Today's North West business news from Insider |
| AI company secures funding to expand into Manchester | Simplifai, an AI company with bases in Huddersfield and Newcastle, has secured funding to expand into Manchester and develop smart city tech. The firm has secured a £250,000 co-investment from an angel investor, GC Angels and E2E Capital Ventures.
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| Business Matters: Dismissal and re-engagement under fire | The practice of dismissal and re-engagement – commonly known as "fire and re-hire" – is the much maligned and misunderstood process of dismissing employees and offering re-engagement on new terms and conditions of employment. Lucy Flynn, employment lawyer with Beyond Corporate, explains.
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| Ask the expert: Why take on an apprentice? | Any good business knows that it's only as good as the people within it. As we rebuild our economy and communities creating high quality jobs in the coming years will require investing in our industrial base, and the skills that make the UK a hub for next generation talent. But as companies seek to grow many will be looking at how best to invest in this talent, so why an apprentice might you ask? Andrea Bull, head of next generation marketing at Make UK offers her advice.
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| Ainscough completes deal for 2,500 homes | Leigh-based Ainscough Strategic Land (ASL) has completed its largest-ever deal, concluding the sale of 365 acres of consented land to Countryside and Sovereign Housing Association. The site has outline planning consent for up to 2,500 new homes.
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| Ask the expert: Can data bring a new perspective to adding social value? | Penny Anderson, head of social value at Atkins, says there's no getting away from the fact that anyone who wants to create added value for people, communities and the environment, has to put some effort in. People and nature are complex and making a meaningful difference to someone's life or the environment is naturally a time-consuming and challenging process.
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| Revenues soar at AO World during challenging year | Revenues have soared at AO World despite "short-term challenges" in what the online electrical retailer described as a "resillient performance". But the business made a pre-tax loss of £10m, down from an £18m profit in the first half of its previous financial year.
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| Head of family law recognised | The head of family law at Ashton-under-Lyne-based Bromleys Solicitors has been recognised for his expertise with an accreditation from the Law Society.
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