2009’s Manchester International Festival (MIF) had an overall economic impact of £35.7m, according to an initial report prepared ahead of the full evaluation in October.

The 2018 World Cup could be worth as much as £160m to the regional economy, delegates to Insider's Business of Sport Summit heard today.

Forty-nine per cent of small businesses plan to expand in the next 12 months.

Confidence is on the up, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants’ latest Business Confidence Monitor.

UK troops could be turned into human power stations, enabling them to store and re-use energy created by their own bodies and ditch heavy kit – improving their chances of survival in war-torn provinces like Iraq and Afghanistan.

HM Revenue & Customs has reported almost 18,000 agreements secured with North West businesses through the Business Payment Support Service.

The UK's gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.7 per cent in the second quarter of the year, slightly less than initial figures had suggested, according to the Office for National Statistics.

A £4.5m funding line has been made available for rural businesses in Lancashire looking to improve their productivity.