Entrepreneur to help North East firms scale with new venture Omni Strategic
An entrepreneur in Newcastle has set up a new company to help North East businesses scale their operations and grow internationally. James Thwaites, former head of group marketing at instrumentation...
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A Newcastle-based entrepreneur has featured on ITV’s ‘Give it a Year’, a factual series featuring business leader Karren Brady CBE, who follows new companies in their first year of trading. Canny...
View ArticleSocial enterprises named for Key Fund’s £150k incubator
Nine social enterprises from the North East have secured a place on a new £150k growth development incubator. A florist that employs ex-offenders and recovering addicts, a wood reuse and recycling...
View ArticleLawyer calls on Northern Powerhouse to support diversity and inclusion
The founder of Diversity Magazine is calling on companies in the North to embrace the diversity agenda as the three-day Northern Powerhouse Business Summit gets underway in Newcastle. Lawyer Garth...
View ArticleYoung Jesmond entrepreneur launches online fashion rental startup
A young entrepreneur in Newcastle has launched an online fashion rental business. Isabella West, 25, from Jesmond, is the brains behind Hirestreet – a new fashion rental company that lets users rent a...
View ArticleNew 30,000 sq ft home for logistics firm founded by former DJ
London entrepreneur Adam Hopcroft is marking 25 years in the logistics industry with a move to a new 30,000 sq ft warehouse. Former DJ Adam founded Premier Palletised Ltd (PPL) in the bedroom of his...
View ArticleThis week's Yorkshire appointments
Yorkshire law firm Keebles has announced a series of new appointments on its corporate and commercial team. Headed by dealmaker Matt Ainsworth, the 12-strong team, one of the biggest of its kind in...
View ArticleThis week's North East appointments
Katherine Briggs, Ross Golightly and John Allan, Business Northumberland Business Northumberland has appointed three people to deliver interactive, fully funded workshops and masterclasses for the...
View ArticleThis week's London appointments
Rod Stiles, BAM Construction Building company BAM Construction has appointed a new regional director for its operations in London. Rod Stiles has worked at BAM for more than 20 years. He was the firm’s...
View ArticleWallsend gets Chamber as North Tyneside business numbers climb
A new Chamber of Trade and Commerce has set up in Wallsend. The organisation, comprising more than 50 businesses and public bodies, will aim to ride the tide of recent business development in the town...
View ArticleCar enthusiast to create jobs and double turnover at North Yorkshire dealership
The new owner of a North Yorkshire car dealership has revealed plans to create jobs and increase revenues to £10m over the next two years. Simon Hannah, the businessman and car enthusiast who recently...
View ArticleHave you ever wanted to be your own boss but lacked the confidence or...
Are you transitioning from working for a large institution - public or private sector - to work for yourself? Do you need objective and experienced advice to help get started? Are you moving from...
View ArticleCould this be the shake-up that is needed to the Health and Safety sector?
On 29th March 2018 the new Safety, Health and Environmental Technician Apprenticeship Standard (SHE Technician) was officially launched. This is the first time that an apprenticeship has existed for...
View ArticleRental platform Movebubble raises £825k for expansion and product development
Property rental platform Movebubble has raised six figures in a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The Camden-based company secured £824,987 from 400 investors across 24 countries, outstripping its...
View ArticleWomen in film: The story behind Newcastle's highly successful CEO of...
From movies starring Martin Freeman and Bill Nye, to a quirky documentary on Suggs from Madness - just how did your average girl from Gosforth become such a prominent figure in the independent film and...
View ArticleAcquisition signals ‘major step forward’ for Middlesbrough training firm TTE
Training business TTE Technical Training Group has today (July 16) confirmed an agreement to acquire Peterlee-based Infinite Learning & Development (ILD). TTE, based in Middlesbrough, said the deal...
View ArticleThis week's North East appointments
Private equity house Maven Capital Partners has further expanded its investment team with the appointment of Jamie Fraser to help manage funds across the North East. Joining as Investment Manager to...
View ArticleThis week's Yorkshire appointments
Three new staff have joined overseas trade specialist, Chamber International as part of a cosmopolitan team able to speak 12 different languages. Fiorella Duran-Robinson, Sam Lazkani and Inga Keire,...
View ArticleThis week's London appointments
Michal Freeman-Shor, Gardner Leader Corporate and commercial lawyer Michal Freeman-Shor has joined the Maidenhead office of Gardner Leader Solicitors as senior associate. Michal has eight years’...
View ArticleTurnover passes £10m at North East cleaning giant Maxim FM
Maxim Facilities Management has grown its turnover past £10m after completing two acquisitions in one month. The Sunderland-headquartered business acquired South Shields-based New Life Cleaning Systems...
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