This week's North West appointments
Paul Kirwin, TickX Events discovery platform TickX has appointed its first chief marketing officer. Paul Kirwin, formerly marketing director of fitness chain PureGym, will be responsible for all of...
View ArticleGreater Manchester translation company acquires Tunbridge Wells firm
North West language services provider The Translation People has acquired a translation company based in Tunbridge Wells. Cicero Translations, which has a second office in London, employs four staff...
View ArticleLeeds marketing agency delivers new jobs after investing in digital technology
A direct marketing business, which was established at the Leeds Beckett University business incubator, has won contracts and created new jobs with the help of a £10k funding voucher. Launched in 2006,...
View ArticleNewcastle film entrepreneur set to take his business to Hollywood
TryLife, a Newcastle-based educational film production company, is collaborating with producers in Los Angeles to educate young people on violence in gang culture. The video will teach young people...
View ArticleManchester-based fashion e-tailer Missy Empire creates 30 jobs
Online fashion retailer Missy Empire is creating jobs and expanding with six-figure funding. The Manchester-based company will use the investment, provided by HSBC, to hire 30 staff and move into a...
View ArticleStockport entrepreneur uses £25k loan to launch digital consultancy
An entrepreneur in Stockport has used five-figure funding to launch his own digital consultancy. Simon Fuller founded Elegant Digital with £25k secured through Stockport Council’s Business Finance...
View ArticleCounty Durham businesses receive £40m boost with 5,000th grant
Community groups and voluntary organisations across County Durham have benefitted from almost £40m in grants during the past nine years. The cash has been handed out through Durham County Council’s...
View ArticleThis Newcastle skincare startup's crowdfunding is giving NHS nurses a helping...
Research conducted by Nursem and The Nursing Times has revealed that 87 per cent of NHS nurses and midwives suffer with hand issues, costing the NHS an estimated £9m in sickness absence. As a result,...
View ArticleDay three at Newcastle Startup Week: Top tips for businesses to financially...
Now in its second year, Newcastle Startup Week (May 14-18) has been eagerly anticipated for months by local businesses. If one thing is for sure, it’s that the event has been well received so far, too....
View ArticleNewcastle Startup Week business encourages startups to get peer support
Today (May 17), the launch of 360 Growth Circles aims to give local early growth business owners and entrepreneurs access to a peer-to-peer support network. This is hoping to help those...
View ArticleInnovate Tees Valley gives assistance to budding entrepreneurs
Smartsociates, which has created a network of freelance professionals, contractors and small businesses, is being helped to develop new products for its online platform with support from Innovate Tees...
View ArticleNewcastle businesses forge 'vital' link with new Indian consul general
On Monday (May 14), representatives from the North East’s business community welcomed and played host to the new Indian consul general, Dr Aman Puri on a diplomatic visit to the region. The aim of the...
View ArticleRegional competition for budding startups returns for 10th anniversary
Regional entrepreneurs, professionals and students have gathered to celebrate the official launch of this year’s If We Can You Can (IWCYC) challenge. Taking place at The Dickens in Middlesbrough, the...
View ArticleThis week's Yorkshire appointments
Clarion is continuing to grow its eight-strong employment team with the appointment of a partner, Chris Booth, formerly head of office at Pinsent Masons. Having been a lawyer for 30 years, Chris joined...
View ArticleThis week's North West appointments
Four appointments, Forbes Solicitors Northern legal practice Forbes Solicitors has announced four promotions. The law firm promoted Shirley Wignall and Gill Carr from associates to partners. Forbes...
View ArticlePort of Tyne sees new business with 'biomechanically' engineered footwear
High demand for scientifically engineered footwear has seen global brand, FitFlop complete a new partnership deal with its Gateshead-based ‘e-fulfilment’ provider and existing Port of Tyne customer,...
View ArticleOmega Plastics' inventor sees orders soar with Channel 4 TV slot
A budding inventor’s appearance on a popular daytime TV programme has seen order books ‘boom’ for a North East-based plastics manufacturer. Washington-based Omega Plastics is benefitting from its...
View ArticleYorkshire businesswoman launches platform for 'unretirees'
An online membership platform for people leaving executive careers, who aren’t ready to retire, has been launched by Yorkshire businesswoman Victoria Tomlinson. Next-Up helps “unretirees” find paid and...
View ArticleChildcare business secures £3.5m with Albion and Forward Partners
Koru Kids, the London based startup aiming to fix the ‘broken’ after-school childcare landscape, has successfully raised £3.5m in what was an oversubscribed seed round. The business, which is growing...
View ArticleHow Newcastle's Northstar Ventures is creating new opportunities with an...
A new innovation and networking group is launching in Newcastle this week which will look at both the challenges and opportunities within our increasingly ageing population. The global innovation...
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