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Crain’s Manchester Business / October 19, 2009 BUSINESS LIVES Manchester Business Diary meetings online and includes them in the print edition where space permits. Listings can be submitted by going to crainsmanchesterbusiness.co.uk and clicking on events or by email to manchesternews@crain.com. Make sure you include the who, what, where information. We cannot confirm receipt nor say if or when listings will appear in the print edition. Events must be not-for-profit business or business networking functions and not cost more than £100 to attend. TO SUBMIT YOUR EVENT: Crain’s Manchester Business lists business WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER ‘European business opportunities in Poland’ seminar WHAT: The British Polish Chamber of Commerce explains the size and scope of the Polish market, as well as demonstrates how to locate distributors, agents and wholesalers WHERE: Village Hotel, Centre Park Square, Warrington, WA1 1QA WHEN: 12pm to 5pm COST: £30+VAT (£20+VAT for members of any NW chamber of commerce) CONTACT: Enterprise Europe Network Team on 0161 875 2325 or eenw@ business-support-solutions.co.uk THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER ‘Grow your business’ breakfast seminar WHAT: The HURST Leadership Academy offers tips on profit improvement and business modelling for managing directors, finance directors and business owners. The speakers are Helen Besant-Roberts and Murray Patt WHERE: Lancashire Gate, Stockport WHEN: 8am to 9.30am COST: Free CONTACT: Simon Brownbill on 0161 477 2474 or evolve@hurst.co.uk THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER Business networking event WHAT: Chance to network and exhibit your business, plus four special presentation slots for companies wishing to boost their exposure. Also includes a motivational speech from Ben Kench WHERE: Stratstone Ferrari & Maserati, Upper Brook Street, Manchester, M13 9XH WHEN: 3pm to 5pm COST: £15+VAT CONTACT: Katherine Higgins on 0870 803 2528 or katherine@businessconsort.com FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER Greater Manchester Chamber networking lunch WHAT: Make new contacts and generate business opportunities in a relaxed lunchtime environment WHERE: Fusilier Museum, Moss Street, Bury, BL9 0DF WHEN: 12pm to 2pm COST: £10 inc VAT CONTACT: Marilyn Nicholson on 0161 875 2356 or marilyn.nicholson@ business-support-solutions.co.uk Street AND OFF THE CUFF ON THE Edited by Simon Binns TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER Personal accounts and risk profiling – what you need to know WHAT: Breakfast seminar organised by the Heath Lambert Group, covers topics including the impact personal accounts will have on your business, how to avoid the inherent problems as an employer, and how you can improve your risk profile to soften the impact of rising premiums WHERE: Lancashire County Cricket Club, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0PX WHEN: 8am to 11am COST: Free CONTACT: William Annison on 0161 935 2874 or hlcseminarsnorth@ heathlambert.com TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER Working mothers in business October lunch WHAT: A solicitor from Manchester based legal firm George Davies will speak about a variety of family legal issues WHERE: George Davies Solicitors, Fountain Street, Manchester, M2 2FB WHEN: 1pm to 2pm COST: £10 CONTACT: Ann Davies on 0161 773 3727 or ann@kintish.co.uk WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER ‘Protecting your company’s rights’ seminar WHAT: Ian Morris, head of contentious intellectual property at Kuits Solicitors, offers an update on reputation management and comparative advertising WHERE: Museum of Science and Industry, Castlefield, Manchester, M3 4FP WHEN: 5.30pm to 7.30pm COST: Free CONTACT: Sue Harris on 0161 838 7898 or sueharris@kuits.com Norman Musa, executive chef and part owner of Ning restaurant in the Northern Quarter, launched his own book earlier this month, packed full of recipes for the tasty Malaysian food on offer at the restaurant. Not bad for a man who came to Manchester 13 years ago to study, spent 10 years as a quantity surveyor and by his own admission, “couldn’t fry an egg” until he opened the restaurant three years ago. Musa took co-owner Andy Spracklen over to Malaysia to put the book together and take in some of his country’s food markets, as well as meet his family. “Everyone was asking me who the white bloke was so I just told them all he was a journalist doing a report on my book,” said Musa. “They all disappeared and came back five minutes later with their hair and make-up done and now I get emails asking me where the article is. Hopefully they’ll like the book instead.” The initial run is 1,000 copies and you can buy it in the restaurant or online. The launch (or should that be re-launch) event for Manchester-based Absolute Invoice Finance proved to be a success, with the company formerly known as Cattles Invoice Finance hosting a well-attended bash at the Hilton’s Cloud 23 bar which stretched into the small hours. The highlight, though, was regional managing director Darren Cottenden rhythmically delivering his speech to the beat of the music that the hotel staff absent-mindedly left blaring. He