Powerboat P1 "splashes" into emerging markets
Formed ten years ago, Powerboat P1 has transformed its section of the motorboat racing industry from an elite and exclusive sport, accessible only to the super rich, to a much more consumer friendly...
View ArticleBritish businesses join South East Asian trade mission
UK businesses have embarked on a trade mission to Singapore and Indonesia, in a trip jointly led by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI). 15 companies from the UK...
View ArticleApprenticeship ‘hub’ unveiled by Cheshire and Warrington LEP
A Cheshire apprenticeship training centre has been unveiled by the Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week (March 11th-15th). With...
View ArticleBusiness Lounge provides creative hub for entrepreneurs
The Rivergreen Centre, one of the most environmentally friendly office buildings in the UK, has launched a new office space for smaller businesses and self employed individuals looking for a flexible...
View ArticleIs education obsolete for new industrial revolution?
Mining asteroids on the moon; background reports on job applicants and internet metasearch. It’s quite a broad portfolio for one entrepreneur, and yet Naveen Jain still finds time for philanthropy and...
View ArticleShould transaction tax fund a British investment bank?
Labour-leaning think tank IPPR has advocated the creation of a British Investment Bank using a wider taxation on financial transactions. A new report, due to be published next week will say Britain...
View ArticleNew recruit as Amici’s goes for growth
A Newcastle restaurant has given a teenager who longed for an apprenticeship a chance to prove himself. Ross Cannell, 19, from Gosforth, has been taken on as an apprentice by Amici’s Restaurants in...
View ArticleEntrepreneur celebrates as childcare business expands
Business is booming for a South Tyneside entrepreneur who is already taking on her second employee since starting her business just 18 months ago. Sonia Graham who was formerly an information officer...
View ArticleMorrisons resilient amid tough conditions
Supermarket Morrisons posted a fall in pre-tax profits on the stock exchange Thursday morning, down 4% to £901m. Earnings per share remained the same as 2011/12 at 26.7 pence, while its total dividend...
View ArticleEntrepreneurialism on the final frontier
Mining asteroids on the moon; background reports on job applicants and internet metasearch. It’s quite a broad portfolio for one entrepreneur, and yet Naveen Jain still finds time for philanthropy and...
View ArticleSouthport-based IGC acquired by Arrow Business Communications
Inter-Group Communications (IGC) has been acquired by Surrey-based firm Arrow Business Communications for an undisclosed sum. The North West telephone system provider is based in Southport and provides...
View ArticleMerseyside innovation projects secure £7m EDRF fund
Research and innovation projects in Merseyside could benefit from £7m of loans and grants after a fresh call was released for applications to the North West European Regional Development Fund (EDRF)....
View ArticleSecret Millionaire to speak at entrepreneurs forum
Secret Millionaire, Carl Hopkins is returning to the North East to speak with local entrepreneurs and explain how the experience affected his business approach. Mr Hopkins, went undercover in the...
View ArticleNew brewery expands to meet growing demand
A new brewery is taking on new staff due to increasing demand just six months after its launch. Sonnet 43 Brew House, at Coxhoe, County Durham is also expanding its premises after initial sales...
View ArticleNorth West exports fall despite emerging market successes
Exports out of the North West totalled £25.2bn last year but dropped by 5%, according to the latest figures from HM Revenue and Customs. Despite disappointing figures, trade in emerging markets was...
View ArticleBristol marketing company acquires Duttons design firm
South West design company, Duttons, has been acquired by marketing communications business, SAINT NICKS, which was only founded last year. The Bristol-based buyer was founded by former managing...
View ArticleLiverpool apprenticeship programme recruits first 50 trainees
A Liverpool trainee and apprenticeship scheme has recruited its first 50 young people, after it was launched by Liverpool Direct in partnership with the City Council. Apprentices will be given the...
View ArticleSupport to young entrepreneurs is out of touch
Outdated perceptions that entrepreneurs are ‘isolated, highly driven, risk taking mavericks’ are putting off some young people from starting up their own businesses, according to a report published...
View ArticleHorsemeat saga hasn’t stimulated better supply chain engagement
A high proportion of chief executives are disengaged from their supply chain, despite supply issues being raised by the ongoing horsemeat scandal. A report from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing...
View ArticleNew invention to heat up households for £2
Householders may be able to stay warm without having to crank up the heating thanks to a new invention from Newcastle University. The device is called the ‘Radfan’ and works by distributing the heat...
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