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Merseyside Special Investment Fund open for business on MBOs Feb 02 2012

MERSEYSIDE Special Investment Fund (MSIF) has 16 years of experience in supporting MBOS.Read

Profile: Peter Rooney of ANH Refractories Feb 02 2012

Alistair Houghton meets PETER ROONEY, managing director of ANH Refractories EuropeRead

American award for Merseyside marketer Feb 02 2012

A LIVERPOOL-BASED marketer at digital giant Fujitsu helped the company scoop an international marketing award.Read

Liverpool’s Curly Productions wins Virgin deal Feb 02 2012

VIDEO specialist Curly Productions has completed a promotional video for a hideaway in the Swiss Alps owned by Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson.Read

Stock Market report: February 1, 2012 Feb 01 2012

Banking stocks led strong gains on the London market as optimism surrounding the global economic outlook strengthenedRead

United Utilities on course for good year Feb 01 2012

WARRINGTON-based water company United Utilities said trading is in line with the group's expectations of delivering a "good underlying financial performance for 2011/12" in a market update today.Read

Sweet trading figures for Real Good Food Company Feb 01 2012

BAKING products firm the Real Good Food Company (RGFC) today said it saw significant improvement in its financial position in 2011 and is seeing a positive start to the new year.Read

Mild winter to hit full-year profits at NWF Jan 31 2012

Full-year profits at Cheshire food and fuels group NWF are likely to come in below expectations due to a exceptionally mild winterRead

Stock Market report: January 31, 2012 Jan 31 2012

Weak economic data in the US overshadowed renewed optimism in the eurozone and saw London’s leading shares index pare gains in the run up to the close of tradingRead

DWF and Cobbetts call off merger talks Jan 31 2012

LAW firms DWF and Cobbetts have called off merger talks.Read

Decrease in half-year losses for Cheshire developer Pochin's Jan 31 2012

CHESHIRE developer Pochin's saw revenues for the six months to November 30 decline today, but losses also narrowed.Read

Solid 4th quarter performance for Santander Jan 31 2012

SANTANDER UK revealed in a fourth quarter update that profits and income had fallen, but said it had produced a "solid performance in a challenging market".Read

Future of Shop Direct is safe, says CEO Jan 31 2012

The future of Liverpool-based Shop Direct is secure for many years to come, says the man who helped turn it aroundRead

Shop Direct chief executive Mark Newton-Jones to step down Jan 30 2012

MARK Newton-Jones, chief executive of Speke-based online and catalogues retailer Shop Direct, has announced he will leave the group next year.Read

Ryanair announces £12.52m profit for third quarter Jan 30 2012

RYANAIR made a £12.52m profit for the third quarter, compared with an £8.6m loss the same period last year, it announced today.Read

Chester’s GB Group confident for full year performance Jan 30 2012

CHESTER identity management specialist GB Group posted an improvement in its third quarter results today.Read

Jan 30 2012 Suttons wins major deal to transport bulk gases

Stock Market report: January 27, 2012 Jan 27 2012

LONDON'S leading shares index pulled back from its six-month high after disappointing economic growth figures in the US and a lack of movement in the eurozone weighed on investor confidenceRead

Business profile: Richard Kimpton of Kimpton Building Services Jan 27 2012

HIS company specialises in masking noise – but now Richard Kimpton says it’s time for Kimpton Building Services to make some noise of its own.Read

Female enterprise goal for city’s Global Entrepreneurship Congress Jan 27 2012

THE entrepreneurial eyes of the world will focus on Liverpool in March when it hosts the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC), the first time the celebration of enterprise has been staged in Europe.Read