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Liverpool set for boat show talks
A high-level meeting is set to take place today to discuss the implications of the cancellation of the Liverpool Boat Show – and work out a plan to help minimise the impact it will have on hotels, shops and restaurants in the city.
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Deals
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£2.5bn Business Growth Fund to open
A £2.5bn business support fund is to start investing in businesses with an annual turnover of between £10m and £100m from April, it has been revealed. The Business Growth Fund, backed by the UK's six biggest banks, will aim to help small service and manufacturing businesses in its first year.
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Shareholders back JJB fundraising
Embattled retailer JJB Sports has gained 99 per cent shareholder approval for a new share issue to raise £31.5m. The move is part of a rescue plan to stave off administration at the Wigan-headquartered business.
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Business
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Essar to buy Stanlow oil refinery for £219m
Indian multinational Essar Group has signed an exclusive agreement with Shell UK to buy the Stanlow oil refinery in Ellesmere Port for £219m ($350m). The refinery is the second largest in the UK.
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Two firms join legal network
Law firms David Roberts & Co and ALB Law, based in Wirral and Southport respectively, have joined the QualitySolicitors network.
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Park celebrates flexecash milestone
Birkenhead gift voucher and Christmas hamper savings company Park has signed up frozen foods retailer Iceland as the 250th corporate client of its 'flexecash' card.
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Business group aims to get Britain trading
A new campaign launched by Cheshire-headquartered Forum of Private Business (FPB) is calling on small business owners to join forces and help revitalise the British economy by cutting through red tape and complex tax laws.
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Retail sales improve but December worse than first thought
Retail sales improved in January, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics. But the agency said the high street's performance for December was worse than first thought with a 1.4 per cent month-on-month sales decline recorded - downgraded from the 0.8 per cent fall which was already the worst performance on record.
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Olympic opportunities for business, says Deloitte
A new report published by accountancy firm Deloitte has found that 60 per cent of businesses think next year’s Olympic Games in London will have no impact on their business. But the firm has warned that North West companies could miss out on lucrative deals.
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Property
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Inspectors to clamp down on Merseyside construction sites
Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are visiting sites across Merseyside this month after 183 workers were injured in the region last year and one was killed.
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