business for monkey business

Animal-loving accountant Anna Godwin swapped real business for monkey business when she spent a month volunteering at a wildlife sanctuary in Borneo. Anna took advantage...

Manchester City group sell 13% to China firm for £3bn valuation

Chinese investors have taken a 13% stake in the the group who own Manchester City, putting the value of the parent company at a staggering £3bn. The $400m (£265m)...

Fred Done’s firm submits plan for 405 flats on former Black Horse Hotel in Salford

A planning application has been submitted for 405 apartments on the site of the former Black Horse Hotel on the A6 Crescent, Salford. Euan Kellie Property Solutions...

Taking on staff?

If you are taking on staff and want to know more about PAYE tax, National Insurance and running a payroll, why not join HMRC’s free live interactive webinars? Select...

Do you want to know more about VAT?

Unsure what input and output taxes are? Are you charging the correct rate of VAT? Join our free live webinar to find the answers to these questions and more. The webinar...

New Business School for budding entrepreneurs to open in Salford

Thursday 10 December sees the launch of a new pilot scheme for a Business School to help local people take their first steps in considering self-employment &...

Local opticians donate high-vis vests to help keep Salford children ‘safe and seen’

To celebrate Road Safety Week (23-29 November), opticians in Eccles, Salford and Swinton are helping to ensure that children are ‘seen and safe’ on the roads by...

Apprentices can be key to tackling skill shortages

A new business survey has revealed that almost a third of small businesses feel that their workforce doesn’t have the skills that their business needs. And over half...