Business expert looks ahead to results announcement

One of the city’s leading business figures has revealed the Lancashire Business Survey will highlight key changes needed to help the local economy thrive over the next year.

Danny Houghton, marketing and business development director at Moore & Smalley, has welcomed the survey which he says will help guide public and private policy during the next 12 months.

The survey is now closed to new entries, and Moore & Smalley partner David Gill will officially unveil the results during the first day of Lancashire Business Week, on May 18.

Danny said: “The Lancashire Business Survey asks some hard hitting questions which will get to the heart of what is important to the local business community.

“It is only through quizzing Lancashire businesses which are working in the area day-to-day, that we can hope to get a clear picture of what is helping and hindering them.

“I would call on those key decision makers in the county to sit up and take notice of the findings, and work to address the issues raised during the next 12 months to make some real progress.”

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Survey could help keep graduates in Lancashire

A top figure in Lancashire’s education sector has welcomed the Lancashire Business Survey as a way to help keep graduates in the county.

Bede Mullen, director of knowledge transfer at the University of Central Lancashire, has revealed UCLan will be watching the results with interest.

He said: “The university is interested in this survey because we want to make sure that the graduates that we produce are ready to go into employment, and more importantly, that we retain as many of them in the North West as possible.

“Anything which will help us find out about the skills needed by local employers is therefore of paramount importance to us, and I am looking forward with interest to seeing the results of this year’s survey.”

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One week to go

There is just one more week left to fill out the Lancashire Business Survey questionnaires.

The deadline is Thursday, April 30, when the survey organisers will begin to examine the answers ready to report back on the ground-breaking survey.

The results will then be announced on May 18, on the launch day of Lancashire Business Week.

The questionnaires are available to submit online, or to download and fill in before submitting by post.

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Book now for unveiling of the Lancashire Business Survey results

The results of the Lancashire Business Survey will be revealed on Monday, May 18, and interested parties are being given the chance to book a place at the special event.

The highly-anticipated study will be unveiled at the launch event of Lancashire Business Week, a series of events hosted by Downtown Preston In Business.

David Ingram, managing partner at Moore and Smalley Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors, will give a talk on the findings.

To book a place at the event, running from 11am to 1pm at Preston Business Centre, click here.

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Survey praise from LEP business editor

David Coates, business editor of the Lancashire Evening Post, has welcomed the Lancashire Business Survey as providing the ‘good, bad, ugly and accurate’ information needed by decision makers.

He said: “So much of today’s business news is based around anecdotal evidence rather than the hard and fast facts.

“This will spell out the good, the bad, the ugly and, most importantly, the accurate of what Lancashire businesses are seeing on the ground every day at the moment.

“The importance of this is not just to highlight the issues surrounding businesses at the moment but, with the decision makers in our country on heightened alert with election season looming, this is our chance to give them a truth they cannot dodge – and demand action.”

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Hitting the headlines (again)

The Lancashire Evening Post – Preston’s daily newspaper – has mentioned the Lancashire Business Survey in a roundup of local business news.

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Don’t forget…

…the deadline for entries to the Lancashire Business Survey is just two weeks away. All entries must be submitted by April 30.

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Hitting the headlines…

The Lancashire Telegraph – the regional daily newspaper for East lancashire – has covered the launch of the Lancashire Business Survey.

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NWDA chief welcomes survey

One of the region’s most powerful business leaders has thrown his weight behind the Lancashire Business Survey.

Steven Broomhead, chief executive of the North West Regional Development Agency (NWDA), a group which is backing the survey, has said he is waiting with interest to hear the results.

The NWDA is returning as a supported of the survey after backing it last year, in its inaugural outing.

Mr Broomhead said: “The NWDA is delighted to support the Lancashire Business Survey in its second year. The project gives a very useful insight into the real issues affecting businesses in the county.”

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Don’t forget…

…the deadline for all replies to the Lancashire Business Survey is April 30 2009.

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