January blues to blame for rise in insolvencies
Seasonal difficulties at the start of the year are to blame for a slight rise in the number of company liquidations revealed in today’s official insolvency figures, according to the …
Rising cost of living forces rise in personal insolvencies
The rising cost of living and post-Christmas debt problems are to blame for a rise in personal insolvencies in the first quarter of 2014, according to the insolvency trade body …
Rosebud helping to create jobs in high-growth sectors
Rosebud Finance, which provides finance to support growing businesses in Lancashire, invested £1.6m and helped to create more than 50 jobs in the year to the end of March 2014. …
£150k investment leads to new jobs at GPS firm
A Liverpool company which specialises in geospatial and mapping technologies is planning to create five new jobs after securing £150,000 growth funding from The North West Fund for Venture Capital, …
Payday lenders still hold sway in NW
Payday loans are three times as popular as loans from credit unions amongst people in the North West, according to a new report by R3, the insolvency trade body. In …
Bookings website creates 10 new jobs
A Leyland-based company which operates the UK’s largest website for holiday accommodation bookings is creating ten new jobs following an investment by Lancashire County Council’s Rosebud Fund. Founded in 2003, …
Business distress at four-year low
Signs of distress amongst businesses in the North are at their lowest in over four years, according to research by the insolvency trade body R3. Just 25% of businesses in …
New Liverpool office for Enterprise Ventures
Enterprise Ventures is stepping up its operation in Merseyside with the opening of a new Liverpool office. The company has moved into a 2,150 sq ft suite at the Princes …
Food costs are key problem for struggling families
Rising food costs are the main reason why workers in the North West struggle to make it from one payday to the next, according to a new report by R3, …