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Alex Turner: Waterstones chooses to evolve rather than die

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

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

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

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

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

Alex Turner: Have your own end-of-season review

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

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

Opinion: Double check your lease break clauses

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

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.

Alex Turner: Questions asked on executive pay

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 02 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 02 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

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.

Alex Turner: Economy struggles to get up off the canvas

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

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

Social Enterprise: Peter Holbrook, chief executive of Social Enterprise UK

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

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.

Alex Turner: Graduates must adjust to tough job market

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

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

Social Enterprise

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

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

Viewpoint: Businesses need to plan carefully when selecting office accommodation

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

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.

Alex Turner: A valuable lesson from Robin Hood

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

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

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

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

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

Social Enterprise: Joe Feeley, head of IN Environmental Services

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

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

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

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

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.

Alex Turner: Too few reasons to be cheerful

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

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.