Business Up North

A business entrepreneur is aiming to expand her company after swapping working in noisy cafes for her own purpose-built meeting room and office. Catherine Williams, founder of Popcats Music Time singing and dancing classes for pre-school children, is now rolling out franchises around north west England, with plans to open soon in Liverpool. She ran the business from home, holding meetings in cafes and other public venues but became frustrated by the lack of privacy and space. So she decided to create an office and meeting room in the garden of her Wirral home. Thanks to Rubicon Garden Rooms, the 41-year-old can now sit down with clients and franchisees in a “professional” office space rather than having to travel to meet them at busy coffee shops.

North West England, 31 January 2018 - Grocery prices may recently have risen at their fastest rate in four years, but over half of...

North West-based narrowboat manufacturer, Braidbar Boats, looks set for continued success as it secures a six-figure funding package from the Royal Bank of Scotland, to support a management buy-out and ongoing growth.

The director at a West Yorkshire menswear brand is cycling from Copenhagen back to Hebden Bridge to showcase the firm’s garments at pop up...

Moirae Creative Agency is thrilled to announce that they have been shortlisted at the Transform Awards Europe 2018 for their branding work on the FlyDSA Arena. The Transform Awards honour brand development and rebranding projects from global agencies, and the awards reward innovation in branding across Europe.

MediaCityUK-based Mason Advisory, independent IT consultancy, has been announced as a finalist in five categories at the prestigious Management Consultancies Association (MCA) Awards 2018. The...

Dacres Commercial is marketing a brand new, contemporary office building in Ilkley town centre that is currently under construction and is due to complete this summer.

Lancashire headquartered Federal Management are celebrating receiving accreditation from the National Skills Academy for Financial services with a superb Grade A rating. They also became the UK's first Debt Collection Agency to receive such award.

Leading specialist property developers HBV are getting ready to launch a new £7m scheme for disabled adults. The high-specification apartments will be ready for residents and officially launched in March 2018.

As soccer stars continue to come under investigation by HMRC for their tax affairs, Manchester-based accountant Murray Patt of Alexander Knight & Co, says small and medium sized business will also come under closer scrutiny in 2018.