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North East entrepreneur launches vehicle maintenance startup
Alan Leightley, former fleet manager for one of the North East’s biggest energy efficiency companies, has seen his career shift up a gear after starting his own company. Alan worked for North...
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This week’s North East appointments
Kayleigh Roberts Amy Mcardle Gareth Todd Liegh Faulkner, Miller Homes Miller Homes has welcomed four new faces to its North East sales team as the leading housebuilder prepares to launch a number of...
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Cheadle green fingered entrepreneur grows business
A trip to Vancouver inspired entrepreneur Lucy Serafi where she noticed the growing popularity of terrariums, mini gardens in glass containers. After realising the potential in the market, she...
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Cumbrian entrepreneurs taste success with Chocolate Cottage
In the busy little village of Grasmere, entrepreneurial husband and wife team, Richard and Angela Barker set up a confectionary shop, Grasmere Chocolate Cottage. The couple invested £15k of their own...
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This week’s North West appointments
Chester-based architectural, building surveying and planning consultancy, Cassidy+ Ashton, has made two additions to its team in response to growing demand for its town planning services. Planning...
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Entrepreneurs add voice to County Durham plan
The Entrepreneurs’ Forum has added its voice to growing business support for the County Durham Plan. The organisation has more than 300 members from across the North East and believes the blueprint...
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Record year for startups in Greater Manchester
Data, compiled by online secretarial service, Inform Direct has shown that 2014 was a record year for company formations in Greater Manchester. There were more new companies than any area of the UK...
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Ex-Deloitte professional turns entrepreneur with Ripon handmade cosmetics...
Ripon entrepreneur, Jennifer Feltham, who formerly worked at Deloitte, has set up Mia & Dom Organic Skin care, which specialises in handmade herbal products for mothers and babies. Jen’s business...
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Former dragon Theo Paphitis recognises pedigree of Sunderland dog walking...
Dom Hodgson, a Sunderland-based small business owner, has witnessed his dog walking walking business gain national attention from former Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis. Dom’s business Pack Leader Dog...
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West Yorkshire training firm expands to accommodate growth
West Yorkshire-based management training consultancy Aspire Development has expanded its offices to accommodate its next phase of growth. Based in Holmfield Mills, Halifax, the management training...
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Leeds entrepreneur invests £15k in B2B supply chain ‘dating’ startup
Leeds entrepreneur Steve Pritchard has laucnhed a new startup, focusing on matching companies to the best suppliers, using an advanced scoring algorithm to rate each and every supplier. So far up to...
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University of Sussex Business School sees record year for student placements
The School of Business Management and Economics (BMEc) at the University of Sussex has witnessed the highest ever number of placements, with over 100 student student seeking professional work...
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West Yorkshire in the UK top 5 for new startups
Image source: Jynto West Yorkshire is the 4th best region in the UK for the number of startups is has produced, according to new research. There were a total of 15,924 companies formed in the region...
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Manchester’s Business Finance Solutions support 1000 startups with £6 million
Image source: Images_of_Money Manchester based Business Finance Solutions (BFS) has reached a milestone of funding £6 million of Start Up Now loans to over 1000 entrepreneurs. The funding has enabled...
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Happy tale as Bury based dog boarding business doubles in size
Entrepreneurs Debbie Pomfret and Lisa Hulton have doubled the size of their dog boarding and walking business by launching three new franchises. Debbie established Bury-based Digs for Dogs in April...
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A Dapper trio: Founders of London dry cleaning startup talk future plans
Best friends Aran Bates, Sam Hussain and Jeff Pole set up Dapper Dry Cleaners after spotting a gap in the market for digital dry cleaning solution for busy professionals in the Capital. Dapper Dry...
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Knaresborough’s Vantage Motors acquires Škoda dealership boosting turnover by...
Vantage Motor Group has completed the acquisition of David Ian ŠKODA in Morecambe – its first ŠKODA dealership – boosting group turnover by £8 million from £215 million to £223 million and increasing...
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Financial recruitment firm creates 10 jobs at Leeds and Sheffield offices
Sharp Consultancy, which specialises in financial and HR recruitment, is to create 10 new jobs at its offices in Leeds and Sheffield during the coming year. The newly created positions will see the...
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North East businesses fashion a unique collaboration
Two North East businesses that met via Twitter are now harnessing the power of the web to help each other out, and it’s all based around their shared passion for fashion – and Stockton-on-Tees....
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Former Apprentice star named as key speaker for April’s North East Expo event
A businesswoman who shot to fame on hit TV show The Apprentice will be the key speaker at the region’s biggest expo event taking place next month. The North East Expo is being staged at Kingston Park,...
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