Business opinion on Liverpool and UK businesses

Alex Turner: Waterstones chooses to evolve rather than die May 24 2012

THERE’S no business like showbusiness – a rule that rock band Guns N’ Roses set out to demonstrate on Sunday at their Echo Arena gig.Read

Viewpoint: VAT levy will add to the cost of maintaining Liverpool’s listed buildings May 24 2012

THE Chancellor’s decision to introduce VAT on the restoration and repair of listed buildings has been met with mixed reactions.Read

Social Enterprise: Jan Agger, head of training and employment at Employer Pool May 24 2012

ANGIE COOPER loved working at Huyton Job Centre. But last year she was made redundant.Read

Alex Turner: Have your own end-of-season review May 17 2012

CLOTHING retailer Zara is leaving Warrington’s Golden Square Shopping Centre – but it’s not that shoppers in north Cheshire aren’t fans of Zara’s clothing.Read

Viewpoint: An overly-standardised approach to school building may stifle innovation May 17 2012

THE education sector has experienced huge change over the past few years.Read

Opinion: Double check your lease break clauses May 10 2012

IT’S INCREASINGLY important that tenants in the North West check and double check the small print on their lease break clauses following a landmark court case which left a firm up to £300,000 out of pocket.Read

Alex Turner: Questions asked on executive pay May 10 2012

THE backlash against executive pay has continued this week, causing the chief executive of insurer Aviva to stand down after criticism of his multi-million-pound package.Read

Alex Turner: Keir Hardie asked the right question 120 years ago May 03 2012

I HAVE written before about Keir Hardie, the first Independent Labour MP, who used his maiden speech in Parliament in 1893 to highlight the plight of the 4m unemployed people.Read

Viewpoint: A healthy leisure sector is good news for the commercial property market May 03 2012

SECTORS such as professional services, manufacturing and retail often grab the headlines as the key drivers of economic prosperity and growth, yet their influence should not be seen in isolation of other industries.Read

Alex Turner: Economy struggles to get up off the canvas Apr 26 2012

THE double-dip recession which had confidently been waved away a year ago formally arrived yesterday with the official announcement of a 0.2% drop in the first quarter.Read

Viewpoint: Shake-up of the pubs market offers opportunities for investors Apr 26 2012

THE market for licensed and leisure properties in the North West is, like many property sectors, still tough.Read

Social Enterprise: Peter Holbrook, chief executive of Social Enterprise UK Apr 26 2012

EARLIER this month, Big Society Capital – the world’s first social investment bank – was launched, putting financial clout behind David Cameron’s Big Society mantra.Read

Alex Turner: Graduates must adjust to tough job market Apr 19 2012

GRADUATES entering employment this summer are expected to be paid less in real terms than any year group that has left university since 2003.Read

Social Enterprise Apr 19 2012

SOUND Merseyside is a community interest company dedicated to raising awareness and providing support to young men in Merseyside with mental health problems.Read

Viewpoint: Businesses need to plan carefully when selecting office accommodation Apr 19 2012

THE task of securing office space, either for the first time or due to changes in circumstance, can be a tricky and confusing process at times.Read

Alex Turner: A valuable lesson from Robin Hood Apr 12 2012

ROBIN HOOD, Sherwood Forest and, er, Robin Hood are the three things that come to mind first when thinking of Nottingham.Read

Viewpiont: Enterprise Zone status will allow Daresbury to build on its reputation Apr 12 2012

DARESBURY Science and Innovation Campus (SIC) officially became an Enterprise Zone on April 1.Read

Social Enterprise: Joe Feeley, head of IN Environmental Services Apr 12 2012

SOME youngsters dream of becoming football stars – I used to dream of making my neighbourhood a better place.Read

WE LIVE in interesting times – cuts to pretty much everything, rising unemployment and some seriously deep-rooted problems affecting many of our communities. Apr 05 2012

It is in these conditions that the energy for social enterprise thrives – local ideas that through local activity can, if managed well, become business solutions to local problems.Read

Alex Turner: Too few reasons to be cheerful Apr 05 2012

THE first quarter of the year has passed by with barely time to draw breath and Easter provides a useful time to stop and reflect on progress so far, before launching the big push up to summer.Read

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