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Gateshead’s Traidcraft in world first household product range
Gateshead-based Traidcraft has developed the world’s first range of fairtrade household cleaning products, made using fair trade palm oil. The internationally successful fairtrade organisation and...
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Design brief for UK’s Milan Expo pavilion up for grabs
Image source: ming1967 British design firms have the opportunity to create the UK’s pavillion at the upcoming Miland Expo. UKTI are looking for a UK firm to design the pavillion which will stand on a...
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Economic upturn will expose holes in skills landscape, say CBI
Image source: comedy_nose The return to economic growth in the UK could be derailed unless skills and education deficiencies are addressed, say the CBI. In the latest CBI/Pearson Education and Skills...
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North East Bristol Street Motors managers praised for exceptional work
Four Bristol Street Motors managers from the North East have been presented with a prestigious national award. Gateshead-based Vertu Motors PLC, which is the sixth largest motor retailer in the UK,...
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Leeds apprentice takes the fast track to Civil Service employment
Leeds-based Cora Gordon is one of the 100 apprentices who have participated in the Government’s Civil Service Fast Track scheme, that sees people who do not want to go into university be apprenticed...
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One in five North Easterners would like to start a business
Image source: Gulltaggen An estimated 25% of North Easterners would like to start their own business if the right advice and funding was available to them, according to a survey commissioned by Virgin...
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FSB finds half of small firms have been paid late
New data from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) shows that more than 5 in 10 members were paid beyond the agreed payment date by large companies in 2013. The FSB calls for Government to...
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Apprentice star Neil Clough launches consultancy company with a £10k...
Image source: Images_of_Money The Apprentice star Neil Clough has launched his new company NWC Consultancy, with a £10,000 competition for other business start-ups. The Warrington-born entrepreneur...
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Lancashire cookery equipment suppliers post £1.2 million turnover
A Lancashire-based supplier of specialist cooking equipment is set to post a turnover of more than £1.2 million at the end of the financial year, as its international reputation gains momentum....
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North East entrepreneur nets book deal
A North East entrepreneur is celebrating the launch of her first book and her agency’s success in local awards. Kate Baucherel, owner of Galia Digital, a Stockton based marketing firm, has just...
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Fitness entrepreneur expands CrossFit business across North East
A North East fitness entrepreneur is expanding her business across the region with help from a Durham law firm. Trading as JoLee CrossFit Ltd, Joanne and her business partner, Lee Howe, have now...
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NW businesses have chance to forge links with Malaysian industry leaders
North West companies are being invited to boost their links with Malaysia at a UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) conference aimed at furthering connections with this growing and influential market. The...
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Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber confirm a new director to their Board
Image source: supervillain Lisa Pogson is Resources Director at Airmaster Airconditioning Ltd. based at Swallownest, Rotherham and her nomination was accepted unanimously at a recent Chamber Council...
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Hiscox and York St John University launch workplace design challenge
Specialist insurer Hiscox and York St John University have joined forces to launch a design competition that will give students the opportunity to make their mark on the insurer’s new landmark...
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Cupid’s arrow set to fly for North Tyneside businesses
Image source: mozzercork Valentine’s Day is just around the corner prompting many people to start thinking about their perfect partner. But instead of romance, North Tyneside Council is encouraging...
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Yorkshire start-up publishers behind release of Emmy award-winning film...
The book release has been set for 6th February to coincide with Jay Leno’s final ever Tonight Show in the USA. Jay Leno wrote the Foreword for Dave’s new book and is an ardent supporter of his work:...
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Teesside University nets £400k to deliver SME support in the North East
Small businesses in the region will have the chance to benefit from thousands of pounds worth of business support from Teesside University over the next 18 months. The University has been successful...
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Lucy Winskell moves into North East Chamber of Commerce chairmanship
Northumbria University Pro-Vice Chancellor, Lucy Winskell, has taken the role of chairman of The North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC), the region’s largest business membership organisation. Lucy has...
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Demand for staff at fifteen year high
Image source: photologue_np The demand for workers in the UK is at a fifteen-and-a-half year high although the growth of appointments has slowed down in January. According to a major survey of...
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Forty-something flatsharers drive 300% rise in North East renting
The number of North Easterner’s living in rented homes has almost trebled in ten years – thanks in part to an explosion in the number of 40-somethings living in shared rental accommodation. Research...
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