Growing Pains?

How is the new economic environment really affecting companies? There are times when the media would have us believe that there is no good economic news and that the county is in the grip of dire recession. Talking to companies however provides a different story. A recent survey shows those in construction or those supplying the public sector have frozen recruitment or shed staff. Those not doing so however have expanded with manufacturing companies reporting good prospects for the next 12-18 months. What's your experience? Do you have ambitions for your own firm to grow in the next 12 months? We'll be exploring this with some small and medium sized firms in January next year. If you'd like to be one of them and have more than 5 employees, please contact b.zhang@mmu.ac.uk for more details.