Tawanda steps up to offer business advice
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Ian Aitchison Stonehill Road Rooley Moor
THE Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has welcomed a new membership adviser to help businesses in Rochdale.
Tawanda Kafesu takes over the FSB’S east-manchester patch, which covers Rochdale, Oldham and Tameside.
He joins as the lead sales role for the patch, and will be the go-to person for business owners in the area seeking to join the UK’S largest membership organisation and leading small business lobbyist.
Tawanda said: “I know the patch really well as I have until recently lived in Rochdale, but now call Chadderton home.
“I have spent the past few weeks getting out and about and meeting local business owners, as well as existing FSB members.
“My aim is to start a new face to face networking group, although I have yet to find a suitable premise, so I am more than open to ideas.
“I want to be the face of the FSB in east-manchester and I’m looking forward to meeting as many entrepreneurs and small business owners in the region over the next few months.”
He added: “This is a terrific patch with a really diverse mix of businesses, in a fabulous city region.
“I know locally FSB has led the fight against the Clean Air Zone, and helped hundreds of businesses as they struggled to access grants during he Covid lockdowns.
“This is an organisation I am proud to be working for now.”
If you would like to contact Tawanda email tawanda.kafesu@fsb.org. uk.
CORONAVIRUS infection rates have continued to fall in the borough - as figures show cases are still falling in all ten Greater Manchester boroughs.
The latest infection rate in Rochdale is 183.3 cases per 100,000 people - in the week ending April 15.
There were 410 cases recorded in Rochdale, which is 259 fewer than the previous week - a fall of 39 per cent.
A total of 6,592 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week to April 15.
The Greater Manchester weekly total has decreased by 2,544 cases compared to the previous week, which means the infection rate was down 28 per cent in the last week.
In the week ending on April 10, a total of 715 patients were admitted to Greater Manchester NHS hospitals with Covid.
That is 86 fewer than the week before, a fall of 14 per cent. In the week ending April 15, a total of 46 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid test across Greater Manchester.