Wasting Brass on Fluff: Why Manchester’s Sales Training is Stuck in 1995
Monday, 1st June 2026Let’s be completely honest about the state of B2B sales in Greater Manchester right now. It’s 2026. We pride ourselves […]
Read MoreWhy Business Segmentation Matters More Than Ever in Greater Manchester
Friday, 29th May 2026Zafia Marria, Marketing Communications Exective | pro-manchester Greater Manchester’s business community has always been one of its greatest strengths. From […]
Read MoreCelebrating Social Mobility Chair Role
Friday, 29th May 2026Stephen Curran – Founder of Catalysis Hubs | Chair of pro-manchester’s Social Mobility Committee In a recent essay directed at […]
Read MoreWhy Organisations That Keep Learning Will Outperform Everyone Else
Thursday, 28th May 2026Many organisations are facing the same pressure right now: Deliver more. Move faster. Adapt constantly. All while budgets tighten, uncertainty […]
Read MoreThe “Maverick” Trap: Why North West Businesses Are Replacing Sales Intuition with Systems
Friday, 1st May 2026By Alison Fell, Managing Partner, SalesStar UK As we move through 2026, the economic narrative in the North West has […]
Read MoreBurnout is Not Just a Workload Problem
Thursday, 30th April 2026In conversations with businesses recently, I’ve noticed a few things about burnout, engagement and career development. Across organisations, the symptoms […]
Read MoreThe “New Year” Reset: Why Your Q1 Forecast is Already an Illusion
Thursday, 2nd April 2026It’s the first week of April. Across Greater Manchester and the North West, the spreadsheets have been reset. You’ve sat […]
Read MoreThe £10k Mistake Manchester Businesses Are Still Making Every Day
Tuesday, 10th March 2026If I told you your sales team was deliberately throwing away £10,000 every single day, you’d demand to know why. […]
Read MoreFrom Hope to High-Performance: Why Greater Manchester SMEs are Miscalculating Growth
Friday, 27th February 2026Ever notice how sales forecasts look bulletproof in the Monday morning meeting, only to dissolve by month-end? For the 124,000+ […]
Read MoreStop Chasing “Anyone Who Asks”: Lock In Your Ideal Target Market
Wednesday, 18th February 2026By Alison Fell – Practice Partner | SalesStar Manchester’s business scene is thriving. New firms are scaling fast, established employers […]
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