Firms count cost of mindless riots
Coventry Telegraph
WIDESPREAD riots could damage overseas investment and hinder attempts to grow the UK economy, according to business leaders in Coventry and Warwickshire. Professionals across the region have slammed the sickening scenes of violence …

University of Chester launch innovation centre to help new businesses
ChesterChronicle.co.uk
FLEDGLING businesses across Cheshire can use social media to increase their chances of success thanks to the University of Chester. A purpose-built innovation centre, based at the university's Riverside Campus, will provide free drop-in city-centre …

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Bridge Insurance Brokers reveals ambitious growth plans
Manchester Evening News
*A full report on Bridge Insurance Brokers' strategy appears in the latest edition of our sister magazine, Greater Manchester Business Week. * The MEN news bulletin is a twice-daily email with all the latest north west business news.

Opinion: Birmingham students outshine Mail and Post in riot coverage
Journalism.co.uk (blog)
to our home page, then there's no doubt those looking for riot coverage will find it, as will those people looking for the content they also expect – other news, business news, sport and so on. Wolverhampton's Express and Star, which is behind a …

Restaurants head to Bon Accord
Business7
Di Maggio's, Pret A Mange and Café Rouge are all opening outlets in the Bon Accord shopping centre. The biggest unit will be filled by Di Maggios with the business taking a 15-year lease on 4196 square feet. Pret has agreed a 10-year lease on 2766 …

North Wales business round-up: Sales slowdown at Greggs, good news for Wrexham …
Daily Post North Wales
BAKERY chain Greggs has revealed a slowdown in sales growth after the squeeze in consumer spending dulled the nation's appetite for its pies and rolls. The chain, which operates dozens of outlets in North Wales and planned …

Pitch designer's delight after scoring Scots sporting contract
Belfast Telegraph
A FAMILY-run engineering company in Ballymena has secured more than £800000 worth of new business in Scotland. Crawford Contracts Group's success follows an £87000 investment to boost sales in Great Britain and the Republic. The company specialises in …

New Economy calls on region to boost youth employment
Manchester Evening News
The Greater Manchester FJF event will take place at the Whitworth Hall, University of Manchester on Thursday August 18, from 09.30am to 12.30pm. * The MEN news bulletin is a twice-daily email with all the latest north west business news.

Quote of the day
Management Today
The site is centred around four key content areas: business news analysis (News +), management tips and techniques (How to), the latest and best management thinking (Big Ideas) and the lighter side of business (MT Break). It aims to help managers and …

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Online expertise just a click away
nebusiness.co.uk
“It delivers exactly what busy business people need: it is professionally designed, clearly written, easy to access, and packed with pertinent information and resources, including all the latest local business news.” The forum is an independent body …