A group of seven Manchester companies have been named among the fastest-growing private businesses in Britain.
The city's success stories include Castore, a sports apparel business backed by tennis ace Andy Murray, as well as a homeware retailer and two fashion brands.
The businesses have been named in the latest Sunday Times 100 which found on average that the top 100 fastest-growing companies have increased their sales by 104% a year over the last three years to a combined £3.2bn.