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Blyth entrepreneur launches fabric startup
Blyth entrepreneur Victoria Graham has weaved her passion for fabrics in to a new business with help from TEDCO and its Ready for Business programme, as well as Virgin StartUp. The textile design...
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RBS and Natwest join forces to launch £110 million Small Business Fund for...
Image source: Friends of the Earth Scotland RBS and NatWest have launched an additional £110 million Small Business Fund aimed at supporting small businesses across Yorkshire and the North East....
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Feather & Black founder sets up two new on-line companies
Adam Black, the Yorkshire entrepreneur and ex-founder and managing director of bedroom furniture retailer Feather and Black, has launched two new on-line companies. They are bed linen retailer Secret...
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Teesside entrepreneur in startup salon and swimwear store
Teesside entrepreneur Gemma Pybus has launched a new salon, Hartburn Tanning, in a former homeware shop on Harper Parade, Hartburn. Chartered surveyors Sanderson Weatherall helped Darlington-born...
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Risk management firm opens Leeds office creating 200 jobs
Risk Management firm, AMP Risk Management Ltd (AMP), has launched its first Leeds City Centre office at 114 Wellington Street. The move will create up to 200 new jobs for the city and near full...
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BID for Leeds plans hit final stages
Delivery plans for a possible Business Improvement District (BID) for Leeds city centre are in the final consultation stages. Businesses from all sectors across the city have given their insight into...
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Leeds Beckett student seeks Professional help via a crowdfunding campaign
Entrepreneur and Leeds Beckett University graduate John Macleod has launched an online crowdfunding campaign in a bid raise £40,000 to invest in and expand his business magazine, The Professional....
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Darlington dentist acquires ownership of practice
Darlington-based entrepreneur Anitha Bangura has bought her own dental practice, following assistance from the Darlington Building Society. Anitha acquired ownership of the Springs Dental Practice...
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Liverpool events and conferencing industry generates £39 million for economy
Since the start of the year, more than 20,000 overseas delegates have visited the city for conferences, according to a report commissioned by the ECHO Arena and BT Convention Centre (ACC Liverpool)...
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Manchester cancer survivor sets up media production company to help others
A young entrepreneur who beat cancer has set up Fresh RB Productions, his own Community Interest Company (CIC) in Manchester thanks to support from business growth hub Gateway2enterprise. The CIC is...
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Skills Gateway service to boost Greater Manchester’s businesses
The launch of Skills Gateway promises to boost the economy of Greater Manchester by improving businesses’ use of training as a way to achieve growth and improve productivity. Greater Manchester is the...
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Lord Sugar launches the Claude Littner Business School at UWL
Business entrepreneur Lord Alan Sugar launched the Claude Littner Business School at UWL yesterday in support of long-term collaborator, Claude Littner. Named in honour of the University alumnus, the...
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F1 simulator car installed at Oldham Scalextric racing centre thanks to RBS...
Stoneway Raceway becomes first business in the North of England to have latest F1 simulator Model thanks to funding from RBS. Funded with the support of a loan from The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS),...
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This week’s North East appointments
Karl Wintrell, GrowthCapitalVentures County Durham-based operator and developer of online capital-introduction platforms, GrowthCapitalVentures, has appointed Karl Wintrell as technology advisor....
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This week’s Yorkshire appointments
James Sweetzer, Mark Heppinstall, Amanda Hughes & Paul Cantwell, Gordons LLP Yorkshire law firm Gordons has recruited four young solicitors and one of its newly-qualified former trainees on a...
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Two graduate startups receive £16k funding from University of Hertfordshire
Two startup businesses have been awarded £16k as winners of the University of Hertfordshire’s annual business startup competition, ‘flare’. Since its launch in 2005, over 1000 students and graduates...
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Newcastle entrepreneur to expand grooming business following Barclays funding
Newcastle grooming business Alpha Male Grooming today announced expansion plans with the purchase of their premises, following funding from Barclays. Run by entrepreneur Lee Hetherington and his wife...
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A close shave for Quorum staff
Staff at Quorum Business Park are raising funds for men’s health this October for The Movember Foundation, which challenges men to bring the moustache back during November. On Friday 31 October, the...
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Sheffield business tourism worth up to £117.3 million
Image source: IK’s World Trip Business tourism in Sheffield is on the up according to a new independent report. The annual UK Events Market Trends Survey carried out by Team Tourism, showed a second...
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Lancashire County Council launches scheme to fund startups
Image source: James Cridland Lancashire County Council has launched Rosebud Micro finance, offering companies in the region from £10-49k to support their business plans plans. As well as funding...
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