The Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Bridget Phillipson MP was in the Downtown Den this week, sharing her thoughts on the economy, the Northern Powerhouse, and Brexit.
Downtown Director, Chris McKenna caught up with Andy McIntyre and Tony Faulkner from VSI to discuss their #OurMindsMatter campaign.
The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the outsourcing landscape the world over, and Egypt has fared better than most in these uncertain times, establishing itself as a primary destination for the delivery of such services.
Bruntwood Works hosted its first virtual Spark Summit on Thursday 25th March 2021. The streamed event focused on three key areas; Sustainability, Innovation, and Community.
Sterling is currently the best performing major currency year-to-date and many businesses are asking Western Union Business Solutions questions such as “will GBP/USD break above $1.40 again?” and “how high could GBP/EUR climb in 2021?”
A group of hospitality leaders from across the country came together for the latest Downtown Den event
Business organisation Downtown in Business has teamed up with BIC Law to offer advice and support to businesses who have been refused help for business interruption through the pandemic from their insurance brokers.
Downtown in Business has added four new recruits to the team in 2021 – as it gets ready to relaunch a sparkling live events programme from May.
There is growing optimism that the beginning of the end of the pandemic is near. The newest predictions expect a more rapid recovery of the global economy, with most countries having avoided a ‘double-dip’ recession.
Trade in goods and services accounts for nearly 60 percent of the world’s economic output, and the global average tariff has been cut in half since the 1990s to less than seven percent.
The coronavirus pandemic and lockdown measures have resulted in significant numbers of UK businesses having to temporarily close down or drastically reduce their operations.
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Downtown in Business invited a select panel of leading businesswomen to discuss a number of topics including homeschooling, women working in male-dominated sectors and the diversity agenda.
