| Work experience pays off for advertising graduate Alan Cripps graduated in 2010 with a 2:1 in BA (Hons) Advertising Management and Brand Management. He then studied for the MSc in International Public Relations and is currently working for McCann Manchester the UK's largest and most successful integrated marketing communications agency. |
| Steph Goodman, BA (Hons) Marketing Management, 2007-2010 Originally from Nottingham, Steph Goodman graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University Business School in 2010 with a first-class Honours degree in Marketing Management and has since gone on to secure an interesting and varied role in digital marketing at Manchester based company Return on Digital. |
UK 'first' for Business Enterprise - Project connects 'best' small firms |
| Sports Management students organise fun run for Barnabus Manchester's Heaton Park was the venue for a five mile fun run organised by our BA (Hons) Sports Management students to raise awareness of, and funds for, Barnabus, a Christian charity that helps the homeless in Manchester. Published: 16th April 2012 |
| HMRC 'Tax Academy' - Business team devises unique programme Manchester Metropolitan University is to provide a new qualification to HM Revenue and Customs. Published: April 2012 |
| 9-a-side football tournament kicks off the University's new recreational sports programme BA (Hons) Sports Management students have been working with the University to launch a new campus recreational sports programme that will see more students playing sport in the next academic year. Published: 22nd March 2012 |
| Student Nat is 'perfect role model' - Sport student selected to carry Olympic torch Published: 19th March 2012 |
| HRM students organise Olympic Ambassador interviews BA (Hons) Human Resource Management students have been working with staff from Manchester, Salford and Trafford councils to interview and select some of the 700 volunteers who will be part of the Olympic UK Ambassador programme this summer. Published: 14th March 2012 |
| Students from the Business School and Manchester School of Architecture combine forces to win Innoflux enterprise competition On Wednesday 29 February student teams from across the University took up the Innoflux challenge and pitched their business ideas to a panel of entrepreneurial 'dragons'. The winners were Lofty Dreams, a team of students from the Business School and Manchester School of Architecture, whose proposal to set up a loft apartment rental scheme won the dragons' backing. Published: 8th March 2012 |
| Apprenticeship Breakfast Seminars for Manchester Businesses Free Apprenticeship Breakfast Seminar for Manchester Businesses Published: 8th February 2012 |
| Teaching the Taxman BRITAIN's top tax official has praised the professional standards of education at Manchester Metropolitan University. Published: 27th January 2012 |
| Prime Minister applauds Innospace's Hiring-Hub David Cameron today congratulated Innospace's Hiring-Hub, one of three Greater Manchester businesses that have triumphed in a scheme to get local newspapers to help companies grow. Published: 11th January 2012 |
| Dr Sougand Golesorkhi (CIBI) receives the Best Paper of the Year award in International Business Review Dr Sougand Golesorkhi of the Centre for International Business and Innovation at MMUBS has been awarded the best paper of the year published in International Business Review (a a 3-star journal with and Impact Factor of 1.489) for having the possibility to enhance the field of International Business research in the future. Published: 10th January 2012 |
| Professor Heinz Tuselmann (CIBI) joins United Nations (UNCTAD) Expert-Group Professor Heinz Tuselmann of the Centre for International Business and Innovation at MMUBS has become member of the UN (UNCTAD) Expert Group on "Investment policies for foreign direct investment for development". Published: 10th January 2012 |
| Barclays appoint Ugandan Business School alumna as Head of Cash Management Business School alumna, Martha Ludigo Nyenje, has been appointed the Head of Cash Management at Barclays Banking Division in Kampala, Uganda. Published: 10th January 2012 |
| Success of £3.5 M regional programme to help unemployed graduates reported at conference The MMU’s Centre for Enterprise has been part of a key project that has helped the region benefit from £3.5 million European Social Funding targeted at helping improve graduate employability in the North West. Early findings in the programme evaluation indicate it is proving very successful. Published: 4th January 2012 |
| Digital Marketing award for MMUBS graduate Manchester Metropolitan University graduate Jenny Thaw has been named as the first recipient of Econsultancy's new Excellence in Digital Marketing award. Published: 16th December 2011 |
| More Good News for The 10,000 Small Businesses Programme 10,000 Small Businesses graduate Andy Fewtrell had recognition of his firm's achievement on Friday evening when his firm, the Up and Under Group were recognised as the Employer of the Year 2011 in the South Cheshire Chamber Business Awards, this follows on from winning the award in 2010. Published: 12th December 2011 |
| What do 85% off all firms have in common? They are micro businesses with less than 10 employees. Exploring the types, locations and needs of these firms formed part of a report prepared for the All Party Parliamentary Group by Professors Lynn Martin and Bob Jerard with support from 20 other institutions. Published: 12th December 2011 |
| Olympic Experience for Business School Students As London and the rest of the UK prepares to host the Olympic Games, students at the Business School are getting involved and gaining world-class work experience to add to their CVs as Lucy Green and Nat Black-Heaven explain. Published: 5th December 2011 |
| Business School Establishes a New China Connection The Business School has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences (GDASS) Published: 18th November 2011 |
| PR Students Benefit from PRCA Partnership Manchester Metropolitan University is now a Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) Partner University and students can tap into a comprehensive range of free benefits, which includes unlimited access to PRCA online training courses, best practice tools and information about current work placements and graduate training scheme opportunities. Published: 16th November 2011 |
| United-City Rivals Swap Team Colours for Children in Need Three devoted football fans from the Business School are risking wrath and ridicule by stripping off their team colours and donning their rivals' shirts to raise money for BBC's Children in Need on Friday 18th November. Published: 11th November, 2011 |
| 10,000 Small Businesses Growth Preview Event Tuesday, 1 November 2011 from 18:00 to 20:00 (GMT) Manchester, United Kingdom Published: 24 October, 2011 |
| Placement Fair and Career Development Day - Wednesday 9th November 2011 from 12:30 to 3:30pm This event is open to students seeking placements, internships, vacation work and graduate positions. Come along and find out what opportunities are available to you. The event may be of particular interest if you are studying marketing, business, HRM, accounting & finance, computing, IT, media, advertising or PR. Published: 11 October, 2011 |
| Leadership for a Sustainable Future - Damian Hughes will be speaking at Manchester Metropolitan University on Thursday 3rd November Published: Published: 30 September, 2011 |
| Executive MBA Challenge – Winner Announced Hannah Lowry, an NHS Primary Care Trust Service Perform Lead has been named the winner of our Executive MBA Challenge. Published: 29 September, 2011 |
| Join us for the tenth Innospace monthly business group on Thursday 20th October, to share ideas, talk to the MMU business support network and learn something new The Innospace monthly business group creates a practical and supportive environment for NEW and ASPIRING entrepreneurs to prepare for the launch of their business. Published:19 September, 2011 |
| Join us for the ninth Innospace monthly business group on Thursday 15th September, to share ideas, talk to the MMU business support network and learn something new Published: 5 September, 2011 |
| New timetable enables UK and EU students to study for a 'top-up' degree in 12 months More students will be able to complete a 'top-up' degree in 12 months thanks to an innovative approach developed by Manchester Metropolitan University Business School. Published: 8th August, 2011 |