Finance Business News - As the Government and local authorities across the country launch campaigns to Build Back Better and help the UK s economy recover and grow in a sustainable way post Covid-19, leading voices in business and academia say that more needs to be done to support women s enterprise and avoid a catastrophic social and economic end to 2020.

Finance Business News - The ambitious firm confirmed that four of the 15 were promotions to Director level, including Paula Castle, who has been made Brand and Communications Director and Jennifer Moore who takes up a Director position within Leonard Curtis Legal for the first time.

Finance Business News - West Lancashire IFA Acumen Financial Partnership has added to its team and strengthened the company s commitment to training up talent.

Finance Business News - Members of Healthy Investment have backed a move toward impact investing in a survey canvassing their opinions about how the historic friendly society should develop its approach to ethical investment.

Finance Business News - Salford Credit Union has created its own face mask to protect Salfordians health while they are out shopping in the city and help them to avoid a fine.

Finance Business News - Oldham-based online self-assessment provider, GoSimpleTax, has committed to an investment of 185,000 over the next two years, adding invoicing software to its functionality and tax-return checking personnel to its staff. The move will help the firm to challenge market leaders, QuickBooks and Xero.

Finance Business News - Research by Startup Genome 2020 Global Startup Ecosystem Report has ranked the two North West powerhouses ninth in the world, ahead of locations including Dubai, Lyon and Chengdu in China.

Finance Business News - Healthy Investment, the Bury-headquartered financial institution, has taken on two new staff members during the coronavirus lockdown. Mark Dodman has joined the business as a Business Development Executive while Ella Bailey has been appointed as a Business Administration Apprentice.

Finance Business News - A mum-of-two from Carlisle is kicking off summer in style after winning 100,000 on a National Lottery Instant Win Game. Karen Lucock, 56, initially thought she had scooped 100 until she realised she had misread the figure on her screen.

Finance Business News - Hilary joins the Business Rescue and Recovery division and is based at Riverside House, in the city - one of the company s 19-strong office network that spans the UK and Channel Islands.

Finance Business News - New mothers who had taken maternity leave in the last three years were previously being unfairly disadvantaged under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme SEISS , according to campaigners. Under the Self Employment Income Support Scheme, the government will pay self-employed people grants of 80 of their average profits, up to 2,500, for three months.

Finance Business News - Healthy Investment, the mutually owned provider of savings and investments, has reported strong performance in the year ending 31 December 2019. According to its newly published annual report and accounts, last year saw the friendly society increase the assets it manages on behalf of members by almost 16 per cent, to 176.2 million.

Finance Business News - The owner of a Merseyside funeral directors is calling for more transparency in the industry to prevent families plunging into debt. Adam Deering says the funeral sector badly needs new regulations to prevent the costs plunging bereaved people in serious funeral poverty .

Finance Business News - Chancellor Rishi Sunak has laid out a suite of policies to support small businesses which have so far fallen through the cracks in Coronavirus support schemes, promising they have not been forgotten , but now business and academic leaders have come together to call for more urgent action to support women s enterprise.

Finance Business News - Alexander and Co has promoted Emma Ball from her previous role of Senior Manager to Partner, as part of the company s continuing growth plans.

Finance Business News - The investment in the Abbey Square office will enable Leonard Curtis to work more closely with Chester-based and wider North Wales businesses, their stakeholders and advisors to help meet the financial and operational challenges faced at every stage of a business lifecycle.

Finance Business News - Paraplanner Alistair Cartwright from Cheshire-based Clarion Wealth Planning has landed a top financial industry award. He was named Paraplanner of the Year In House in the prestigious Professional Paraplanner Awards 2020.

Finance Business News - Accounting and business advisory firm HURST has agreed a three-year deal for a new Manchester city centre base at flexible workspace venue Spaces Deansgate. HURST has taken office space on the third floor, with further access to co-working areas and meeting rooms. The office overlooks Deansgate and The John Rylands Library.