Greater Manchester Chamber - Up Front

In the next episode about the Greater Manchester Local Skills Improvement Plan (GM LSIP), the Chamber's research team talks about some of the interim findings from the data we have collected so far.

We discuss some of the strategic priorities of different Local Authority areas within Greater Manchester and highlight the next focus for the GM LSIP team: green skills.

The next iteration of our business survey focuses on the green skills businesses are struggling to find. The team highlights some of the different green skills required for different industries and some of the challenges businesses may be experiencing when trying to meet their net zero objectives.

If you have struggled to find the green skills you need for your business, please complete our short survey here to tell us more: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/GMLSIPO22

Don't forget, your responses will help us formulate a set of priorities for skills providers in each borough of Greater Manchester, so that provision can be put in place to help fill your skills gaps.

We hope you enjoy our latest podcast and if you'd like to contact the Chamber's LSIP team, please email [email protected].

Thanks for listening!

Matthew Stuttard, Managing Director - North West at JM Glendinning, talks to Simon Cronin, Communications Manager at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, about the insurance industry, his own career path and how Chamber members can benefit from a Silent Review of their insurance.

In the latest episode of our partners in focus series, we're joined by Richard Magennis from Salford Business School.

Andre and Richard discuss the range of interesting ventures Salford Business School are exploring including supporting the innovation

We encourage our members to get involved with some of the projects Salford Business School have.

Get Involved

Visit their website - ⁠www.salford.ac.uk⁠

Follow them:

Twitter - @Salfordbizsch

LinkedIn - Salford Business School

Instagram - @Salfordbizsch

Greater Manchester Chamber is leading on the development and delivery of the Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) for our area. Funded by the Department for Education (DfE), the Plan aims to map out and articulate which skills shortages businesses in Greater Manchester are experiencing and, crucially, how to address those skills shortages by working with skills providers and other stakeholders across our region. 

We wanted to explain in more detail what we're doing and why, so this first episode of our LSIP podcast features Chris Fletcher, the Chamber's Policy Director and LSIP Contract Director, and Subrah Krishnan-Harihara, our Head of Research, who talk through how we will produce the LSIP, how it will help businesses and why it's important for businesses to get involved.

If you'd like to find out more about the LSIP, you can visit our website (https://www.gmlsip.co.uk/), or contact our team via [email protected].

We also have a survey which captures the views of businesses who are currently experiencing skills shortages. If you haven't completed it yet, please do so here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/GMLSIPO22.

Thanks for listening, and we'll be back very soon to keep you up to speed on the Greater Manchester Local Skills Improvement Plan.   

In this episode we get to know Afiya Amesu.

Afiya Amesu is an up & coming star! Whilst studying to become a Barrister, she started She Leads for Legacy, an organisation which connects Black women, provides knowledge and resource to Black women are allies which empowers them to be influential and practically upskills Black women whilst upskilling allies to tackle discrimination.

Get involved!

Twitter - @sheleads4legacy

LinkedIn - She Leads for Legacy 

John Boydell, Director at Ampios, and Alan Wilson, Management Partner, talk to Simon Cronin, Communications Manager at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, about some of the services Ampios provides, including the Serious Entrepreneur Programme and the Critical Business Review.

In this episode of Partners in Focus, we get to know Jo Haigh who leads the Director development training courses under our Leaders' Network offering. 

Jo Haigh is the Chair and founder of fds, an award-winning boutique corporate finance firm, and since 1989 has bought and sold over 400 companies. In addition, Jo is also the author of seven business support books, including The Financial Times Guide to Finance for Non-Financial Managers.

Jo also holds several Non-Executive Chair roles for prestigious companies based across England and the Isle of Man and has held circa 40+ Non-Executive roles throughout her career.

Click here to find out more about the Director development training courses

Born in Manchester, Blair Henry is a remarkable young man with a passion for cars and motorsport.

Currently the Operations Manager for The Blair Project, the organisation aims to improve diversity and inclusion in fields such as engineering and motorsport. providing resource and opportunity to people, supporting them to thrive.

Get Involved

Follow The Blair Project on Twitter here: @Getmemotoring

Follow the Chamber on Twitter here: @gmchamber

Cathy Bolton and Sarah-Jane Roberts, Co-Directors of Manchester Literature Festival, talk to Simon Cronin about this year's festival.

Peter Ibbetson of JournoLink talks to Simon Cronin, Communications Manager at Greater Manchester Chamber. Peter explains how JournoLink can help businesses raise their profile in the media and how media coverage benefits your business. He also gives valuable advice about what journalists are interested in and how to deal with reporters.