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🎤 The next wave of speakers has been announced for The Business of Greater Manchester Conference. Some are born here, some are drawn here… Hear real stories of growth, challenge, and reinvention from the region’s top talent. Joining the lineup: 🟢 John Clancy, CEO, Galvia AI 🟢 Elizabeth Scott MBE, Chief Executive Director, Turing Innovation Catalyst Manchester 🟢 Gavin Wheeldon, CEO, Purple | B Corp™ 🟢 Claire Foreman, Director, GM Institute of Technology 🟢 Dan Morris, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Freight Island 🟢 Jayden Patel, CEO, Aquaint 🟢 Simon Shaw, Director, Codurance 🟢 Joe Manning, Managing Director, MIDAS Manchester's Inward Investment Agency 📅 Wednesday 1 October 📍 Manchester Hall 🎟️ Secure your place now → https://lnkd.in/eGtVTXaT See you in Manchester.

Join us at the South West Property Lunch to gain first-hand insight into the Bristol City Centre BID. We'll be hearing from 👤 Steve Bluff, Director of Redcliffe & Temple BID and Bristol City Centre BID and 👤 Kathryn Davis FTMI, CEO of Visit West. This is a unique opportunity for property professionals, developers, local authorities, businesses, and investors to understand the vision for Bristol’s unified BID. Don't miss out. Grab your ticket here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e6Ff7uRs #BristolBID #PropertyLunch #SouthWestProperty

TheBusinessDesk.com is bringing its prestigious Rainmakers Awards to the South West 🙌 ☔️ The awards will bring together the South West corporate finance community to showcase the best deals and teams from the past 12 months. Making these awards stand out is the fact that the winners are selected by the community themselves in a one-firm, one-vote system. Discover more information here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e68C6_WM Judging will take place in September, from which a shortlist will go forward to an exclusive awards evening to be held on 📆 26 November at 📍 Bristol’s Harbour Hotel. #rainmakerawards #corporatefinance #southwest

Tickets are selling quickly for our annual Summer Networking Lunches! Looking to grow your network? We're hosting five exclusive networking lunches across our regions... 📍 Leeds – 13 August 📍 Birmingham – 13 August 📍 Nottingham – 20 August 📍 Manchester – 20 August 📍 Bristol – 21 August Meet our editors, indulge in a barbecue lunch and network with fellow readers. 🎟️ Grab your tickets here - https://lnkd.in/eXkJv2N6

Meet new contacts and hear from the region's top business leaders at our upcoming Bradford Networking Lunch. 📆 Wednesday 17 September 📍Midland Hotel, Bradford Speaking at the lunch is 👤 Chris McGuigan group commercial director at Trafalgar Entertainment – operator of Bradford Live. The lunch will also include a panel of Bradford businesses both old and new who have made the city their home. The panel includes: 👤 Sandra Corcoran, Co-Owner, Pennine Cycles 👤 Amir Hussian , Founder & CEO, Yeme Tech 👤 Emma Suchland, North Regional Market Leader, PwC 👤 Jon Wood, Group Managing Director, Calbee Group UK Ltd Grab your ticket here 👉 https://lnkd.in/enQ7-3nM

Last Thursday, the winners of TheBusinessDesk.com’s coveted South West Leadership Awards were announced at Bristol’s Harbour Hotel 👏 🏆 Nick Rogers of Bristol computer hardware firm Exacta Technologies Ltd was not only declared the Overall Winner but also topped the Company Leader (51-100 employees) category. Nick led a field of winners across 14 categories, reflecting the range of leadership talent in the region. Click here to see the full list of winners and more images from the evening 👉 https://lnkd.in/efF5WS2M This year’s judging panel, made up of the Lord Lieutenant of Bristol Peaches Golding OBE CStJ, arts consultant Louise Mitchell and BBRC chief executive Ed Rowberry. Proudly sponsored by Sandler See you at next year's awards! #SWLA25 #leadership #awards

Entries close this Friday for 2025's East Midlands Rainmaker Awards! This year we are asking firms to submit a short entry for some categories to ensure our judges have the full information when making their selections. Head to the Rainmakers website to submit 👉 https://lnkd.in/dPeaGhKX Backed by partners Dow Schofield Watts, Fiscal Engineers Ltd and Gateley Legal

Ready to take your business to the next level? Join us for our latest free-to-attend networking seminar. 📆 Wednesday 24 September 📍 Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington TheBusinessDesk.com and British Business Bank / The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II are bringing together SME owners and their advisers for an exclusive seminar that could transform how you think about funding your growth. Register your free place here 👉https://lnkd.in/gf74jpEu

💥 🏆 The shortlist has been revealed for the North West Business of the Year Awards! TheBusinessDesk.com’s annual awards are supported by headline partners CMS, PwC, RBC Brewin Dolphin, Robert Walters and VERLINGUE. View the shortlist here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eMqunmjp Every company which entered met with judges in recent weeks before the shortlist was created. Michael Taylor, North West editor at TheBusinessDesk.com, said: “The standard of entries was really high this year, which was reinforced by the judges’ site visits where they were able to get a more really detailed insight into each each company. “We are looking forward to celebrating the successes of these outstanding businesses at our awards ceremony in October.”

TheBusinessDesk.com held another fantastic Lunch in Manchester yesterday afternoon. 🙌 Guests had the opportunity to network with fellow North West professionals and hear from Michael Ingall and his sons Charlie Ingall and Jack Ingall. Michael first joined Allied London in 1995 and privatised the business in 2000, where he has since been responsible for the complete restructuring of the business, and earned a reputation for tackling complex, difficult and pioneering developments. He is perhaps best known as the driving force behind the well-known Spinningfields area of Manchester. Missed out? We have plenty of more events coming up in the North West 👉 https://lnkd.in/eMPNnS3B