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Manchester business planning strategy is not some neat package that consultants sell in seminars. It…

The café owner in the Northern Quarter told me once that his most expensive purchase…

It was early morning on Edge Street and before the shops opened a florist was…

Small shop owners often believe their biggest threat is competition across the street when in…

The owner of a small packaging firm in Trafford told me last autumn that the…

The inward march of cranes and concrete in Manchester city centre is no accident but…

The owner of a small manufacturing shop once told me that choosing a consultant felt…

I first noticed it one autumn afternoon when I walked out of Piccadilly station and…

Walking down the side streets of the Northern Quarter, it’s easy to mistake the hum…

Walking through Spinningfields on a Wednesday morning, the streets feel quieter than they did five…

On a cool, damp morning in Manchester city centre, I watched three executives from a…

Once upon a time, the quiet in the back of an Uber was punctuated only…