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Science park plots future growth
A new centre that aims to keep talented graduates in the region has been launched in Liverpool. The Graduate Enterprise Centre is one of a series of schemes that Liverpool Science Park hopes can boost entrepreneurship and innovation in the city. Its chief executive Chris Musson told Insider about the plans and also revealed more about the park’s next stage of development, including the proposed "ic3" development.
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Deals
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GSO walks away from Hicks talks
Private equity firm Blackstone Group has reportedly pulled out of talks to refinance loans taken out by Liverpool FC's co-owner Tom Hicks.
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Business
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Proventec AIM suspension "to end in November"
Proventec expects the suspension of its shares on the AIM market to end in November. The Liverpool steam cleaning and coatings company suspended shares following the loss of a major shareholder’s backing.
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Three become one at Liverpool firm
Liverpool law firm Paul Crowley & Co is relocating almost 50 staff members from its three offices to a single site in Anfield.
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NHC posts loss after buy backfires
Niagra Healthcare (NHC) has posted a pre-tax loss following the unexpectedly poor performance of its 2007 acquisition Balance Master. The pre-tax loss was £337,649 for the year to 31 December 2009. The Denbigh-headquartered business said it had included an exceptional provision of £461,040 within its accounts to allow for Balance Master’s difficulties.
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Smith makes Mace & Jones move
Law firm Mace & Jones has appointed Matthew Smith to its employment law team in Liverpool. He joins following five years with Wirral firm Lees Solicitors.
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Consider alternative sources of finance, urges FSB
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called on the government to encourage more competition in the banking sector to ensure the UK can fully recover following the recession.
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Survey highlights growing north-south divide
Businesses in the north are twice as likely to be in debt compared with rivals in southern England, according to new research carried out by The Mackman Group on behalf of corporate finance firm Leoni Sceti Group.
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Property
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Retail consortium pleads for rates changes
The British Retail Consortium is set to write to Eric Pickles, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, today to urge him to use alternatives to September’s Retail Price Index (RPI) when calculating the next rise in business rates.
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