November 2008 - LawNet: broadening knowledge and services
Formed in 1989 on principles of independence, mutuality and collaboration, LawNet is the UK and Ireland’s leading network...

November 2008 - Wales Review 2008 – Facing the Future Head-on
The First Minister of Wales, Rhodri Morgan, has said that the ongoing financial crisis is a major test for Welsh society....

November 2008 - West Midlands Regional Focus
Manufacturing has long been a large part of the West Midlands economy and a source of work and wealth for its people. It is widely known as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution...

October 2008 - Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes was created just over 40 years ago. The concept was to take an area 37 miles square with three towns and 13 villages and build a modern, metropolitan, and highly innovative...

October 2008 - South East Regional Focus
The South East of England is one of the most successful economic regions in Europe. It has the highest employment rate in the UK at 79.6%, the second highest GVA per head and...

August 2008 - Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Focus
Yorkshire & Humber is one of Europe’s fastest growing regions and boasts a GDP worth £81 billion. With a home market the size of Scotland’s and Denmark’s and one of the largest concentrations...

August 2008 - Impetus for expansion: interim management in 2008
With the interim management industry continuing to grow, and still greater impetus or expansion just around the corner...

June 2008 - London 2008: bucking global trends?
A bustling financial hub, a microcosm of the UK economy, a veritable barometer for Western economic trends; London has been credited with all the qualities of an exceptional...

May 2008 - East Anglia: a sturdy platform for growth
East Anglia’s busy ports, fertile farmland, and financial expertise are just three treasures in a region whose economic advantages are remarkably widespread...

March 2008 - Strong fundamentals: Scotland’s oil & gas boom
Strong market fundamentals in the global oil sector have driven the continuation of Scotland’s oil & gas sector boom...

March 2008 - The North West: building blocks of success
As one of the UK’s largest regional economies, North West England is retaining the buoyancy it has come to expect. The region is a hive of business activity...

November 2007 - Ireland
Ireland is often paraded as the poster boy for European Union success. Like a modern day economic fairy tale, its transformation from one of the continent’s poorest countries...

November 2007 - Wales
In recent years Wales has received billions of pounds of investment from the Assembly Government, but its economy is still ranked among the lowest of the UK regions...

October 2007 - The South East: A Booming Business Environment
The South East has long been regarded as the jewel of England. Today that jewel is gleaming brighter than ever...

September 2007 - Brave hearted: Scotland’s booming M&A marketplace
Scotland’s M&A marketplace has never looked healthier. With recent KPMG-led research reporting a 40% jump in...

September 2007 - Milton Keynes
Designated a new town by the government in 1967, Milton Keynes is located equidistant from London, Birmingham, Leicester, Oxford and Cambridge. The town’s characteristic grid system...

August 2007 - Yorkshire and Humber
The Yorkshire and Humber region was the hardest hit by the decline of the traditional industries of manufacturing, textiles and engineering. However in recent years...

July 2007 - SWAIN: plugging the South West funding gap
Talk to any adviser to the SME community and they will tell you that attracting funds for start ups and early stage businesses is one of the biggest challenges...

June 2007 - Remoulding the cast: the reinvention of the West Midlands
The reopening of the MG Rover production plant at Longbridge last month will be seen as too little too late by many of the...

April 2007 - London, on the shoulders of giants?
In a recent Times article, the newspaper’s business editor James Harding posited that London has grown into the world’s most important financial capital...

February 2007 - Reinvention and reinvigoration driving M&A in the East Midlands
The East Midlands was hit hard by the decline of the textile industry that had driven its economy since the 16th Century...

January 2007 - New optimism in Northern Ireland
Business optimism has been high in Northern Ireland since the Good Friday Agreement marked the end of paramilitary hostilities in 1998. At the beginning of 2007, with the renewal of...

December 2006 - Dizzy New Heights: UK M&A in 2006
With M&A reaching a high not seen since the heady and frivolous days of the 2000 dotcom boom, 2006 has been a record year for both size and volume of deals...

November 2006 - Croeso y Cymru
The future development and growth of Welsh business will rely in large part on the ability of organisations to see beyond Wales and into the international marketplace...

November 2006 - Booming Bailiwicks: Growth in the Channel Islands
Business in the Channel Islands is booming. Mirroring the buoyancy of the UK in general...

October 2006 - The South East outside London: the jewel in England's crown
The South East outside London is a powerhouse of the UK economy. Accounting for 15.7% of total GVA...

September 2006 - Let the good times roll: oil and gas in Aberdeen
Last month the price of oil rose to a record $78 a barrel for Brent crude. The conflict in Lebanon, increasing concerns...

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