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Tennis can showcase city, says Borg
The tenth Liverpool International Tennis Tournament can be used as a platform to showcase the city to potential investors who were planning to visit during the scrapped boat show, according to the tournament's founder and organiser Anders Borg. He told Insider that the city should move on from the boat show's cancellation and focus on other ways of increasing Liverpool's international profile.
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Business
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ICTS targets further growth
Liverpool technology company ICTS has celebrated its first year in business and is targeting further growth, with sales expected to triple in the coming year.
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Stepclever on the hunt for mentors
The Stepclever scheme, which helps start up businesses and existing organisations in north Liverpool and south Sefton, has launched a business mentoring project. It is now on the hunt for more business leaders to sign up and share their experiences.
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Forum offers business support
The Liverpool Business Continuity Management Forum is offering free business continuity training for small and medium businesses and voluntary organisations over the course of the year.
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Bunning takes HSBC role
HSBC Commercial Banking has appointed Dean Bunning as area commercial director for Liverpool. He will manage a team of 25, providing banking support to businesses in the area with turnover between £2m and £25m.
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New body aims to help schemes LEP ahead
Communities secretary Eric Pickles has announced plans to create a formal representative body for the new local enterprise partnerships (LEPs).
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Retail sales slump
The retail bounce-back on the high street came to an abrupt end last month with retailers reporting their worst sales performance for almost a year, according to figures released by the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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Property
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Savills to relocate Liverpool team
Savills has taken 2,330 sq ft of space at Peel’s Princes Dock development in Liverpool. The company is moving its 20-strong Liverpool team from its current office at Highbridge Estates' Il Palazzo building in Water Street.
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The North/South housing divide
The widening regional variation in the UK’s housing market became increasingly noticeable during February, with prospects for house prices in the south of the country far stronger than in northern regions, according to the latest RICS UK Housing Market survey.
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