Business Improvement Districts first arrived in the UK two decades ago and now they play a critical role in the prosperity and evolution of our town and city centres, writes Liverpool BID Company CEO Bill Addy It was back in 2003…

Sean Traynor, Director of Strategic Growth at St Helens Borough Council, on how the 21st century incarnation of the traditional British market can be a powerful driver of growth and regeneration Britain’s market towns face remarkably…

Have the smelling salts to hand… a new study claims Liverpool has the best run council in Britain… no, seriously. Tony McDonough reports Anyone who works in a newsroom is familiar with the daily tsunami of nonsense studies and…

Independent Wirral finance firm Bathgate Business Finance scoops trio of awards for its work championing and supporting SMEs in the region and here offers an overview of the current funding landscape Independent finance firm…

Germaine Fryer, head of marketing and engagement at The Women's Organisation in Liverpool, on a growing trend among women to take a more holistic approach to their lives and work It was in the late noughties that the term ‘girlboss’…

SMEs are grappling with rising interest rates - Paul Trickett from Bathgate Business Finance explores refinancing options that could offer businesses more stability Some lenders are tackling rising interest rates by offering…

Writing for LBN, Southport BID chief executive Rachel Fitzgerald hails the success of Eurovision and says collaboration with the rest of Liverpool city region is key to Southport's future growth May 2023 was the month Liverpool city…

HMRC has shown significant flexibility towards businesses during the pandemic but now the Revenue is about to get tougher, according to Bathgate Business Finance tax specialist Paul Trickett Since 2020, HMRC has shown flexibility in…

Writing for LBN, Southport BID chief executive Rachel Fitzgerald says Business Improvement Districts across the north can help lead the ‘Levelling Up’ agenda It is almost three years since I joined Southport BID as chief executive and it…

Alison Blackler, founder of 2minds in Wirral, on why it is so important for you and your team to develop ‘softer’ communication skills In a world where recruitment and the retention of good people is harder than ever, it pays to…