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Finance Yorkshire hits £75 million milestone with £100k investment in...
A major investment in a flourishing engineering business has seen Finance Yorkshire hit a new milestone. It has now invested £75 million in Yorkshire based SMEs such as Close Engineering, which has...
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Bradford social enterprise Aspire-i acquires training firm Igen
Image source: PinkMoose Bradford-based social enterprise Aspire-i has acquired Igen Ltd to create the region’s largest provider of employability, training and guidance services. The Aspire-igen group...
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TEDCO Business Support celebrates creating almost 1,000 jobs in its first year
Image source: photologue_np Just twelve months after its establishment the North East, TEDCO Business Support is celebrating a string of achievements which has seen almost 1,000 new jobs being created...
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New agency enters Manchester commercial property arena
Manchester property agent Simon Fraser has launched his own agency, Fraser Commercial. Formerly an associate partner at WT Gunson, Mr Fraser worked in the office, industrial and retail sectors, as...
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Bio-tech network receives funding to build from Manchester to developing world
With globalisation comes global opportunities, and for molecular and cellular biologist, Masih Alam, it’s important that those global opportunities include knowledge sharing and co-operation....
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North East house prices rose 1.2% in July
• North East house prices rose 1.2% in July – a near-identical rise to June. A typical North East home was worth £1825 more this month than last. • Seaham continues to boast the region’s highest...
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Vince Cable opens new Harrogate distribution centre
EnviroVent, the manufacturer of energy-efficient and sustainable domestic ventilation products, welcomed the secretary of state for business, innovation and skills, the Rt Hon Vince Cable, to mark the...
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Warrington-based at-home care franchise named most compliant provider in England
Award-winning at-home care franchise company Home Instead Senior Care has, once again, been named as England’s most compliant homecare provider in a national report on quality standards of at-home...
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This week’s North East appointments
O PR, Lexi Gunn and Ellie McParlin Newcastle integrated communications agency O PR has expanded, adding Lexi Gunn and Ellie McParlin to the team. Lexi Gunn has extended her one-day a week placement...
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This week’s Yorkshire appointments
Grant Thornton, Richard Goldsack Grant Thornton is continuing to grow its Northern corporate finance advisory practice with two further appointments, one of which is based in Yorkshire. Richard...
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Ed Miliband warns hard-pressed commuters they could be facing fare rises of 5.6%
Image source: slightly everything Ed Miliband has warned that commuters could face fare rises of up to 5.6% next year, on top of inflation busting fare rises of nearly 20% since the Conservative Party...
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Manchester attracts over 40 Indian businesses as part of internationalisation...
Greater Manchester will lead a significant event this week as part of an ongoing initiative to develop and strengthen commercial trade and investment ties with India. With internationalisation at the...
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North East businesses join forces in HR event
Businesses have been given invaluable advice on how to implement flexible working practices and develop their people at a free event run by HR experts. Darlington based HR2day joined forces with...
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Sunderland College launches scheme to help students into employment
Students at Sunderland College have been given a head start in their search for employment thanks to Job Zone, an innovative new collaboration with the REED NCFE Partnership. The REED NCFE jobs...
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Storage firm is boxing clever
A North East storage company has boosted its management team as it gears up for its busiest time of the year. Graduate Michael Granger has been appointed business manager at Box Clever to grow its...
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SME’s hiring more staff than ever says CBI
Small and medium-sized manufacturers reported another strong quarter of orders and output growth in the three months to July, according to the CBI’s SME Trends Survey. In the survey, 34% of firms said...
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Dont ask Dad…Ask the pigeon! The launch of a new hyperlocal search engine
Image source: ingridtaylar Gateshead digital agency Commvia have unveiled their brand new hyperlocal search engine ‘AskThePigeon’ this week. AskThePigeon.com is a revolutionary tool that enables the...
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Preston HR consultant is finalist in business awards
An independent HR Consultant from Preston has been shortlisted in this year’s EVA awards (Enterprise for Vision Awards). Tracey Murphy, from Sarah Booth HR, is up for the Professional Services award....
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Prime Minister highlights spirit of enterprise is alive and well in Wirral
Wirral Chamber of Commerce welcomed the Prime Minister, David Cameron, to the area on Wednesday (30th July) at specially arranged Q&A session to engage in an open conversation about issues facing...
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Jobs created following acquisition of Teesside cleaning franchise
A domestic cleaning franchise operating across Teesside is taking on new staff after being sold to a local entrepreneurial couple, who plan to develop the business to significantly increase the...
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