Malala Yousafzai, the 16 year-old education activist from Pakistan, who made a remarkable recovery after an attempted assassination by the Taliban, has been confirmed as the headline speaker for World Merit Day. World Merit Day The ‘World…

Nicola Horlick, CEO of Money&Co, will be the keynote speaker at FD Solutions’ finance seminar on 26 June. Money & Co announced its first £1m crowd-funding loan secured on behalf of a client last week. Nicola Horlick (pictured) said:…

Pavis Financial Management has appointed Tom Calland as a trainee investment advisor. Liverpool-born Calland joins the firm next month following completion of a masters degree in Economics & Finance at the University of Liverpool, where…

The Mind Your Own Business (MYOB) programme, which launched ealier this month at The Old Hall at the Cotton Exchange, continued with the second of four events. Around 40 delegates assembled at the venue, which will be home to all four of…

Last week the BBC headed to the International Festival for Businesses (IFB) to meet with entrepreneurs, growing businesses and fledgling start-ups interested in taking to the floor on Dragons’ Den. The production team behind the popular…

Local cancer support charity Liverpool Sunflowers hosted a Women’s Pamper Evening on Thursday 12 June as part of Cervical Screening Awareness Week 2014. The fundraiser evening was held at the Sunflowers Centre on Aigburth Road to help raise…

After a fantastic series of contract wins, Adam Franklin is gearing up for his biggest event yet, as Yacht Club Outside will be the official caterer for the Giant Spectacular: Memories of August 1914. The Liverpool-based firm, which is led…

Tabitha Jussa was last night announced as the winner of this year’s Liverpool Art Prize at a special awards ceremony at Edge Hill Station, collecting the main prize which includes £2000 and an invitation to create a solo exhibition at the…

Leading independent insolvency practice Berry & Co has joined forces with corporate recovery specialist Jonathan Cooper and his team to create an ambitious new firm. The newly-formed Berry & Cooper has a projected annual fee income…

Leading discount chain B&M Retail, which has headquarters in Liverpool is set to have a market capitalisation of £2.7bn when it floats on the London Stock Exchange. The company has priced its shares at 270p each which is due to generate…