14th November 2013, saw another strong showing of Preston’s finance professionals at the latest NWFD Network event at Farington Lodge. Themed around the International Trade the audience benefited from expertise in this area from the following speakers: Peter Thompson, International Trade Adviser, UK Trad...

  25th September 2013, saw another strong showing of Manchester’s finance professionals at the latest NWFD Network event at the Salford City Stadium. Themed around ‘Business Improvement” the audience benefited from expertise in this area from the following speakers: Alan White (FCA), former CEO...

  4th July 2013, saw another strong showing of Preston’s finance professionals at the latest NWFD Network event at Farington Lodge. Themed around the budget the audience benefited from expertise in this area from the following speakers: Steve Ramsdale, Finance Director at the Swan Hotel – Turning dis...

  6th June 2013, saw another strong showing of Manchester’s finance professionals at the latest NWFD Network event at the Davenport Green Hotel. Themed around ‘Talent Management” the audience benefited from expertise in this area from the following speakers: Christine Hardy, Leadership & Ta...

Specialist financial recruiter AFR Consulting is rebranding its executive division as FD Recruit ahead of national expansion. The new brand FD Recruit will focus on placing solely Finance Director and CFO’s in roles nationwide, with AFR Consulting remaining focussed on the junior to mid management level roles acros...

  21st March 2013, saw another strong showing of Preston’s finance professionals at the latest NWFD Network event at Farington Lodge. Themed around the budget the audience benefited from expertise in this area from the following speakers: David Bennett, Tax Partner Moore & Smalley – Budget 2013 A...

  6th March 2013, saw another strong showing of Manchester’s finance professionals at the latest NWFD Network event at the Davenport Green Hotel. Themed around ‘Growing Businesses’ the audience benefited from expertise in this area from the following speakers: Jonathan Boyers, Corporate Finance...

CEO Dez Derry tuned the audience in by starting off with some startling facts. Over 50% of world’s population under 30 If Facebook were a country it would be the world’s largest A new member signs up to Linked in every second More than two-thirds (69%) of all Internet users going online through mobile devices...

Typically three types of investor:  Venture capital or Angel investors; Private equity capital or large buyout groups. Mid-market private equity firms, like Gresham PE, look to invest in profitable and proven businesses with an enterprise value of between £10-100 million. These investors can vary by sector and how ...

At our NWFD Manchester event in March we welcomed Jonathan Boyers, Corporate Finance Partner at KPMG and winner of the 2012 NW Insider Dealmaker of The Year award – to give an analysis of the current M&A Market. Before the credit crunch the deals market was buoyant, even racy, with companies regularly buyin...