Smaller businesses are struggling more than larger companies amid relentless economic challenges and higher labour costs, it emerged today. A business sentiment survey by Azets, the top 10 UK accountancy and business advisory firm, laid bare the issues facing SMEs,...
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched its largest public awareness campaign to date, aimed at helping parents support children to make safer choices online. The campaign, Switched on to privacy, is backed by new research showing that 75% of parents...
The Stockport office of a leading accountancy and advisory firm has reached 100 staff – after hiring two new apprentices. Azets brought school leavers Bam Idowu and Max Cordingly into the company, which is the UK’s fastest growing business in the sector. They join an...
Manchester-based ecommerce agency PushON has strengthened its team with two strategic appointments as it continues to scale in response to sustained client demand. Emma Gunn joins as Senior Account Manager within the agency’s Client Services team, while Emily Harris...
Employers in Manchester are being urged to get to grips with major payroll changes that are hurtling down the tracks. A raft of strict new regulations are coming into force under the April 6 overhaul, which includes the potential for significant enforcement action for...
Nexer Digital’s flagship conference will bring together leading voices from across the UK’s digital, design and public sector communities this May Camp Digital, the annual conference exploring the latest trends in human-centred design and technology will return to...
Manchester digital agency Pixel Kicks has completed a pro bono website project for the Hideaway Youth Project, a long-established community charity supporting young people in Moss Side. The initiative forms part of the agency’s commitment to giving back to the...
Personnel Checks Ltd, a Blackburn-based UK background screening provider, has acquired Manchester-based screening firm Know Your Candidate Ltd (KYC) in a six-figure deal designed to accelerate growth and expand its presence in the SME screening market. The acquisition...
A quiz held at Stockport County’s Edgeley Park ground raised more than £3,000 for the Together Trust. It was organised by Azets, the UK top 10 accountancy and business advisory firm, which welcomed 130 guests who formed 33 teams. Their grey matter was put to the test...
A Manchester-based dental surgeon has launched one of the first smile-based emotional wellbeing apps, offering a new, science-informed approach designed to help users begin to regulate their emotional state in under four minutes. The app, Radismile, provides short,...