Business | South West Connected https://swconnected.co.uk Hopping Between Hubs Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:28:15 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.5 LIVERPOOL SKIN CLINIC FOUNDER FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR FINALIST! https://swconnected.co.uk/liverpool-skin-clinic-founder-female-entrepreneur-of-the-year-finalist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=liverpool-skin-clinic-founder-female-entrepreneur-of-the-year-finalist Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:28:15 +0000 https://swconnected.co.uk/liverpool-skin-clinic-founder-female-entrepreneur-of-the-year-finalist/ A Liverpool skin clinic and software entrepreneur who rebuilt her life after losing everything has been named a finalist for Female Entrepreneur of the Year at the UK Small Business Awards. Liverpool entrepreneur Paula Rimmer, founder of Plaxel Plasma Liverpool and My Consent Forms, has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious national award after establishing a rapidly […]

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]]> WIRRAL COUPLE OPEN GROUNDBREAKING DUBAI-INSPIRED RECOVERY STUDIO! https://swconnected.co.uk/wirral-couple-open-groundbreaking-dubai-inspired-recovery-studio/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wirral-couple-open-groundbreaking-dubai-inspired-recovery-studio Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:46:41 +0000 https://swconnected.co.uk/wirral-couple-open-groundbreaking-dubai-inspired-recovery-studio/ A Wirral couple have brought a taste of Dubai’s cutting-edge fitness and recovery scene to New Brighton with the opening of a new movement and recovery studio — the first of its kind in the area. Mike and Abbi Levenson are the husband-and-wife team behind ELIO, a new concept on Seabank Road combining red and near-infrared […]

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]]> Signal sharing between Microsoft and Google takes down $66 million fraud marketplace https://swconnected.co.uk/signal-sharing-between-microsoft-and-google-takes-down-66-million-fraud-marketplace/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=signal-sharing-between-microsoft-and-google-takes-down-66-million-fraud-marketplace Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:58:30 +0000 https://swconnected.co.uk/signal-sharing-between-microsoft-and-google-takes-down-66-million-fraud-marketplace/ Signal sharing between Microsoft and Google has taken down RedVDS, a criminal marketplace linked to more than $66 million in reported US fraud losses. The exchange ran through the Global Signal Exchange (GSE), a non-profit platform that lets trusted organisations share threat data securely. In a second case run through the same platform, Google’s intelligence helped Microsoft […]

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]]> We’ve Built a Multi-Billion-Pound Industry Full of People Who Fell Into It https://swconnected.co.uk/weve-built-a-multi-billion-pound-industry-full-of-people-who-fell-into-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weve-built-a-multi-billion-pound-industry-full-of-people-who-fell-into-it Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:24:50 +0000 https://swconnected.co.uk/weve-built-a-multi-billion-pound-industry-full-of-people-who-fell-into-it/ The events industry needs to do more to turn itself into a visible career choice for the next generation, according to Event Industry News podcast host James Dickson, speaking in the opening episode of the new Talking People with Paul Borg podcast. Dickson joins Paul Borg, General Manager of Crowne Plaza Newcastle, for the first […]

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]]> WIRRAL ARTIST SELECTED FOR PRESTIGIOUS VISUAL ART OPEN EXHIBITION https://swconnected.co.uk/wirral-artist-selected-for-prestigious-visual-art-open-exhibition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wirral-artist-selected-for-prestigious-visual-art-open-exhibition Sat, 12 Sep 2026 13:38:41 +0000 https://swconnected.co.uk/wirral-artist-selected-for-prestigious-visual-art-open-exhibition/ Wirral artist Clare Chinnery is set to showcase her work in London this October after being selected from thousands of entrants for the prestigious VAA Visual Art Open Exhibition 2026. The Wirral-based artist has been shortlisted with her striking floral work, The Heart That Sheds the Brightest Light, which will be exhibited as part of the […]

