The Royal Bank of Scotland and its NatWest brand are opening eight "business accelerator hubs" including one in Manchester. The centres will cater for up to 160 people a year in two separate intakes and offer free workspace, mentoring, a…

SHOPPING centre investor Ellandi is to acquire The Strand in Bootle, Merseyside, for approximately £27m. Ellandi is in the process of buying the 400,000 sq ft site from US-based Kennedy Wilson which acquired the centre last year as part of…

Liverpool and Manchester will send a joint delegation to the first UK version of the world’s biggest property and investment conference. For over a decade both cities have attended the annual MIPIM festival in Cannes on the French Riviera,…

Liverpool's second International Festival for Business (IFB) in 2016 is expected to last just three weeks, compared to the six-week extravaganza that took place this summer. IFB chair Max Steinberg has said the streamlined festival in two…

Thursday 25th September saw the team behind Mind Your Own Business (MYOB) events launch their monthly roster, attended by a range of business owners and representatives from across the Liverpool City Region. More than fifty businesses were…

Bauer Media has announced details of plans to grow its audience through its three national brands and an increased local offering. Beginning January 2015, Bauer Media’s local Place stations will have 2 brand extensions in each city to widen…

To celebrate International Coffee Day, The Interesting Eating Company is serving a blend that is fit for a king. The quirky Allerton Road café and eatery will provide a selection of coffees supplied by the acclaimed Nairobi Coffee, which…

Liverpool-based Utility, with shops on Bold Street and in Liverpool One, has been appointed by Webtise; as the gifts, stationery and home-ware retailer looks to upgrade its e-commerce strategy. The Wirral agency will develop a new Magento…

An analysis of the North West’s largest businesses has revealed impressive statistics; contributing around £10.5bn to the regional economy over the last three years, a 52% increase since 2010. The figures are contained in North West Ltd; a…

The North West Fund has reached an important milestone in investing £100m in three hundred businesses. Launched in late 2010 with £185m from the European Investment Bank and the European Regional Development Fund, (although this was reduced…