Simon Eardley, head of partnerships and policy at Mersey Maritime, offers his view on what the new Labour Government will mean for Liverpool city region’s £5bn maritime sector It has been little more than a month since the General…

Since its foundation in 2003 the Merseyside Women of the Year Awards have championed inspirational women in business and across all sections of society Merseyside Women of the Year (MWOTY) founding director, Ellie Kerr was named the…

West Kirby-based business finance specialist, Bathgate Business Finance, says online lending offers ‘significant opportunities’ for Liverpool city region SMEs Bathgate Business Finance says it is seeing diversification of the…

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…