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  • Welcoming our new members

    Date: Thursday 9th April 2026

    We’re delighted to welcome our newest members who joined us in December and January: We’re delighted to welcome our newest members […]

Finding business finance gets simplified with the launch of SimpliFi by The Growth Company

SimpliFi is a new online portal designed to help small businesses across the region access information on funding that they […]

17th November 2023

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Social Mobility Networking Event – 30th November

An evening of networking and hearing from Mayor Andy Burnham, hosted by social mobility charity LTSB. We’re delighted to invite […]

16th November 2023

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Praetura Asset Finance marks 10th anniversary with record support for UK SMEs

Praetura Asset Finance (PAF) has broken its annual deal number total in 2023, as it celebrates 10 years funding UK […]

16th November 2023

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Action needed to break barriers for young people from low-income backgrounds in Greater Manchester

Young people employability charity, the EY Foundation, has launched a report that makes a series of recommendations to increase the […]

16th November 2023

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Bruntwood launches Mill Gate consultation as part of Bury masterplan vision

Bruntwood and Bury Council have launched the public consultation period for the Mill Gate shopping centre to help inform the […]

16th November 2023

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Accelerating innovation in Greater Manchester housing

A multi-million-pound research project is working with industry to deliver energy efficient and sustainable new and existing homes in the […]

16th November 2023

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The British Business Bank- SME Intermediary Research 2023

The British Business Bank are inviting you to take part in some important research with intermediaries like you, who engage […]

16th November 2023

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The ‘Good Employment Chatter’ Podcast Series 4 Episode 6 launched today – featuring Carl Austin-Behan, Managing Director at VA Clean and GM Community Ambassador at LGBT Foundation!

In this episode we talk with Carl Austin-Behan, Managing Director at VA Clean and GM LGBTQ+ Community Ambassador at the […]

14th November 2023

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Helping Manchester’s most vulnerable into a home

Two entrepreneurial brothers have committed to improving the lives of hundreds of Manchester’s vulnerable adults with ambitious plans to grow […]

14th November 2023

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MC2 announces talent partnership with Manchester Met

Strategic marketing communications agency MC2 has announced a partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester Met) to help create the next […]

14th November 2023

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Join the University of Manchester scale up forum

The University of Manchester’s Scale-Up Forum is a peer-to-peer network for ambitious businesses, on all stages of their scaleup and […]

14th November 2023

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Volunteer with Lifeshare this Christmas!

Do you want to give back to the community this holiday season? Why not volunteer with Lifeshare? Lifeshare runs Manchester’s […]

13th November 2023

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