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Scale to Sale programme to help high-growth business owners prepare for investment begins TZ_Scale_to_Sale_Social_Banners_01
12th May 2022
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Scale to Sale programme to help high-growth business owners prepare for investment begins
A targeted Lancashire County Council-backed business support programme has begun which will help the owners of eight fast-growing Lancashire businesses to prepare for investment.
Four Parameters of Performance: Profitability 4 Parameters of Performance Profitability
3rd May 2022
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Four Parameters of Performance: Profitability
Associate Director of the SME Productivity and Innovation Centre at Edge Hill University, Michael Banford, shares his expertise in profitability, the first parameter of performance that can inhibit an organisation from scaling-up.
Inspirational Women Q&A: Nicola Combe, Morecambe Bay Wills and Estates Nicoal Combe
29th April 2022
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Inspirational Women Q&A: Nicola Combe, Morecambe Bay Wills and Estates
Nicola retrained back in 2019 to set up Morecambe Bay Wills and Estates and provides Wills, Trusts, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Executor services to individual and families. Nicola shares her inspirational Lancashire woman in business story.
Boost partners with regional female awards to encourage more Lancashire nominations EVAs Boost banner
21st April 2022
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Boost partners with regional female awards to encourage more Lancashire nominations
Boost is partnering with Pink Link Ladies, the female networking franchise behind the region’s annual Enterprise Vision Awardsto encourage more female business owners, employees and entrepreneurs in Lancashire to enter the awards.
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8th April 2022
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Event will showcase Lancaster University funded business support
An event taking place at Lancaster University’s flagship Health Innovation Campus will showcase the 12 business support programmes offered across the institution.
AquaSpira sees the cost benefit of saving carbon AquaSpira Case Study Banner
30th March 2022
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AquaSpira sees the cost benefit of saving carbon
Composite steel reinforced pipe-maker AquaSpira has put the finishing touches to a solar panel installation after a carbon audit by the University of Central Lancashire’s Making Carbon Work (MaCaW) project.
Inspirational Women Q&A: Laura Sandham-Smith, Laura Sandham School of Dance Laura Sandham Smith
29th March 2022
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Inspirational Women Q&A: Laura Sandham-Smith, Laura Sandham School of Dance
Laura owns and runs hugely successful dance studios in Lancaster and Preesall. Here she shares her inspirational Lancashire woman in business story.
Lancashire online retail specialist secures £150,000 NPIF investment Tyme Online NPIF investment
25th March 2022
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Lancashire online retail specialist secures £150,000 NPIF investment
Lancashire online retail specialist TymeOnline has secured a £150,000 investment through NPIF - FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).
Lancashire children’s gift retailer grows international presence with help of Rosebud loan L R CC Aidy Riggott Owen and Kim Burrows Jonathan Nelson Web banner
2nd March 2022
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Lancashire children’s gift retailer grows international presence with help of Rosebud loan
A retailer of children’s gift boxes is looking to launch a European arm to its business, after growing in a host of new international markets with the support of a business loan from Rosebud.
Inspirational Women Q&A: Rachel Weinhold, Grow Traffic Rachel Weinhold
25th February 2022
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Inspirational Women Q&A: Rachel Weinhold, Grow Traffic
Rachel is a director and leader at a specialist search engine optimisation company, working with companies across Lancashire and Yorkshire. Rachel shares her inspirational Lancashire woman in business story.
Government-backed programme to boost Lancashire business resilience launched by Boost Boost Resilience web
21st February 2022
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Government-backed programme to boost Lancashire business resilience launched by Boost
The Boost Resilience Programme is being led by Boost and funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Chemical classification, labelling and packaging requirements in post-Brexit GB NextGenChem
10th February 2022
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Inspiration & Spotlight
Chemical classification, labelling and packaging requirements in post-Brexit GB
Yordas Group's Jodie Krshaw outlines what she learnt from a recent seminar on what businesses need to do to comply with chemical classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) requirement in a post Brexit Britain.

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