Young entrepreneur from Redcar turns love of pets into business
A young entrepreneur from Redcar has established her own pet supplies business. Lucy Martin-Hall, 20, is the founder of Leo Libra Pet Supplies at Dundas Market in Middlesbrough. Having studied animal...
View ArticleWonky veg box startup smashes crowdfunding target with £520k investment
Wonky fruit and veg box scheme Oddbox has smashed the target in its six-figure crowdfunding campaign. The London-based startup aimed to raise £350k on funding platform Seedrs but ended up pulling in...
View ArticleNorth East entrepreneurs urged to join accelerator programme returning to...
Budding entrepreneurs from the North East are being invited to apply for a new programme to develop their business as Ignite, which ran Newcastle’s first accelerator programme, is set for a returns....
View ArticleNew Middlesbrough home for growing Escape Room startup
A growing ‘escape room’ business has moved to a new home in Middlesbrough. Project Escape relocated from Victoria Road to former office space above Dundas Shopping Centre. The company, founded last...
View ArticleLeeds mattress firm to expand in Europe with six-figure Northern Powerhouse...
Online mattress retailer OTTY Sleep is expanding into Europe with the help of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). The Leeds-based ecommerce business will use the six-figure boost, provided...
View ArticleCreative agency and education recruiter sign at Newcastle’s Earl Grey House
A creative agency and recruitment business have become the latest firms to sign at Newcastle’s Earl Grey House. Digital marketing company Tangent secured 1,950 sq ft on the second floor on the Grey...
View ArticleThis week's Yorkshire appointments
Leeds-based accountancy firm Kirk Newsholme Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers has announced the promotion of three new Directors as part of its ongoing growth plans. The firm has promoted...
View ArticleThis week's North East appointments
Vicky Lowrie and Andrew Foster, Square One Law Legal practice Square One Law has appointed commercial litigator Vicky Lowrie as a senior associate and property lawyer Andrew Foster in the role of...
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Lianna Brinded and Alanna Petroff, Yahoo Finance Financial news and data firm Yahoo Finance has appointed Lianna Brinded as head of finance and Alanna Petroff as senior economics reporter. Lianna will...
View ArticleNorthumberland 'gin gang' wedding site receives £100k investment
A popular Northumberland wedding venue is to transform an abandoned gin gang site in Horsley through an ambitious £50k scheme. Northside Farm, established in 2012 as a ‘luxury glamping’ site, is...
View ArticleFemale professionals club AllBright lands £9m funding for US expansion
AllBright, the members club and digital academy for female professionals, has secured multi-million pound funding to pursue expansion in the US. The London-headquartered organisation will use a £9m...
View ArticleJobs up for grabs at Elevation Recruitment Group as firm opens new Wakefield...
Yorkshire recruiter Elevation Recruitment Group has launched a Grade A office in Wakefield following record sales growth. Elevation’s new base off junction 41 of the M1, set up in response to a rising...
View ArticleGroceries delivery startup looks to raise £100k for central London rollout
Online marketplace Grocemania has started a six-figure crowdfunding campaign to develop its platform and ramp up sales. The Kingston-based startup is looking to raise £100k on Seedrs as it prepares to...
View ArticleWashington entrepreneur launches new 'innovative' tech for runners
Entrepreneur, Craig Downs has combined product design, artificial intelligence, smartphone technology and big data analysis to create a new running product. Craig’s company, Shoes2Run - based at The...
View ArticleBusiness leaders unite to showcase North East’s startup appeal
A group of North East business leaders have teamed up to reveal why they think the region is the perfect testbed for startups and innovators. Managing directors and founders from companies like VR firm...
View ArticleNewcastle United and Sports Direct billionaire Mike Ashley saves House of...
Mike Ashley, billionaire owner of Sports Direct and Newcastle United FC, has bought House of Fraser for £90m in cash. House of Fraser collapsed into administration this morning (August 10), however...
View ArticleHarrogate company develops job board for skilled ‘unretirees’
A company in Harrogate has set up a new platform to help people put their skills to use after retiring from corporate life. Next-Up has developed a job board for ‘unretirees’ that lists projects they...
View ArticleNewcastle entrepreneur launches national organisation which could improve...
An organisation, which has been developed to establish national quality standards for education specialists who support schools, has been officially launched. The Association of Education Advisers...
View ArticleThis week’s North East appointments
Andrew Gibson and Vicki Grainger, NGI Solutions Gateshead-based digital agency NGI Solutions has added to its team with two appointments. The company welcomed Andrew Gibson as its new head of client...
View ArticleThis week's London appointments
Seven promotions, Lichfields Planning and development consultancy Lichfields has made a raft of summer promotions. Former associate director Kelly Phillips, based in the firm’s London office, is now...
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