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Bill Gleeson

Bill Gleeson: Volcanic eruption could be the last straw for some firms

SOMETIMES, factors beyond your control can blow away even the best-laid plans.Read

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Bill Gleeson: Let’s hope they drop the dogma and employ common sense instead

I’M YOUR typical floating voter. I have at various times in my life voted for all three major parties.Read

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Bill Gleeson: The soul searching that will pass once the economy starts to grow again

A HEFTY dose of post-credit crunch soul-searching surfaced in an unexpected quarter last week.Read

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Bill Gleeson: Time to tow the line with global trade ethics trend

A WEST African friend of mine showed me his business plan for a tourism development back in his own country.Read

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Bill Gleeson: Don’t expect decisive action from this Budget

THE Chancellor of the Exchequer will find himself between the devil and the deep blue sea when he delivers his last Budget today.Read

Ineos seeks to stabilise its finances

Weekend reports suggested Ineos must raise new money. Bill Gleeson explains whyRead

The quiet entrepreneur who is as wealthy as Richard Branson, but nowhere near as famous

JIM RATCLIFFE graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in chemical engineering in 1974.Read

High petrol prices could eventually become a thing of the past

DRIVERS will be eyeing recent upward movement in forecourt petrol prices and asking how much further can they rise?Read

Ineos seeks investment from Middle East and China

THE owner of the Ineos Chlor plant at Runcorn was yesterday reported to be in talks with Middle Eastern and Chinese investors that could lead to a part sale of the debt-laden business.Read

150 job cuts at Toyota engine plant in Deeside

TOYOTA is to shed up to 150 jobs from its engine plant at Deeside, near Chester, and impose a pay freeze for all staff as part of its long-term plan to cope with low car sales.Read

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Bill Gleeson: Nostalgia aside, Lewis’s closure seems inevitable

I FEEL a little nostalgic about Lewis’s closing its doors for good in a few months’ time.Read

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Bill Gleeson: The importance of adequate working capital

ELAINE McPHERSON, the owner of retail chain Ethel Austin, kept her head firmly beneath the parapet, even when things were going well.Read

Rates cut for retailers hit by Liverpool One

TOWN centre shops across Merseyside are to have their business rates cut as a result of the adverse impact of the opening of Liverpool One on their trade.Read

Bill Gleeson: Old-fashioned attitudes that prevent progress

WHAT does the Church of England have in common with the nation’s biggest commercial law practices?Read

Merseyside still needs Europe’s regional money

IT MAY seem a bit dull, but an event in Brussels tomorrow will have a direct bearing on the lives of everybody who lives in Merseyside.Read

Property expert sets up new consultancy

BILL ADDY has stepped down from Liverpool property firm Iliad to start his own business.Read

NWDA chairman Robert Hough

Making the case for the NWDA

New NWDA chairman Robert Hough tells Bill Gleeson how the agency can make a big differenceRead

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Bill Gleeson: We need to hear realism amid the spin

I’M LOOKING forward to receiving my copy of the Merseyside Economic Review.Read

Simon Nixon, founder of moneysupermarket.com, has also launched simonseeks.com and SimonEscapes

Moneysupermarket founder invests millions into offline venture

CHESTER internet entrepreneur Simon Nixon has made his first move into the off-line economy with the launch of an old- fashioned bricks and mortar property venture.Read

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Bill Gleeson: My money is on the Magna deal proceeding

Just a few days ago, the US carmaker was on the brink of announcing a deal to sell its European business. Now, almost at the eleventh hour, GM appears to have got cold feet.Read