A TRAFFORD business magazine has celebrated four years in business by handing over more than £3,000 to three local charities. GM Business Connect Magazine - a business to business publication celebrated at their charity event, the 'Connectworking Lunch' at Hotel Football in Stretford to raise money for Forever Manchester - a charity that works to fund and support community activity across Greater Manchester; Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital; and the Alex Hulme Foundation for research into Non Hodgkin Lymphoma in Children. This is the third year the magazine has chosen Forever Manchester to spread the word of making a difference and getting businesses to practise Corporate Social Responsibility in Greater Manchester, as well as networking. The lunch also aims to raise the profile of businesses and brought together a mix of business leaders from across Greater Manchester. Paul Mirage co-director with business partner Jon Cheetham said: “This was originally … [Read more...] about GM Business Connect Magazine celebrates four years by giving over £3000 to charity
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Small business owners reveal their hopes and fears about life outside the EU
BREXIT is finally entering the fast lane after months of talks threatened to drag the process to a standstill.PM Theresa May, will this month begin thrashing out the final details for us leaving the EU. But with the March 2019 deadline for our departure looming, the shape of our post-Brexit future is still a major question mark hanging over the negotiations.Now The Sun on Sunday has travelled up and down the country talking to small business owners about what they hope to gain when we bid farewell to Brussels in just 14 months’ time.In towns such as Stoke-on- Trent, Northampton and Dagenham, we found a guarded sense of optimism that the nation will thrive once we gain our independence.But there is concern that policy makers will ride roughshod over people’s wishes and cause more economic pain. Here, five readers lay out their demands for Mrs May and her Brexit team. PUBLISHER Glen Standage, 45, is the … [Read more...] about Small business owners reveal their hopes and fears about life outside the EU
Work to widen busy road due to be completed this month
WORK to widen a busy road in the district is expected to be completed this month. Bradford Council contractors restarted construction work in North Street by the Cavendish Street, Keighley, a couple of days into the New Year on a new left-turn lane using part of the former Keighley College site. The council had agreed a request from town centre businesses to stop major work from December 12 to January 2 so it would not affect the important pre-Christmas retail period. Meanwhile, council bosses are pushing ahead with their plan to create a £9 million ‘one-stop shop’ for public services using the rest of the site of the demolished college. An update on the plan was recently presented to the council’s Regeneration and Economy Overview Scrutiny Committee as part of a report on current regeneration projects in Keighley. The council already has outline planning permission for a Public Sector Hub on the site, which would bring together several major … [Read more...] about Work to widen busy road due to be completed this month
Scottish Enterprise ‘wasted £100m on failed businesses’
0 Have your say Almost £100 million of taxpayers’ cash has been lost on businesses which have failed over the past decade, new figures indicate. The SNP is now being accused of “wasting” cash through poor investments made by the national economic development quango Scottish Enterprise, which distributes the cash.Edinburgh-based renewable energy firms Aquamarine and Pelamis are among the high-profile casualties after receiving millions of pounds in public support.Over the past decade Scottish Enterprise has provided £94.9m to help firms which subsequently ceased trading.Although the bulk of the money was in investments, Scottish Enterprise also provides grant support. “The SNP is meant to use taxpayers’ money responsibly to support enterprise development and fledgling businesses, providing a general boost to the economy in the process,” Tory finance spokesman Murdo Fraser said.“But too often these investments have come to … [Read more...] about Scottish Enterprise ‘wasted £100m on failed businesses’
Nearly £100million of public money was ploughed into failed business schemes over the past decade
NEARLY £100million of public money was ploughed into failed business schemes over the past decade, it has emerged.SNP chiefs were accused of wasting vital cash after investing 698 times in firms that went bust shortly afterwards.Figures show £94.9million paid out since 2007 was written off by government agency Scottish Enterprise.In a swipe at the Nats, Tory shadow finance secretary Murdo Fraser said: “With enterprise policy, there will always be a risk of investments going wrong.“That’s the very nature of the business.“But for nearly £100million to have been squandered in this way is simply wasteful.“The SNP is meant to use taxpayers’ money responsibly to support enterprise development and fledgling businesses, providing a general boost to the economy.“But too often these investments have come to nothing, and the public purse has been seriously dented as a consequence.”The payments included £15million to Aquamarine, … [Read more...] about Nearly £100million of public money was ploughed into failed business schemes over the past decade