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Day: October 23, 2007

Crain’s Manchester Business launching in December

Today, I had the pleasure to meet Steve Brauner, Editor of soon to be launched, Crain’s Manchester Business, a weekly tabloid aimed at business reader covering Greater Manchester. Steve is a veteran journalist, having previously edited North West Evening Mail, Barrow-in-Furness, Liverpool Daily Post and North West Business Insider. The new tabloid aims to capture a circulation of 15,000 with profitability by year 3.  According to Steve: “The arrival of Crain city publications is the most exciting thing to happen to the UK regional media in my lifetime and I am thrilled to be part of it. Even better, it is…

Would you like Manchester Business School to be renamed after you?

Yes, it’s true, invest £50 million and Manchester Business School (MBS) could be renamed after you. Our new Dean, Professor Michael Luger wants to see a £35 million makeover of the School’s buildings including an up market hotel and conference facility plus new retail space. There is a history of rich individuals buying into business schools, some examples being: University of Cambridge – Judge Institute of Management – Paul Judge – £8 million Oxford Said Business School – Wafic Said – £20 million MBS has 24,000 Alumni of which it is in contact with 16,000 of them. MBS has 240…

OpenCoffee Manchester – 7th Event & Handover to Paul Robinson

Today, we had our 7th event of OpenCoffee Manchester, at which I handed the running of this event series to Paul Robinson of Vagueware. I believe Paul is able to unite the Manchester geekup community and the entrepreneur community, especially given that Paul is both a geek and an entrepreneur. As part of the new leadership, there will be a dedicated site setup to promote OpenCoffee Manchester. I will continue to promote and attend the event. Some of the new attendees we saw today included: Birgit Arkesteijn of phonefromhere Simon Jermy of The Conch, a social network for travel Steve Brauner of…

Fundtech # 1 – Sanjay Dalmia Authors Book on Financial Supply Chain

      Sanjay Dalmia, CEO of CashTech Solutions, a Fundtech company has authored a new book, Financial Supply Chain, published by McGraw Hill. According to the press release, the book defines fundamental Financial Supply Chain concepts and practices and explains how financial institutions and their corporate customers adapt to changing technologies and market demands. The book also offers tangible guidelines for enabling and accelerating delivery of Financial Supply Chain service offerings. Dalmia states, “While the industry is experiencing a growing focus on the Financial Supply Chain, many organizations continue to respond on a tactical basis and implement solutions in a non-integrated…