DIB Boss appointed to Labour business board
26/01/2023
The Group chair and chief executive of Downtown in Business Frank McKenna has been appointed on to the Executive of the Labour Party’s SME business board.
Manchester CEO Urges Brum Business leaders to back case for Quality HS2 Link
26/01/2023
The chief executive of Manchester City Council Joanne Roney was in Birmingham this week, urging the city’s business community go get behind Manchester’s calls for the government to provide a high-quality link between the Midlands Engine and the Northern Powerhouse.
#WIBA23 – Last Chance to Vote
26/01/2023
Voting for #WIBA23 closes on Friday 3rd February 2023. Make your vote count.
New Liverpool Labour Leader impresses Downtown audience
26/01/2023
The recently elected leader of the Liverpool City Council Labour Group, Councillor Liam Robinson, was the guest speaker at Downtown in Business Liverpool first event of 2023, at an exclusive Breakfast Forum at the magnificent Gaucho Restaurant on Thursday morning.
The Downtown Den Podcast. Season Two. Winning Women – Bev Craig
20/01/2023
This series of the Downtown Den Podcast is all about Winning Women, in the second episode Downtown boss Frank McKenna speaks with the Leader of Manchester City Council Bev Craig.
Gaucho
19/01/2023
We are delighted that Gaucho Restaurants are our Venue of the Week. Gaucho has branches in cities across the UK, including Liverpool, London, Manchester and Leeds. The steak restaurant serves up food with a contemporary global influence, most notably based around modern Argentina.
Employee and PA award nominees for #WIBA23 announced
19/01/2023
The nominees for the Employee of the Year and PA of the Year awards at the Women in Business Awards 2023 have been announced.
Downtown is Twenty – Jayne Moore
19/01/2023
This week, Liverpool Marketing and PR master, Jayne Moore reflects on 20 years of Downtown.
Education Minister Gillian Keegan to address DIB conference
19/01/2023
The recently appointed government minister Gillian Keegan MP has been confirmed as the latest keynote speaker at the Downtown in Business ‘Change Makers Live 2023’ national conference.
Mansell Building Solutions sign DIB partnership deal
13/01/2023
Greater Manchester construction business, Mansell Building Solutions have been announced as the latest major partner-sponsor of private sector lobby group and business networking club Downtown in Business.
The Downtown Den Podcast. Season Two. Winning Women – Angela Mansell
13/01/2023
In the first episode of the second series of the Downtown Den podcast, Frank McKenna speaks to Managing Director of Mansell Building Solutions, Angela Mansell.
Downtown is Twenty – Michael Taylor
12/01/2023
First up is a guy who has been engaged with DIB since its launch back in 2003. Michael Taylor, the former editor of Insider magazine, the Downtown in Business Manchester chair (2012-2014), and now the editor of Business Desk in the Northwest and the presenter of the excellent podcast the Northern Spin, offers his opinion on DIB.