Professional Services

Women led firms to make investment pitch in Chamber backed competition

The region’s best women-led SMEs and start-ups will have the opportunity to pitch to a live panel of investors in a competition hosted by Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, NatWest and the British Business Bank. The Women Entrepreneurs Pitch Competition will see female entrepreneurs secure the opportunity to showcase their business to the likes of […]

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Blankstone Sington Limited enters Special Administration

At 11.31am last Friday, the High Court of Justice in England and Wales made an order placing the Liverpool based Blankstone Sington Limited into Special Administration.  Andrew Poxon, Alex Cadwallader (pictured above) and Hilary Pascoe of Leonard Curtis were duly appointed as Joint Special Administrators. The Special Administrators have secured all clients’ assets and safeguarded

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Hardies urge landlords and tenants to seek advice on dilapidations

With troubled family-owned household and garden products retailer Wilko having called in administrators, putting more than 12,000 jobs at risk after it failed to agree a rescue deal, Hardies Property & Construction Consultants is urging landlords and tenants to seek advice on dilapidations before its too late. By next week, all branches of Wilko in

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Independent veterinary group overwhelmed with wannabe vets

A pioneering new three-day programme designed to give 16 and 17-year-olds a taste of life working in veterinary medicine, hosted by Scotland’s largest independent veterinary group, Thrums Vets, has been a roaring success and generated huge levels of interest from across the UK. After receiving applications from as far away as Glasgow, Leeds and even

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Launch of Investment Fund for Scotland provides £150 million boost for small business

The British Business Bank has launched its new £150 million Investment Fund for Scotland unlocking additional funding to help smaller businesses to prosper and thrive. The fund will drive sustainable economic growth by supporting new and growing businesses across the whole of Scotland through investment strategies that best meet the needs of these firms. It

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Strategi Solutions supports local charity to deliver highly anticipated Re-brand

Left to Right: Natasha Gratton CEO at Project INDI,The Lord Mayor of Stoke on Trent Majid Khan and his wife Widely recognised and supported Stoke-on-Trent based charity, previously known as Helping Angels Charitable Association, announces re-brand to Project INDI after enlisting support of Newcastle-under-Lyme based Strategi Solutions creative team. Committed to breaking the norms that exist in

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Asian Business Chamber awards shortlist announced

The shortlist has been announced for this year’s Asian Business Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) Annual Dinner and Awards. The awards ceremony is set to take place on Saturday, 18 November, at The National Conference Centre in Solihull. The National Conference Centre has also sponsored pre-dinner drinks. The awards recognise and celebrate businesses across nine categories

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Transform Business Festival set to return to the city of Aberdeen

Transform Business Festival will return to Aberdeen on Tuesday 14th November 2023, following its successful inaugural year. The festival, which is hosted at Aberdeen Science Centre, unites entrepreneurs, start-ups, and businesses of all sizes from across the region for a full day of interactive workshops, valuable networking opportunities and inspirational speakers. Delivered by business support

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Liverpool City Region Mayor makes multi-million pound investment into expand pioneering community led programme

Left to Right: Rekha Patel-Harrison (chief of programmes, Right to Succeed), Stephanie O’Keeffe (programme director, Cradle to Career), Graeme Duncan (CEO Right to Succeed), Jane Harris (Steve Morgan Foundation Trustee) & Steve Rotheram (Liverpool City Region Mayor) Liverpool City Region Mayor, Steve Rotheram has granted funding of £5.25m to extend the groundbreaking ‘Cradle to Career’

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Government ramps up digital skills with 2,500 new tech recruits

The cabinet Office has announced that 2,500 ambitious tech talents will be recruited into digital roles in government by June 2025 through new apprenticeship and early talent programmes. This is being kickstarted by the new digital apprenticeship programme, which will support the recruitment of 500 early career entrants into digital roles this financial year across

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