One in four (24%) North West adults say that personal or household finances are having an adverse effect on their mental health, according to the research of over 2,000 British …
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Clicks more risky than bricks in North West retail
Almost one in three online retail firms in the North West are at greater than normal risk of failure – a higher proportion than high-street clothing, footwear or general retail …
Businesses facing 3 years of change, says new R3 chair
Businesses will need to be alert and agile if they are to thrive in the new age of uncertainty, warns the new North West Chair of R3, the insolvency and …
Business insolvencies show first rise in five years
The level of business insolvencies remained at pre-crisis levels during 2016 – though an increase in the final quarter was the first in five years, according to statistics from the …
Record year for North West start-ups as business numbers rise by 10%
The total number of businesses in the North West has increased by 10% in 2016 due to a record level of start-ups, according to new research by the UK insolvency …
Transport is North West’s most distressed sector
Transport has overtaken technology to become the North West’s most distressed sector, according to new research by the UK insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. Around 40% of transport businesses …
UK’s first ‘on campus’ VC seeks tech stars of future
A new venture capital firm is the first in the UK to build ‘on campus’ investment funds in partnership with leading universities. Campus Capital is launching its first £2m fund …
Figures reveal North West’s new insolvency hotspots
New figures from the government’s Insolvency Service have revealed the changing map of personal finances in the North West. An analysis of the figures by the UK insolvency trade body …
Deal values up 55% in first half for Dow Schofield Watts
Dow Schofield Watts, the independent advisory group, acted on 22 deals worth £194m in the first half of 2016 – an increase in the value of 55% on the same …