Global fraud buster joins forces with UCLan
One of the world’s most accomplished lawyers has collaborated with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) to create a prestigious award.
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Pointless blame game over deaths
The government have made many mistakes, concludes Jim in his latest blog, as the pandemic death toll passes 100,000. But he wonders if things would have been that different under Labour.
Who Are Yer? // Jack Masham
This week’s ‘Who Are Yer?’ is Jack Masham, Business Development Associate at Western Union Business Solutions.
Business need a radical schools plan to help recovery
The chief executive of Downtown in Business, Frank McKenna, is calling on the government to take urgent action that will enable children who have missed out on nearly a year’s schooling, because of the pandemic, to catch up.
Workplace Furniture & Our Global Climate Crisis
In this weeks Guest Blog, we hear from Director or Pi Sq, Hannah Floyd on how the furniture industry has been affected by the pandemic.
Kim Leary takes on DIB chair role in Birmingham
Kim Leary has been appointed as chairwoman of Downtown in Business Birmingham. Kim is a well-known, award winning, Midlands entrepreneur and businesswoman.
LoveBrum are seeking two new Trustees
Birmingham based charity, LoveBrum are seeking two new Trustee’s to help deliver their vital work within Birmingham.
How will Ministers be judged?
In an article from Simon Danczuk, Chairman of Downtown London in Business, Simon tells us how Ministers each have to take individual accountability for their specific role within the pandemic.
ActionCOACH are hosting an online business education programme in March 2021
ActionCOACH are hosting an online business education programme in March 2021 and are running two Free to Attend taster sessions in February which is available to Downtown in Business members.
Almost 9,000 businesses on Merseyside in ‘significant financial distress’
Almost 9,000 businesses on Merseyside are now in significant financial distress, according to new research published today by Begbies Traynor.
Technology adoption by manufacturers driving demand for digital skills
SME manufacturers joining the Industry 4.0 revolution are driving up the demand for data science and software engineering skills, according to Made Smarter, the movement helping businesses grow through technology adoption.