Northumberland golf retailer celebrates continued growth
A serial entrepreneur whose latest venture aims to revolutionise the golf retail market has secured financial backing from two former executive colleagues at one of the UK’s leading companies. Rob...
View ArticlePrimary school teacher launches innovative workshop venture
A primary school teacher has launch a new startup offering workshops to a range of participants in the North East. Sarah Sutton, from Whitley Bay, is turning her own hobby into an innovative...
View ArticleDipsticks get Oxford guidance
Northumberland-based research experts who work with the likes of Sky, Tesco and O2 have turned to leading growth experts to help expand their business. Hexham firm Dipsticks Research is already highly...
View ArticleNorth West businesses advised to look to Africa for export market
North West firms are being encouraged to do business in Africa by government minister MP Mark Simmonds. Mr Simmonds, Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, met 30 delegates at...
View Article£2.3 million funding boost for York pregnancy and fertility start-up
A start-up that is developing a new all-in-one device for pregnancy and fertility testing has received a £2.3 million early-stage funding boost. York-based women’s health diagnostic firm Concepta...
View ArticleTrafford Park recruitment consultancy expands in Poland
Trafford Park-based Transline Group has opened an office in the Polish city of Poznan as it seeks to capitalise on an under-serviced Eastern European market. Transline’s research valued the Polish...
View ArticleWashington fitness entrepreneurs launch new app
A Washington-based fitness business has invested in a new app following investment from the North East Business Support Fund (NEBSF). Fitstream, which was set up by fitness entrepreneurs Kris Kennedy...
View ArticleBudding businesses are flourishing in the Emporium
Up-and-coming entrepreneurs bursting with ideas are making the most of a golden opportunity to make their dreams a reality. The Emporium’s low cost test-trading spaces are currently home to fledgling...
View ArticlePM praises Warrington and Rochdale firms at Commonwealth Games Business...
The Prime Minister has praised two North West businesses for securing export deals worth nearly £24 million. David Cameron announced new trade and investment deals worth over £200 million across the...
View ArticleFamily business moves in to Redcar’s £31m community building
A family firm is at the heart of a Teesside community – quite literally. North East Nursing and Care Services is the first business to move into the £31m Redcar and Cleveland Leisure and Community...
View Article‘Flipper’ hoping crowdfunding will realise film dream
A disabled football fan known to lower league supporters around the country as Flipper has turned to the online crowd for support to help make a film of his life. Darlington supporter Paul Hodgson...
View ArticleRecord number of start-ups for Halifax
Image source: Tim Green aka atoach The first quarter of the year saw Halifax, West Yorkshire smash its own record for new company formations. Over the three months, there were 183 new companies...
View Article£2.3 million funding boost for York pregnancy and fertility start-up
A start-up that is developing a new all-in-one device for pregnancy and fertility testing has received a £2.3 million early-stage funding boost. York-based women’s health diagnostic firm Concepta...
View ArticleEx-Armed Forces members supported into self employment
Former members of the Armed Forces are being urged to tap into the experiences and expertise of a Royal Air Force helicopter specialist to pursue a path into self employment. Joe Greener is now an...
View ArticleSales software firm Nisyst readies for fresh growth
Bolton-based electronic point of sale (EPoS) software specialist, Nisyst, has appointed Daniel Ruddock to the post of project manager, as it gears up for further growth. The company is planning to...
View ArticleHeads-up - new barbershop arrives in Liverpool ONE
One the North West’s leading independent barbers has chosen Liverpool ONE to launch its first shop in the city. Barber Barber is a unique gentlemen’s only saloon specialising in all areas of men’s...
View ArticleWTC Hull opens trade links with India
New India-UK trade links have been forged by World Trade Centre Hull after a chance meeting in Bucharest. A chat between Hull delegate Philip Tighe and Mumbai-based businessman Vijay Kalantri at the...
View ArticleFive jobs saved following sale of Whitley Bay estate agent
Image source: Images_of_Money Embleys Estate Agents Limited has had to enter Administration to protect itself from a pending legal action from a former business associate. The leading estate agency is...
View ArticleGive your career the extra edge with Newcastle Business School MBA
The Newcastle Business School MBA is an innovative postgraduate work-related degree programme available to study full-time, part-time, or by distance learning. Give your Career the Extra Edge Our new...
View Articletem-po.co.uk takes the LEAD with top business course
The managing director of Lancashire-based online estate agency, tem-po.co.uk, has graduated from one of the country’s most prestigious business courses. Lancaster University’s LEAD programme is...
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