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New head for Lancashire Business School

Monday, 8 February 2010

A Preston academic has been made the youngest Business School Dean in the UK after he was appointed by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan.)

UK construction industry continues to decline
Monday, 8 February 2010

The UK construction industry continued to decline during the final quarter of 2009 despite the wider economy returning to growth, according to the latest Construction Trade Survey published today.

Ethel Austin in administration
Monday, 8 February 2010

Discount retailer Ethel Austin has gone into administration for the second time in two years.

Burnley FC plans Turf Moor redevelopment

Monday, 8 February 2010

Burnley Football Club, along with several partners, including the local council - have drawn up plans to redevelop Turf Moor.

Dragons' Den creator wins damages
Monday, 8 February 2010

The creator the television show Dragons’ Den has won £70,000 in damages after news reports wrongly alleged he was guilty of downloading child pornography.

James Caan sets up entrepreneur academy
Friday, 5 February 2010

James Caan, businessman and star of BBC’s Dragons’ Den, is launching his own business academy – The James Caan Entrepreneurs’ Business Academy - which specialises in entrepreneurialism.

Malcolm Walker: FPB are "pillocks"
Friday, 5 February 2010

Iceland Foods chief executive Malcolm Walker has called small business lobby group the Forum of Private Business (FPB) "pillocks" in an increasingly bad tempered disagreement.

Bernstein to address Downtown Manchester launch
Friday, 5 February 2010

Downtown in Business, the private sector lobby group and business networking club best known for the Downtown Liverpool brand developed by its charismatic chairman Frank McKenna, is to launch officially into Manchester on 11 March.

Ten bidders share wind power money
Thursday, 4 February 2010

Ten consortia made up of 38 UK companies were selected to share £3million to develop innovation in support of the offshore wind industry.

UCATT wins £1.5m for redundant workers
Thursday, 4 February 2010

Construction union UCATT have won a major employment tribunal case worth £1.5 million on behalf of former employees at Hull based caravan company Atlas Holiday Homes.

Scrappage scheme extends to March
Thursday, 4 February 2010

An extra month has been added to the deadline for the Government Scrappage Scheme, allowing manufacturers and dealers more time to prepare for and operate the exit phase of the scheme. This change was announced by Government following requests from car manufacturers for more time to prepare dealers and inform consumers.

Trafford wins ONS jobs
Thursday, 4 February 2010

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has chosen a 180,000 sq ft building in Trafford Park to host the back office operations, creating 1,300 new jobs in the area.

New car registrations rise
Thursday, 4 February 2010

New car registrations rose by 29.8% in January to 145,479 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Beware of taxmen bearing gifts, warns PwC

Wednesday, 3 February 2010

Email promises of hefty tax rebates from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) may be a sophisticated scam, according to business advisors, PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC).

Service sector recovery stutters
Wednesday, 3 February 2010

Bad and a rise in VAT led to an unexpected slowing in Britain's service sector last month.

Greetings cards

Does making cards for grandparents’ day and budgies’ funerals provide many happy returns? Elizabeth Donevan examines the real bottom line...

Out and about

How can you get the best deal when outsourcing business processes and functions, and what effect has the recession had on the market? EN investigates.

Cards on the table

We have been hearing that venture capital is about to return to the market ever since the credit crunch began. The time has come for it to show us what it’s made of.

A man’s world?

Apparently the region’s PR scene isn’t dominated by air-kissing bimbettes, and is in fact packed with proper professional business advisors who deserve boardroom attention. EN investigates a sector that just wants to be taken seriously.

You’re nicked!

Imitating someone else’s brand can be a quick way to get noticed. But as EN discovers, it can also attract the unwelcome attention of m’learned friends.

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Penny Power

Online social networking isn’t all about your gran keeping up with your kids on Facebook and Twitter. In fact, before any of these names really took off it was business that led the online social revolution.

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Richard Tang reveals

He set up in 1994 with £20,000 borrowed from friends and family and now turns over £38 million. Elizabeth Donevan takes up the lotus position and prepares to be enlightened as Zen Internet boss Richard Tang reveals...

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