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Property entrepreneur sees Teesside business park investment reach full capacity
A North East business park has attracted a full complement of tenants after being bought by property investor and regeneration entrepreneur Geoff Hogg for a six-figure sum. Brighouse Business Village,...
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Adventurous North East entrepreneurs to expand skydiving business with...
North East entrepreneurs Steve and Sara Heath have announced expansion plans for their skydiving business, after securing new equipment with funding from Barclays. Skydive St George was established in...
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Interview: Victoria Tomlinson, Northern Lights CEO, on women achieving...
Anyone entering the world of business will want to know how to become successful, and of course this takes a lot of dedication, intelligence and persistence, but is it harder for women to achieve such...
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Kent and Medway job figures boosted by foreign investment
More than three-quarters of the jobs attracted to Kent and Medway by Locate in Kent in the past year resulted from investment by foreign companies. After being set a target to create or retain 3,310...
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Yorkshire family target the modern man with lifestyle website
A Yorkshire family have launched a new men’s lifestyle website that provides luxury products for the well-groomed modern man. The entrepreneurial family have already invested £80k in avaj.co.uk, which...
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Stockport flooring company relocates with RBS £100k funding
Image source: ell brown A flooring firm, The Reclaimed Flooring Company (RFC), has announced that it has relocated its operations to larger new premises in Stockport to accommodate its ongoing growth...
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Regus Express opens at Watford Gap services
Drop-in business lounge and meeting rooms open for today’s flexible workforce Regus, the global workspace provider, has opened the doors to its first Regus Express location on the M1 motorway, at...
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New bathroom business launches in famous Sheffield entertainment venue
A brand new family-run bathroom business has now opened its doors for business in one of Sheffield’s most famous former entertainment venues. iBath, established by Jane Hunter and her sister...
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Gateshead Council boosting startups in new nationwide scheme
Image source: Effervescing Elephant Gateshead Council has become the first of fifteen specialist organisations across the UK to help get a local business off the ground, under a scheme providing...
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Election 2015: Surrey businesses tackle the EU, corporation tax and support...
Image source: CaesarJB In the third week of our Election 2015 regional coverage, we approached businesses in Surrey to give comment on the biggest date in the political calendar. In the company’s...
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Election 2015: Yorkshire businesses comment on the state of the property market
Image source: sdhansay Bdaily is continuing to ask businesses from each area of Yorkshire about what they want and expect from the forthcoming general election, in a weekly roundup. As mentioned...
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This week’s North East appointments
Paul Johnstone, Collingwood Legal Specialist North East employment law firm Collingwood Legal has boosted its senior team with the recruitment of Paul Johnstone. Paul, who has joined has joined...
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This week’s North West appointments
Megan Christie, Linder Myers Solicitors Linder Myers Solicitors has boosted its nationally recognised court of protection team with the appointment of a new solicitor in its Manchester office. Megan...
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This week’s Yorkshire appointments
Chris Austin, Brewster Bye Brewster Bye, a Leeds-based architecture firm established 23 years ago, has appointed a new managing director. Chris Austin, who has been an integral part of the Brewster...
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Small business owners back Conservatives in open letter
In an open letter to the Daily Telegraph, the owners of 5,000 small businesses have urged voters to back the Conservatives in the General Election. The business leaders, who employ 100,000 people...
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Employer engagement key to B&FC student success
Blackpool and The Fylde College (B&FC) has named employer engagement as a key factor to student success rates after it was ranked as the highest performing general FE and tertiary college in the...
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The Dog Walker expands franchise into Castleford, Pontefract and Knottingley
The Dog Walker, Yorkshire’s largest pet care service, is experiencing even more growth with the opening of a new franchise in Castleford. Lisa Porter, a former customer, was so fond of the service...
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Divorced with £200 in the bank to £4m turnover: an interview with founder of...
Following a divorce, with just £200 in the bank, Liz launched her own company, Liz Taylor Associates, in 1985. She later joined forces with industry colleague Dianne Lynn to form the Taylor Lynn...
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Hundreds of jobs created in Manchester by Hassle.com
Hassle.com has cleaned up in Manchester, the online marketplace for cleaners, has created hundreds of jobs in Manchester since launching in the city eight months ago. Over 15,000 hours of cleaning and...
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Entrepreneurial Brunel students scoop £20k for world’s smallest phone charger
Two Brunel students have secured £20k investment from the national Direct Line "Everyday Fix" competition for their tiny emergency phone charger. The Nipper turns ordinary household batteries from AAA...
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