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McKenzie Friend replaced by CLOCK scheme thanks to Salford Law students

Students in Salford Law within the Salford Business School are being trained to provide assistance for those who cannot afford legal representation. At the same time they are helping to remove the stain of the discredited “McKenzie Friend” from the legal system. The funding for the system of legal aid for those who cannot afford […]

The Salford MBA: Lê Tuấn Hùng’s journey

Lê Tuấn Hùng came to Salford Business School from Vietnam to study for The Salford MBA. He had originally studied at the University of Transport and Communications in Hanoi, Vietnam, majoring in Construction Economics and after graduating, worked for a shipping company as a sales executive. “My main job was to search for potential clients […]

Studying Law at Salford Business School

How many students can say that after studying law they are graduating with a degree from THE Business School of the Year? For one, Salman Kotwal can. In 2015, Salman gained a first-class degree in LLB (Hons) Law from the University of Salford, which helped him to gain a place on the BPP Law School Legal […]

#ClassOf2016: Your journey starts here!

For all #ClassOf2016 final year undergraduate students, Semester 2 of the final year here at Salford Business School is now underway! This week, to mark your time with the School and in anticipation of Graduation, we are taking class photos. Class photos were taken for the first time in 2015 with our Law students and proved […]

Kill the Bill: the outlook for UK Employment Relations in 2016 #heartunions

Should you be joining the Kill the Bill #heartunions campaign? What is the outlook for The Conservative Government’s Trade Union Legislation and its implications? Even though strike levels in the UK have fallen to their lowest ever historical levels, the far reaching effects of recent strike action (notably within the public sector) has provided the […]

Creative Entrepreneur – Next Generation business event

How can a business school teach entrepreneurship? Can you learn how to develop a business model or a marketing plan from a book? Meeting and hearing from successful international entrepreneurs sharing their real life stories, gaining feedback on ideas and establishing new links are all great ways to learn about entrepreneurship and grow your network. At Salford we recognise […]

Blogging for business: #SalfordBSchool at the finals of the #UKBA16

What did an MSc Marketing student do two years ago? The first blog post went live on this blog and at the time, I was a Marketing student working on my internship at Salford Business School. I was practising my business blogging skills by helping to develop a strategy for the Business School blog. Now, […]

90 Digital: How remote working secured our success

Becoming a remote working organisation wasn’t an active decision initially but when we set up the business we worked remotely from time to time. When we realised how this was positively affecting our work we decided it was the best route for us as a business. At the start, when we were just a team […]

Northern Powerhouse: marketing slogan turned reality

The Northern Powerhouse is as much a marketing slogan as a description of a political or economic reality. But as with all marketing, once an idea is established in the public’s consciousness, it may in fact magically become something more concrete. As Machiavelli said: ‘Tell the people you are the prince – and you are […]