Mark Sykes, head of entrepreneurial business at accountancy firm BDO looks back at 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic and assesses the huge impact on the business world The year 2020 will be remembered as an extremely tumultuous year for…

Drew Cockton is the founder of home fragrance brand, Owen Drew, and has now spent £500,000 converting a Victorian house in Wirral into an 'intimate' wedding venue. Tony McDonough reports Wirral businessman Drew Cockton is investing…

Set at £9.50 an hour the Real Living Wage is voluntary and Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram is urging local firms to sign up. Tony McDonough reports Businesses across Liverpool city region are being being urged to…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Clementine, a ro-ro vessel coming from and returning to Portugal. Agent is CLDN RO-RO SA. Amber Spirit, a cargo vessel carrying urea from Finland. Agent is NW Trading (Logistics).…

As National Apprenticeships Week gets under way industry body Mersey Maritime says apprenticeships are a fantastic way of increasing the productivity of your business. Tony McDonough reports Industry body Mersey Maritime is urging…

Thanks to the Liverpool City Region Skills Brokerage Service more than £1m in transferred Apprenticeship Levy cash will be used to fund hundreds of apprenticeships More than £1m has been transferred from Apprenticeship Levy employers…

Skelmersdale-based CoreRFID has secured a deal with a safety equipment specialist in North Carolina to automate its manual processes Asset management software firm CoreRFID is expanding into the US after winning a contract from a…

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and the six local authorities have agreed to increase the COVID-19 support for taxi drivers to £3.5m. Tony McDonough reports Taxi drivers across the Liverpool city region are to get access…

A further 280,000 sq ft of industrial space is to be built by Redsun at its Aviator scheme following the completion and sale of the 125,000 sq ft first phase. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool developer Redsun has applied for planning…

Tristan Folkard becomes managing director of Verb Marketing in one of a number of promotions in the expanding Liverpool city centre business. Sophie Sorrell reports Liverpool marketing agency Verb Marketing has promoted Tristan…