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Newcastle entrepreneur launches new children’s retail concept in Gosforth
Newcastle entrepreneur Minna Scaife has opened a new children’s retail concept store, Pikku, in Gosforth, Newcastle after receiving funding from PNE group. On Friday, Pikku, a brand new children’s...
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North East entrepreneur acquires Newcastle’s Catering Solutions
North East entrepreneur Blake Robinson has acquired Catering Solutions (North East) Ltd, a Newcastle-based company that designs and installs commercial kitchens, in a move facilitated by the...
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Restaurateur expands venture to Tyne and Wear creating 10 jobs
Retail entrepreneur Graham Kennedy, who invested more than £750k in three flagship fish and chip takeaway and restaurants in Durham, has expanded his empire into Tyne & Wear. Graham Kennedy, owner...
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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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Manchester entrepreneur scoops £10,000 national funding prize
Aaron Darke from Northern Moor in Wythenshawe, Manchester has won a nationwide competition – with the top prize of £10,000 to help start up his new enterprise. He beat hundreds of contestants from...
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Northumberland entrepreneur set to expand beauty business
North East entrepreneur Gemma Ash is marking her first year in business with plans for expansion and recruitment, to allow her to meet growing demand. Gemma, who owns Ultimate Skin Clinic in Blagdon,...
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UK unemployment falls under 2 million but wages stagnate below inflation
Image source: Chingster23 UK unemployment total has fallen below two million, taking the employment rate to 6% for the first time since 2008 Office for National Statistics results show. The number of...
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North East enterprise agency to support regional entrepreneurs and startups
Image source: MiiiSH North East enterprise agency Pinetree is providing free ‘get ready for business’ sessions for budding entrepreneurs across the region. Pinetree manages funds of more than £563k...
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Oxford Town Hall to become hub for startups and SMEs creating 120 jobs
Oxford Town Hall is offering office space to SMEs and entrepreneurs, creating up to 120 jobs, according to Oxford Times One St Aldates is a new business centre at Carfax that will house up to 16 firms...
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Teesside pet business to expand following Barclays funding
Image source: BuzzFarmers A Teesside entrepreneur today announced expansion plans for her business with funding from Barclays. Entrepreneur Andrea Summersgill decided to set up her own business in...
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Manchester Business School to change its name after £15 million donation
Image source: Gene Hunt Business School to become ‘Alliance Manchester Business School’ in September 2015 following a major donation from Lord Alliance of Manchester The University of Manchester has...
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MMU’s GradMatch offers funding for graduate interns
Image source: bensonk42 Manchester Metropolitan University’s graduate employment initiative GradMatch is providing funding for businesses to recruit 2014 graduates for 8-week internships. This year’s...
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Leeds furniture entrepreneur aims for £1 million turnover after one year trading
Leeds entrepreneur Daniel Fairburn launched online furniture company Out & Out Original one year ago and has now set his sights on the £1 million mark for 2015. In May 2013, Daniel founded and...
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West Yorkshire textile delegation set to talk fashion and fabrics at Shanghai...
Image source: seto_supraenergy A delegation of Yorkshrie textile manufacturers are set to travel to Shanghai as part of fabric and fashion exhibition ‘Intertextile’ in collaboration with UK Trade...
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Teesside Uni student launches search engine identifying gluten free products
Image source: mnem MSc Marketing Management student at Teesside University Satwinder Badesha has launched a search engine identifying gluten free products, Gluten Free Occasions, following a £6,500...
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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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20% Yorkshire high net worth individuals plan to move within 5 years
Image source: Peter-Ashley More than one in five wealthy individuals in Yorkshire and the North East are planning to move country within the next five years. This is according to the Barclays Wealth...
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This week’s North West appointments
Tom Heaton & Jennifer Jones, DS.Emotion Leeds-based creative and digital marketing agency DS.Emotion has major two major appointments. Tom Heaton, an award-winning creative has joined as creative...
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This week’s North East appointments
Newcastle software consultancy Scott Logic has appointed four new members its marketing team in Newcastle. Helen Ross leads the team with 14 years’ experience both at in-house marketing departments...
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Leeds furniture entrepreneur aims for £1 million turnover after one year trading
Leeds entrepreneur Daniel Fairburn launched online furniture company Out & Out Original one year ago and has now set his sights on the £1 million mark for 2015. In May 2013, Daniel founded and...
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