{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/665f2584aa134f0012248c29/665f259046cf460012b84144?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A Northern Powerhouse at last?","description":"<p>Does Northern Gritstone, an organisation investing in promising start-ups coming out of Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield, hold the key to levelling up the UK economy? </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of <em>Business Studies</em> we speak to Duncan Johnson, chief executive of Northern Gritstone, about his ambitions to build a new Silicon Valley in northern England, why businesses in the north haven’t been supported enough, the terrible state of the transport network, and how to spot a promising business…</p>","author_name":"Business Leader "}