business
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Firms lend support for charter on homelessness
Businesses from across Merseyside are coming together in a continuing effort to help end homelessness.
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Green light for city centre office plans
Controversial plans to clear land for office development have been approved for the city’s commercial district.
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Top firms line up for business accolades
The Liverpool Lifestyle Awards celebrated all things business as prizes were handed out to leading companies and individuals.
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Sound as a pound for Liverpool currency
Liverpool’s very own currency is now in circulation as independent traders aim to challenge globalisation.
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Baltic businesses call for station to reopen
Businesses in the Baltic Triangle believe reopening St James Street station will bring money and jobs into the area.
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HSBC bank set to close further local branch
Another local bank branch owned by HSBC is set to close later this year just months after two others were shut.
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Fresh food hand-outs to help homeless
A shopkeeper hands out fruit and vegetables to people living on the streets to save on waste.
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Merseyside firm ranks in top 100 companies
The top 100 companies to work for in the UK have been released, and only one is based in Merseyside.
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Shared workspaces and help for startup firms
A new venture is offering shared workspaces at low rents for startup businesses in Liverpool as well as individual mentors to guide them.
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Number of low-wage jobs on the rise
The number of workers being paid less than the recommended living wage is rising, according to new statistics.
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Scheme to help increase broadband access
The range of potential applicants for the broadband voucher scheme in Liverpool has been widened.
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Young entrepreneurs gather for conference
LJMU’s Redmonds Building hosted the Student Enterprise Conference 2015.
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Tourism brings £55m economic boost to city
Liverpool has received a £55million boost to the economy thanks largely to a surge in tourism in the city.
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Backing for Global Entrepreneurship Week
The council and LJMU are involved with a number of new schemes as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
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Help at hand for business start-ups
New businesses received help and advice of some of Liverpool’s most established entrepreneurs.
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Locals struggle to cover the cost of living
Just under 25% of people living in the North West do not earn enough to cover the costs of living,
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Jobs lost after market closure
Traders at a Liverpool market have been left devastated by the news of its closure.
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Business students take charity challenge
A group of LJMU Business degree students will be holding a music event to raise money for the charity, WildHearts.
