Our very own MD, Julie Finch, has been shortlisted for Crain’s Business Woman of the Year!  Julie is one of three finalists in the Manufacturing and Technology Business sections.  I’m sure you’ll all join in sending Julie our best wishes for success on the night, in recognition of all she does in business and the business community, through the Chamber of Commerce.

I’m very proud to be her business partner!

For more information visit, 
 http://www.crainsmanchesterbusiness.co.uk/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=business 

Has anyone noticed that they’re getting more spam recently? Especially bank phishing emails or individuals offering to transfer you millions of dollars. It’s really getting on my nerves!

As a company that provides email hosting, we’re doing all we can to combat spam at the moment, our mail server scans every mail and uses http://spamhaus.org to see if the mail is spam, generates statistics on the words used using bayesian alalysis to generate a points score of spaminess and also compares spam signatures with a database of known spam. Everything is virus checked too. Stats currently show that 73% of mail sent to our mail server is either blocked or discarded as it’s spam. When you include what I manually delete from my own mailbox, I’d have to (anecdotally) conclude that 90% + of all email is spam. It’s very annoying. Therefore I know it must be annoying everyone else! What can we do?

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YOUR STOCKPORT, YOUR BUSINESS, YOUR FUTUREStockport Economic Alliance in partnership with Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce invites you to its free annual breakfast forum. (more…)

This years Stockport Chamber dinner is linking up with the local authority to celebrate the centenary of Stockport Town Hall! Join us on the 4th July to celebrate Stockport and Stockports vibrant business community in style!! (more…)

We have created a new promotional website for Valehouse Consulting Engineers, an independent North West based company specialising in mechanical and electrical building services design. (more…)

Julie Finch President of Stockport Local Chamber Council Julie was delighted to feature in her first column as President of Stockport Local Chamber Council (LCC). (more…)

As part of the online voting software we created for Trafford Children and Young People’s Service, we were sponsors of a prize given to a randomly selected pupil who voted in the Youth Parliament elections. (more…)

Julie was invited to attend the ‘My Place in Stockport’ Awards*, as a guest of Malcolm Adams of BEA Systems. This is where citizens throughout Stockport are recognised for their extraordinary achievements, hard work and accomplishments. (more…)

Cheadle & Marple Sixth Form College is the first college in the borough to open its own ‘Career Academy’. (more…)

On Friday 11th April 2008, there is going to be a Fabulous Fashion Show and Luncheon at Mere Golf & Country Club. The event is in aid of Beechwood Cancer Care Centre. (more…)