Business Up North

As Salford races to become one of the world’s most attractive cities for digital enterprise, The Mayor of Salford, Paul Dennett (alongside the Salford Digital Collaborative) has today announced the appointment of Jon Corner as the city’s first ever Chief Digital Officer (CDO).

Entries for the Stockport Business Awards are now officially open. Businesses within the borough of Stockport will have the opportunity to enter one or...

Microbiosensor secured £50,000 funding from Health Innovation Manchester to pilot the PD Safe device at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Device successfully used a small dialysis waste sample and colour-changing chemicals to alert patients to an infection, acting as an early warning system for peritonitis, a potentially fatal infection if untreated.

With more small businesses launching online, the Great British Entrepreneur Awards has announced its first e-commerce partner, Ingenico. Ingenico’s message is that entrepreneurs can now compete effectively with the major online retailers. Businesses of all sizes can create a slick user experience and attract customers with their own unique service and brand proposition.

Over 180 representatives drawn from Lancashire businesses, schools, colleges and stakeholders gathered at the Barton Grange Hotel in Preston recently for the launch of Lancashire’s Labour Market Intelligence (LMI) Toolkit. The LMI Toolkit, which was commissioned by the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP), includes a new in-depth study of Lancashire’s recent employment performance together with projected demands for different jobs and skills across the county in the future. For the first time, it also contains a series of in-depth area profiles which highlight specific local data for all of Lancashire’s major conurbations and regions. These include detailed factsheets for Preston, Chorley and South Ribble; Lancaster and Morecambe; West Lancashire; Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre; Burnley and Pendle; Blackburn, Hynburn, Rossendale and Ribble Valley.

Europe’s leading price comparison site idealo has appointed full service media communications agency We Are Boutique to raise its consumer profile in the UK.

Moirae has launched the brand Ancala Water Services, formerly Kelda Water Services Defence. After a highly competitive selection process, the South Yorkshire based creative agency was commissioned by Kelda Water Services Defence following their acquisition by the infrastructure investment group, Ancala.

The Newcastle-based Texan inspired condiment firm The Sweet Beet has today unveiled its new website and re-branded products as it looks to transform and...

Jones Homes is delighted to contribute £500 to help Carlton Youth Centre re-design and re-develop its outside area. The Youth Centre, which is located in...

Pubs, restaurants and cafés around Northumberland should keep a keen eye out for new beer mats from Hexhamshire Brewery, which highlight how Northumberland’s oldest brewery has shown its passion for the county by becoming one of the proud sponsors of its special celebration – Northumberland Day.