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The Tory psychodrama continues…

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The contrast between new government and new opposition could not be starker. Frank McKenna reflects on a week that saw the return of the grown-ups to Downing Street, as the Tory psychodrama continues.

SuperTech plants Seeds to make business ideas fly

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SuperTech is launching its latest pre-accelerator programme for new firms in the West Midlands who need technology to fly. Up for grabs is over £10,000 investment of development time and learning support as part of the SuperTech Seeds package to make ten new businesses ready to trade.

Counties need to get real on Mayors

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The group chair and chief executive of Downtown in Business, Frank McKenna, has called on political and business leaders in Lancashire and Cheshire to urgently progress discussions about devolution and elected mayors – or risk being left behind in the new Labour governments dash for growth.

Making ripples

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Keir Starmer has inherited many problems, but without cash to spend his best hope is to reform and repair the systems and practices that have scuppered.

The leading of Liverpool – The city’s time has come!

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Downtown in Business will host a series of events with senior decision-makers from across the Liverpool City Region in the Autumn, as well as hosting a number of fringe events with government Ministers at the Labour Party conference, which takes place in the city in September.

A week in America | 7th July 2024

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Are US voters are currently being swayed by Donald’s argument that ‘any and all’ suffering they may be feeling is directly linked to migration. Martin Liptrot explores this topic and more in his latest blog.

Azets

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We are delighted that Azets are our latest Business of the Week. Azets work with entrepreneurial owner-managed businesses, medium-sized enterprises looking to scale, large national corporates, public sector enterprises or private clients.