praised the firm’s new owners, London-based private equity firm AnaCap for pledging to support as much market growth as his people can deliver, saying “and let’s face it, after the 12 months we’ve just had, any support we get is a bonus”. PwC’s move to a glitzy new Spinningfields HQ is off, I understand. Allied London had been courting the accountancy giant to join competitors like Deloitte, BDO Stoy Hayward and Baker Tilly, who have all taken space in the development. Although its offer didn’t include any juicy rent-free periods, it did involve Allied agreeing to relieve PwC of its existing Manchester office at 101 Barbirolli Square. However, the sticking point came over a clause which Allied wanted indemnifying it against any losses if permanent tenants could not be found for the space. PwC has instead decided to stay put and invest in a refurb. Everybody knows that the new owners of Manchester City are willing to spend money to realise their ambitions, but not quite so well known is that they are responsible for possibly the largest foreign inward investment into Moss Side so far this year. Manchester members of the Rotary Club, who visited last week, were surprised to learn that more than £900,000 was spent over the summer to lay a new main pitch at the Manchester City Academy on Platt Lane. Like the pitch at the City of Manchester Stadium, it is underlaid with rubber crumb and has artificial fibres to anchor the natural growth. Nobody can accuse Sheikh Mansour of neglecting the game’s grass roots. It’s not often that shareholders don’t claim their dividends. But directors of the Hot Jobs ORGANISATION: City in the Community Charitable Trust. JOB DESCRIPTION: Executive management role at Manchester City, heading the football club’s charitable arm. WANTED: MANAGING DIRECTOR CREDENTIALS NEEDED: A senior executive with global operating experience in the sport, leisure or consumer sectors. Knowledge of UK and international funding vehicles and an appreciation of the world of football. UPSIDE: City beat Barcelona on the pitch this year, so why shouldn’t the club outdo them in the charity league as well? MOST IMPORTANT TASKS: Achieving CITC’s ambition to become the leading football club charity in the world and generating the new revenue streams and overseas links needed to implement “global expansion plans”. Delivering bigger and better educational programmes locally and internationally. Currently, the trust delivers sport, educational and healthfocused programmes to 200,000 people every year, but activities are focused on Greater Manchester. DOWNSIDE: With mega rich owners, potential donors may wonder why the club needs their money. Manchester Diocesan Church House Company Ltd have for a number of years been scratching their heads as to the lack of interest from some of its minor shareholders. The company manages the Church House office block on Deansgate on behalf of its majority shareholder, the Diocese of Manchester. But despite generating healthy profits each year — around £150,000 — some individuals with very minor shareholdings have not come forward to collect the dividend, or have been un-contactable for many years. “We make dividend cheques but we have nowhere to send them. We store them year after year. It’s a peculiarity of the building,” one director told Crain’s. The amounts going unclaimed are hardly lottery wins, however — the largest is for £5. RECRUITER: Redgrave Partners. SALARY: Six figures plus car plus bonus. People on the Move Manchester-based healthcare intermediary Manson Warner Healthcare has made two new appointments to its management team. Diane Thorpe and Sharon Batchelor have joined as directors of the business with immediate effect. Both have more than 20 years’ experience in the healthcare industry and have worked for Manson Warner for nearly 13 years and 15 years respectively. North West law firm Stephensons Solicitors LLP has welcomed two new solicitors to its team in Wigan. The firm, which has two offices in the town — on Library Street and at the Wigan Investment Centre — has appointed Hanna Fayle and Laura Hankinson as family solicitors. Both solicitors are newlyqualified, having undergone Stephensons’ intensive two-year training programme. Saddleworth-based Pelican Public Relations has re-appointed environmental, food and sports specialist Richard Truman. Truman previously worked at the PR consultancy and has rejoined from British Cycling. There his responsibilities included media relations for the Great Britain Cycling Team and promoting events such as the UCI Track Cycling World Cup at Manchester Velodrome. The Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester has expanded its business development team with two new appointments. John Dennis, previously of the University of Liverpool, has joined as trust and foundation manager, while Jo Flaherty, formerly of Cityco, takes on the position of commercial events manager. Manchester law firm Turner Parkinson LLP has appointed Victoria Biggs as a trainee solic http://crainsmanchesterbusiness.co.uk http://business-support-solutions.co.uk http://www.heathlambert.com http://business-support-solutions.co.uk

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Taking Stock
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