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Category: Business

Osborne’s new tax relief rules ‘could turn off tap for tech biz funding’

Accountants Baker Tilly are warning that new rules introduced in this year’s Finance Bill could jeopardise the growth plans for tech businesses in the North West....

35-metre M602 Salford advertising arch ‘will be seen by 80,000 a day’, say council

One of the country’s biggest digital advertising arches has been installed on the M602 near Eccles. The 65-tonne structure stands 14 metres high and spans 35...

Nycomm appoints new marketing chief

Comms solutions specialist The Nycomm Group has appointed Rob Townsend as Group Chief Marketing Officer to spearhead all marketing activities – and help accelerate...

Gather launch new AR app for Dreamscope TV

Two MediaCityUK firms have collaborated to launch a new Augmented Reality mobile app for Salford production company Dreamscope TV. Digital design & development...

ECf to open £1m New Bailey events and marketing office

The English Cities Fund (ECf) has announced it is to invest £1 million in new events space and marketing suite at New Bailey in Salford. The 1,400sq ft building will be...

Rainy start to summer sees record 2.55m passengers through Manchester Airport

Manchester Airport has reported a record 6.1% year-on-year increase in passengers flying in July, after the North West experienced a rain-drenched start to the busy...

New jobs as estate agents Mistoria open head office in Salford pub

Buy-to-let and student lettings firm Mistoria is to open its new head office in the disused Unicorn pub in Pendleton. The Unicorn, at the corner of Agnew Place and...

Self-employment in Greater Manchester up 28% since the financial crisis

The number of self-employed people in Greater Manchester has risen by 28 percent since the financial crisis and now stands at 163,800, according to new figures published...

New opportunities for ethnically owned businesses as corporations seek out diverse suppliers

With Greater Manchester’s ethnic population now standing at 16.43% per cent, the region’s business community has a powerful opportunity for growth as international...

Your self-employed records made easier

Help for you however you keep your records Whatever size your business HMRC has help for the self-employed. From organising your records to knowing what Capital...