In 2019 Manchester City Council estimated 27,000 adults in Manchester as digitally excluded. In reality we know this number is in fact much higher with Greater Manchester Combined Authority having the 2020 headline figure for those digitally excluded across GM as 1.2 million people. New analysis from Greater Manchester Combine Authority has found that less than half of young… Read More
The first of our quarterly Scale-up sessions, our exciting collaboration between Central Library’s Business & IP Centre and Design Manchester took place recently. Aimed at start ups and small businesses, the first session on 12 November 2020 was the opening event of the DM20 Design Manchester festival. It featured an interview with DM director Kaspar de… Read More
The Government has announced a range of Local Restrictions Support Grants (LRSG) which will give financial aid to businesses that have that have had to close due to the current national lockdown, or have been unable able to open since the initial lockdown period. Grant payments are available to support: Nightclubs, dance halls, and discos… Read More
The Business & IP Centre Manchester has joined with the British Library to launch a dedicated, six-month programme: Reset. Restart, to support SMEs to transform, future-proof and grow their business through the Covid-19pandemic. Open to all UK business owners, Reset. Restart offers practical, jargon-free training and advice through a free, tailored programme combining a national… Read More
Julie Silver is The Vitality Fairy, a qualified nutritional therapist, stress management & wellness coach, also author of Food Awakening – Nutrition for NOW paperback & Kindle and Fertility Naturally e-book. “I incorporate nutrition, natural health and mindfulness for physical and mental health into the corporate wellness programs that I run. I also offer one-to-one… Read More
Dr. Abdul H S Mohammed is a healthcare professional who uses chiropractic and functional medicine in Greater Manchester. Having worked in Stockport since 2014, Dr. Mo has worked with a variety of people, from treating Team GB athletes, members of the Saudi Royal family to TV personalities. He has also been awarded the Top Three… Read More
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to impact businesses in all sectors across the UK, Cobweb Info have created and updated a wide range of factsheets covering the latest developments and support available. For details of how to access COBRA click HERE. News Briefings Issue 3 Coronavirus Briefing 29 April 2020 Issue 2 Coronavirus Briefing 21… Read More
STALL is Manchester’s newest market for local independent artists, makers and producers which can (under normal circumstances) be found at The Red Bank Project in the Green Quarter. During Coronavirus STALL has gone virtual! Instead of doing a regular web shop they’ve put together an illustrated market: all the traders have illustrated their own market… Read More
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has opened for applications. This will allow businesses to claim for 80% of your employee’s wages plus any employer National Insurance and pension contributions, if you have put them on furlough because of coronavirus (COVID-19). There is an employer’s step-by-step guide on how to make a claim: What you’ll… Read More
There are an increasing number of malicious cyber criminals exploiting the current COVID-19 pandemic for their own objectives. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has detected more UK government branded scams relating to COVID-19 than any other subject. These threats will often masquerade as trusted entities. Their activity includes using coronavirus-themed phishing messages or malicious… Read More