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]]> FOUR-YEAR PEAK IN PERCENTAGE OF CONTRACTING SMALL BUSINESSES INVESTING IN GROWTH PLANS TO TURN AROUND FORTUNES THIS AUTUMN https://swconnected.co.uk/four-year-peak-in-percentage-of-contracting-small-businesses-investing-in-growth-plans-to-turn-around-fortunes-this-autumn/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=four-year-peak-in-percentage-of-contracting-small-businesses-investing-in-growth-plans-to-turn-around-fortunes-this-autumn Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:07:16 +0000 https://swconnected.co.uk/four-year-peak-in-percentage-of-contracting-small-businesses-investing-in-growth-plans-to-turn-around-fortunes-this-autumn/ Despite a 12-year low in the percentage of small businesses predicting growth over the summer months (24%), two in three enterprises say they are working hard on plans to secure future growth – and there is a four-year peak in the percentage of contracting businesses working on turnaround plans – according to research from Novuna Business […]

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]]> LeaseCar capitalises on changing car market conditions https://swconnected.co.uk/leasecar-capitalises-on-changing-car-market-conditions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leasecar-capitalises-on-changing-car-market-conditions Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:07:16 +0000 https://swconnected.co.uk/leasecar-capitalises-on-changing-car-market-conditions/ LeaseCar, one of the UK’s leading independent vehicle leasing providers, is driving record growth in the leasing sector through proactive market alignment, digital infrastructure investment, and expanded manufacturer partnerships. Shifting market conditions, such as unpredictable electric vehicle (EV) residual values and tighter consumer budgets, are making it harder for traditional dealerships to deliver good-value car […]

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]]> Former Sheffield plasterer launches first iPhone app at 61 after using AI to bring his idea to life https://swconnected.co.uk/former-sheffield-plasterer-launches-first-iphone-app-at-61-after-using-ai-to-bring-his-idea-to-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=former-sheffield-plasterer-launches-first-iphone-app-at-61-after-using-ai-to-bring-his-idea-to-life Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:22:11 +0000 https://swconnected.co.uk/former-sheffield-plasterer-launches-first-iphone-app-at-61-after-using-ai-to-bring-his-idea-to-life/ HeyUp: Daily Movement Breaks turns television, home-office and everyday screen time into opportunities for short, equipment-free movement breaks. SHEFFIELD, England — 22 August 2026 — Michael “Mick” O’Neil Brown, a Sheffield-born former plasterer with no previous software-development experience, has launched an iPhone app designed to help people incorporate short, manageable movement breaks into everyday life. […]

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]]> FIRST OF ITS KIND ADHD BUSINESS EVENT COMING TO WARRINGTON! https://swconnected.co.uk/first-of-its-kind-adhd-business-event-coming-to-warrington/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-of-its-kind-adhd-business-event-coming-to-warrington Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:28:47 +0000 https://swconnected.co.uk/?p=150485 A new, first of its kind business event for ADHD entrepreneurs is coming to Warrington on Friday 20th November 2026. The fun, high energy all day event is taking place at Engine Rooms from 10am and will feature networking with like-minded people, talks, workshops, interactive games, comedy and tools to take away that will help […]

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]]> GLOBAL SIGNAL EXCHANGE FORGES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH NEWLY-FORMED JAPAN ANTI-SCAM ALLIANCE https://swconnected.co.uk/global-signal-exchange-forges-strategic-partnership-with-newly-formed-japan-anti-scam-alliance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=global-signal-exchange-forges-strategic-partnership-with-newly-formed-japan-anti-scam-alliance Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:00:11 +0000 https://swconnected.co.uk/global-signal-exchange-forges-strategic-partnership-with-newly-formed-japan-anti-scam-alliance/ Building on significant milestones with law enforcement communities over the last year in the UK and Singapore, the newly formed Japan Anti-Scam Alliance has today committed to partnering with the Global Signal Exchange (GSE), as part of the global fightback against online scammers.  The Japan Anti-Scam Alliance (JASA) is a public-private group launched on 26 August 2026 – supported by Big tech […]

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