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Record number of new companies across Newcastle
Image source: damo1977 A record number of new companies were registered in Newcastle in the first half of 2013, according to analysis by Duport. 1182 companies were formed during the period, more than...
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Lawyer joins North East LEP board
A senior partner at Watson Burton LLP law firm has been appointed to the board of the North East LEP. Gillian Hall will sit alongside representatives from local government, universities and colleges....
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North East pair turn mobile library into portable cocktail bar
Two North East entrepreneurs have found a novel new use for a former mobile library - as a portable cocktail bar on wheels. Although libraries around the country are closing due to cutbacks, this is...
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Vardy honoured with Lifetime Achievement award
Entrepreneurs honoured an icon of North East business and the next generation of enterprising business owners at a prestigious awards ceremony. Sir Peter Vardy received a standing ovation from the 300...
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Landlord swaps London for Sunderland with vintage clothing venture
A former landlord has ditched her pumps for vintage clothing and returned to her native North East to establish a retro clothes shop. Until recently Angela Kirtley ran a pub in London but decided to...
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Newcastle youngster pitch money making ideas to Dragons
Budding young entrepreneurs will pitch their money-making ideas to a Dragon’s Den-style panel of experts at Newcastle’s Discovery Museum this week. Fifteen teams of children from schools across the...
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Northumberland entrepreneur launches hamper business
A Northumberland Bed and Breakfast owner has decided to launch a new income stream using her love of local produce. Ann Maddison, together with Carole Craig-Gilby, is launching the Northumberland...
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Taking the UK by storm: Britain’s brightest businesses compete for national...
An entrepreneurial duo using profits from a footwear company to raise money for charity, a pioneering British plastic manufacturer, and a firm that helps export famous UK goods all over the world,...
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Furniture craftsman ditches mackem accent to sell to stars
A small Tyneside furniture company is reaping the rewards of national exposure after it was asked to create a bespoke gold sofa for the latest series of Alan Carr’s Chatty Man show on Channel 4. The...
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Blackswan move into former Viz offices
Newcastle-based organisational transformation specialist, Blackswan, is swimming against the tide and relocating its UK headquarters to the coastal town of Tynemouth. Blackswan, which operates on a...
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Feeding North East youngsters enterprise
Whitley Bay entrepreneur Lindsey Dunn is on a mission to equip young North Easterners with skills and experience to benefit them in the their future careers. Her Skills to Shine programme uses...
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Leeds businesses’ chance to see how behavioural psychology can benefit them
Image source: Dell’s Official Flickr Page Leeds businesses are being offered a unique chance to delve into the world of behavioural psychology and how it impacts meetings, interactions and outcomes...
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NUFC star gets behind North East fitness entrepreneur
Newcastle United star Steven Taylor has lent his support to North East fitness entrepreneur, James Milburn. The central defender and former England Under 21 captain has welcomed the launch of The...
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Support agencies gather for free start up event in Durham
Entrepreneurs looking to either start a new business or grow an existing one can get access to top free advice at an event in Durham this weekend. Start Up Durham is a brand new event where you can...
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Driver Hire franchise on the right track after strong two years
A local franchise of a national company based in County Durham is quickly exceeding expectations after seeing turnover jump by 40 per cent in its first two years. Lisa Fleming bought the DL franchise...
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Teesside hearing aid business expands production
A Teesside hearing aid component manufacturer has expanded into new premises as it prepares to double its production and take on new staff. Normanby Laboratory Services, set up by husband and wife...
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Teesside University shortlisted for prestigious award
Teesside University has been shortlisted for a prestigious award as one of the UK’s most enterprising universities. The University has been named as one of six finalists in the Entrepreneurial...
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Town centre regeneration blueprints launched by business body
Image source: degelia Business rates holidays, temporary outside seating and using the public sector balance sheet to kick-start investment projects, are just some of the measures suggested rejuvenate...
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Former professional footballer aims to make fortune from junk
A Yorkshire entrepreneur, and ex-professional footballer, is hoping to strike gold collecting junk from homes and businesses after stumbling on an enterprising idea whilst visiting his American wife’s...
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Women take up central positions in UK franchise sector
The British Franchise Association (BFA) has announced the appointment of Kelly Blackmore-Lee in the role of head of compliance, overseeing best practice for hundreds of the UK’s franchise businesses....
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