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Salford named UK’s most entrepreneurial city
Advanced materials & manufacturing , Creative & media , Digital, cyber & AI , Financial, professional, business services , Life sciences & healthcare innovation , Low carbon , Real Estate
Salford is officially the UK's most entrepreneurial city, with its concentration of small businesses increasing by 15.4% in the last…

Manchester’s Sister and Dublin’s Guinness Enterprise Centre Sign MoU Partnership
Creative & media , Digital, cyber & AI , Life sciences & healthcare innovation , Place
Sister, Manchester’s £1.7bn innovation district, and Guinness Enterprise Centre (GEC), a world-leading incubation space for startups based in Dublin, Ireland,…

Manchester to host world leaders at the 2027 G20 Summit
• World leaders will gather in Manchester from 27 to 28 November 2027.• G20 brings together the world’s largest economies…

New report highlights the BBC’s £450m contribution to Greater Manchester’s
Creative & media
Findings in The BBC’s Economic Impact in Greater Manchester report, include that in 2024/25, the BBC contributed £450 million in…

Greater Manchester’s Mission to India 2026: Deepening the Manchester–India Partnership
Manchester India Partnership , Mayoral Mission
Manchester India Partnership co-chair, Jo Ahmed MBE discusses the upcoming mission.

Riyadh Air celebrates first flight from Manchester to Saudi capital
A new link between Manchester and the Saudi capital of Riyadh launched this morning – with Saudi Arabia’s new digital-led…

Greater Manchester launches MIPIM 2027 plans as city region enters
Place , Real Estate
Leaders from across Greater Manchester’s public and private sectors gathered to launch the region’s official presence at MIPIM 2027, setting…

Ambassadorial visit strengthens Manchester-Estonia business links
Digital, cyber & AI , Financial, professional, business services
His Excellency Sven Sakkov, Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia to the United Kingdom, visited Manchester and the North West…

Where Creativity Connects: Fashion Britain Launches in Manchester
Creative & media
Last week saw the launch of Fashion Britain in Manchester, a landmark programme from the British Fashion Council designed to…











