Doing it the ARD WAY

There have been no European handouts for Manchester. EN finds out how else the city...

Bespoke tailoring

Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor. You'd think that might give you a clue about the profits...

Join the club

Clouds are gathering over the economy, but, other than join the Freemasons, what is a...

Telecoms

Internet calling (VOIP) slashes phone costs - but will its quality make customers hang up?

Venue Finder

Looking for somewhere to host your event? EN's Venue Finder lets you search by location, capacity and event style, across the best venues in the North of England.

Andy Makeham reveals...

He's an acquisition- hungry former programmer who's looking for tired technology firms with customers ready to upgrade to his "sexy" software packages. Elizabeth Donevan shovels down the oysters and tries her best to get turned on as K3 boss Andy Makeham reveals...

Business News
Finance jobs to go

Up to 40,000 jobs in the UK's financial services sector could be lost over the next three years as a fall out from the credit crunch

 
Post competition hasn't worked

Postal unions and Royal Mail bosses were jubilant today(7May) after a Government report into postal competition was published.

 
Manufacturers feel the pinch

The worsening economic outlook has dented manufacturers’ confidence across most UK regions over the last three months, according to the latest Regional Trends Survey published by the CBI and Experian.

 
Balfour Beatty buys Blackpool Airport

Contractor Balfour Beatty has acquired a 95 per cent stake in Blackpool International Airport for £14million.

 
Agency workers need better treatment

Agency workers are paid significantly less and have much lower levels of job quality than directly employed staff according to a new report released yesterday(6 May). 

 
Company insolvencies soar
Corporate recovery specialists at law firm Hammonds in Manchester say that the credit crunch is having a significant impact on Corporate UK, with dramatic rises in the numbers of corporate failures in the first quarter of 2008  
 
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Analysis

A Shocking Lack of Enterprise

Bags of Trouble

Breaking the Taboo

The Myth of UK Job Creation

Columnists

Gorballed Logic

Recession on Our Shores

Red Tape

Nice Disguise

Secret of Success

Do your Research

Bordering on the Criminal

Smoke Detectors

A Taxing Ride

More Red Tape

SME Toolkit

Marketing

Building a brand

Creating a "brand" is the holy grail of the business world, but what is a brand and how do you build one? The latest in our SME toolkit series.

Finance

Attracting investment in a downturn

The economic clouds are gathering thick and fast. Is it still possible to attract an investor to fund your growth?

Finance

Managing Cashflow

Cash is king, as the cliché goes. Join the revolution and help make it more democratic

Finance

Twenty ways to tough out the crunch

Worried about the current climate? Don’t be. Read this advice instead.

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Street Advertising Services

There are scores of ways of getting your business noticed cheaply and easily by making use of the city’s streets. Unfortunately, though, many of them such as flyposting or graffiti are downright illegal, whereas others (a nod goes out here to Manchester’s “Sabi Rock guy”) make you look like a nutter.