Greater Manchester Strategic Alliance - The GMSA is an alliance of universities, colleges, work-based learning providers and other stakeholders, whose collaboration will make higher education in Greater Manchester increasingly innovative and demand-led. www.gmas.ac.uk

Piccadilly Partnership is a groundbreaking public-private initiative established to transform Manchester's main gateway from the city's worst area into its best www.piccadillymanchester.com

UKTI - The UK Trade & Investment’s role is to sell to a global audience the qualities that made the UK the world’s oldest and most open trading nations. It provides integrated support services for UK companies exporting and foreign businesses focused on the UK as an inward investment location. www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk 

The Law Society represent solicitors in England and Wales. From negotiating with and lobbying the profession's regulators, government and others, to offering training and advice, we're here to help, protect and promote solicitors across England and Wales. www.lawsociety.org.uk 

The London Stock Exchange is one of the world’s oldest stock exchanges and can trace our history back more than 300 years. www.londonstockexchange.com 

Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce is the largest Chamber in the UK with over 5,000 members. Its joint venture company, Business Support Solutions brings together a comprehensive range of business support services to help businesses of all sizes and stages of development improve and grow. www.gmchamber.co.uk 

Education

Manchester Metropolitan University - The Centre for Professional Accounting, based in Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, works at the leading edge of research, opinion forming and teaching of all aspects of applied professional accounting. www.business.mmu.ac.uk 

The University of Manchester Business School- Britain's largest campus-based business and management school in the UK, providing world-class business and management education to undergraduates, postgraduates, experienced practitioners and those with serious academic and research ambitions. www.mbs.ac.uk 

Salford Business School was founded in August 2006 as an amalgamation of the School of Management and the School of Accounting, Economics and Management Science. www.business.salford.ac.uk

Associations

ICAEW - As a world leading professional accountancy body, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) provides leadership and practical support to 130,000 members in 160 countries, working with government, regulators and industry in order to maintain the highest standards. www.icaew.com

 
RICS – The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors – is the pre-eminent organisation that represents everything that is good in the property profession. Our members offer the very best advice on a surprisingly diverse range of land, property, construction and related environmental issues. www.rics.org


UKTI - The UK Trade & Investment’s role is to sell to a global audience the qualities that made the UK the world’s oldest and most open trading nations. It provides integrated support services for UK companies exporting and foreign businesses focused on the UK as an inward investment location. www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk

Manchester Knowledge Capital is an innovative partnership initiative focused on maximising Manchester's position at the centre of the global knowledge economy. 
www.manchesterknowledge.com  

Centre for Assessment and Recognition Ltd Working with over 8000 organisations, we establish solutions to increase profitability by supporting organisations to implement best practice. www.carnw.co.uk