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Dairy Crest reassure shareholders over company collapse

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:27:00 GMT

FOODS group Dairy Crest said the collapse of one of its customers will not affect its dividend payment this year.

Small firms still face tough lending conditions

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT

The number of small businesses that have used a bank overdraft or loan has fallen in the past two years, despite Project Merlin which was designed to improve access to lending

Shareholders back EasyJet board in row over executive pay

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT

EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has suffered a setback to his campaign to overturn a proposal to award shares to senior executives at the airline.

Revolt over Peel Holdings chairman John Whittaker's land deals

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Concerns have been expressed about land deals involving John Whittaker, the chairman of Peel Holdings, the property firm that owns the Port of Liverpool and Manchester Ship Canal.

My Day Off: Motorbiking in the blood of engineer Peter Gunson

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Peter Gunson , 43, is a director of PPA, a Deeside aircraft interiors and component maker and a member of Wirral Hundred Motor Club

Business Profile: Denise Massey of the Energy Innovation Centre

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Alistair Houghton meets DENISE MASSEY, director of Cheshire’s Energy Innovation Centre

Women in Business: Fashion designer Caroline Oates

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT

CHANGE can be scary for anyone running a business – even when that business operates in the ever-changing fashion sector.

Focus on Growth: Recession can be a great time to start a business

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT

YOU may think conventional wisdom would dictate that an economic downturn is not the best time to be thinking about starting a business.

Small Business of the Week: Viva Brazil restaurant chain hungry for expansion

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT

RECESSION or no recession people still want to eat, drink and be merry, which is great news for Liverpool restaurant chain Viva Brazil.

Barclays slashes staff bonuses

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:59:00 GMT

Banking giant Barclays slashed the bonus pool for its investment banking arm by 32% in 2011 to £1.5bn amid mounting pressure over the controversial payouts.

Third quarter revenues soar for Flybe

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:59:00 GMT

REGIONAL airline Flybe announced an 18.6% increase in total revenues of £165.5m for the third quarter to December 31, today.

Liverpool-based cleaning company Proventec exits Alternative Investment Market

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:55:00 GMT

SPECIALIST cleaning company Proventec will cease trading its shares on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) next Wednesday, February 22.

Stock Market report: February 9, 2012

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:27:00 GMT

London’s leading shares index creep higher after Greece takes an important step towards avoiding a default and the Bank of England says it will pump £50bn into the economy

‘Hand holding’ Merseyside chambers of commerce mentoring scheme achieves impressive survival rate

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Neil Hodgson reports on a successful chambers of commerce mentoring scheme

Liverpool Chamber CEO welcomes £50bn increase in quantitative easing

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:30:00 GMT

Liverpool Chamber of Commerce chief executive Jack Stopforth has welcomed the decision by the Bank of England to inject a further £50bn into the economy today as the UK battles to stave off another recession

Liverpool Local Enterprise and TMP merger talks back on after Rogers resigns

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:15:00 GMT

TALKS to get Liverpool’s new economic development agency are back on after the resignation of Lorraine Rogers as the chief executive of the Mersey Partnership.

£8m boost for social enterprise across Merseyside

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT

A CONSORTIUM set up to boost social enterprise in Liverpool has clinched nearly £8m of funding.

No brake on ceramic disc sales for Ellesmere Port firm Surface Transforms

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT

ONE firm beating the prevailing harsh economic conditions is high-tech brakes manufacturer Surface Transforms.

Peel Ports appoints director to oversee Post-Panamax construction

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Port of Liverpool owner Peel Ports has taken a significant step towards commencing a £250m investment on the Mersey

Liverpool to host ‘business hothouse’ for aspiring entrepreneurs

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMT

ASPIRING entrepreneurs in Liverpool will have the chance to join a 52-hour “hothouse” incubator to test their ideas and see them born as businesses.