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European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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Manchester based software company Bright Future has announced plans to double the size of its workforce by the end of 2014. The company which is two years old develops bespoke software with clients including government and the BBC. The current workforce is 250 and it is anticipated that this will reach 500 by the end of the year.
The company operates out of the White Tower at MediaCityUK and has already taken on space in two extra floors in anticipation of this expansion. The company recruits school leavers offering both real jobs and training in software development. Part of the progression plan can include a university degree combined with on the job experience.
Eurofound (2014), Bright Future, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 77476, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/77476.