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Newcastle students’ holiday business startup generates £100k first year turnover
While many of their counterparts may be enjoying the traditional student life, one group of 22-year-olds has launched a successful holiday business with help and support from Northumbria University,...
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Liverpool-based Dipstix raises £300k via crowdfunding
Liverpool’s Dipstix, an MOT, servicing and vehicle repair comparison website has reached its investment target of £300k, enabling the business to grow into a national brand. Founded by the former UK...
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Chester-based care entrepreneur acquires SureCare from Housing & Care 21
The boss of Chester-based care company SureCare has acquired the business from Housing & Care 21. Gary Farrer, who has been SureCare’s managing director for two years, has completed a deal to buy...
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UK businesses are optimistic about job prospects
Image source: Images_of_Money Britain’s businesses are looking forward to a positive future as optimism about job prospects continues to grow. According to a series of recent research, workers from...
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Manchester combines rugby with coffee
Warrington-based Jon Wilkin and Manchester-based Mark Flanagan are both professional rugby league players who decided to make their second love of coffee into a business. Their new venture, Pot Kettle...
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Manchester graduate launches rucksack business with help of crowdfunding
A Manchester graduate has created a brand new type of rucksack and raised the money via crowdfunding to go into production. A campaign on Kickstarter to raise £29.7k has resulted in £52.5k being...
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Surge in profits for Leeds removal specialists after joining UK’s largest...
One of Yorkshire’s most established removal businesses has enjoyed a huge surge in profits just three months after being selected to join the country’s largest independent network of movers. Britannia...
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Blackpool has the highest concentration of start-ups in the North West
Image source: Ingy The Wingy Research by Cebr for Johnston Press reveals hotspots in research, technology, networking, and creativity to rival the capital. The first-ever nationwide UK Local...
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NECC backs One North plan
Image source: altogetherfool Six Chambers of Commerce, including the NECC, have written to George Osborne, backing proposals included in the One North plan. The letter was signed by the chief...
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DJ turns entrepreneur with new record store start-up
Image source: gagilas A North East DJ has launched a new North East music shop venture after noting an upward trend in vinyl sales and a noticeable gap in the market for a specialist store. Antony...
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This week’s Yorkshire appointments
Deloitte, Tony Reeves The former chief executive of Bradford City Council, Tony Reeves, has joined business advisory firm Deloitte. Reeves, who was also deputy chief executive of Wakefield Council,...
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This week’s North West appointments
Anne McKee & Carol Reilly, Praetura Asset Finance Blackburn-based Praetura Asset Finance has appointed Anne McKee and Carol Reilly to its team. Anne joins the firm as operations supervisor...
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This week’s North East appointments
Lynsdey Johnson & Hayley Forster, Elm EV Elm EV, the region’s leading electric charge point installer, has appointed Lyndsey Johnson and Hayley Forster to its team. Lyndsey Johnson, former...
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North West councils are acting to help small businesses
Image source: andresfranco.net Salford and Trafford council are following the example of Bolton council to help small businesses get paid faster. After being written to by the FSB local councils are...
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Cheadle-based language company plans to expand
A Cheadle based translation and language teaching company are looking to expand and increase their profits with a £40k investment. Andrea Nicholls co-owns two sister companies with her brother-in-law...
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Local mum launches parent and baby activity business in Jesmond and Wallsend
Following the birth of her son, local mum Jenna Davy was inspired to set up a business to provide parents / carers with an opportunity to spend quality time with their babies through relaxation,...
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Northumberland entrepreneur launches first barbershop of planned...
A teenage passion for cutting hair and a dream of running his own business has led 25 year old Steven Ong to open Stevie Cuts, a barbershop that he plans will be the first of a chain across the North...
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West Yorkshire has ‘best location’ for startups and ‘enormous potential’ as...
Image source: Melfiire According to a new UK Innovation Index, West Yorkshire which is currently mid-table on the Index, has "enormous potential" as innovation hubs of tomorrow and also houses the...
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Northumbria creates fund for next generation of entrepreneurs and startups
Students startups will be given a new boost after the launch of an enterprise and innovation fund at Northumbria University. Northumbria University, Newcastle launched the initiative at a fundraising...
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Manchester student turned bar entrepreneur to expand across the North West
A Manchester university student is successfully running two bars with plans to expand to ten bars in the next five years. Taps and Epernay on Watson street in Manchester are two very different places...
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