This week’s North West appointments
Law firm Freeman Fisher has expanded its commercial litigation team with the appointment of Louise Goodwin as an associate. Louise has joined from DAC Beachcroft, where she was a senior solicitor and...
View ArticleBerkshire entrepreneur launches fashion range for tall women
Luxury clothing brand, Leggy Threads, has been launched by British designer Sarah Stoker Bracknell-based Leggy Threads uses only British manufacturers and is designed to meet the needs of women who...
View ArticleNorth East entrepreneurs report increase in employment, sales and profits in Q3
Image source: Images_of_Money North East entrepreneurs are reporting increased employment, sales and profits from the third quarter of 2014, according to the latest Entrepreneurs’ Forum Business...
View ArticleGuildford tuition provider opens 100th centre following £30 million investment
Image source: Lauren Manning Surrey-based children’s tuition provider Explore Learning has opened its 100th centre after a £30 million investment from Graphite Capital. The company, which opened its...
View ArticleTeesside entrepreneur launches new salon with Barclays funding
Teesside entrepreneur Chris Langley has fulfilled a long held dream to open a new salon, thanks to funding from Barclays. Chris, who has been hairdressing since leaving school, has worked at many...
View ArticleBdaily’s top 10 rising North East entrepreneurs of 2014
Bdaily presents the North East’s rising entrepreneurs of 2014. Check out some of our favourite budding businessmen and women from the region who have impressed us this year. 1. Andy Stephenson,...
View ArticleHigh performing, fast growing MSB’s generate revenues of £158 billion
Image source: Yosuke WATANABE The top 1,000 fast-growth medium sized businesses generated £158 billion and accounted for 9.2% of GDP last year according to research by Deloitte. The report, Businesses...
View ArticleYoung North East based entrepreneur launches massage startup
Young North-East student Scot Walton has sprinted ahead of the competition by opening his own business, while still studying at university. Scot started Active Massage in July, and the Sports and...
View ArticleMawdsley-based Chocolate Magic tastes sweet success of growth
Mawdsley-based manufacturer Chocolate Magic has located to new premises and acquired new machinery to increase production, thanks to the Growth Mentoring programme run by Boost Business Lancashire....
View ArticleThis week’s Yorkshire appointments
Sanderson Weatherall, Dominic Towler Leeds-based chartered surveyors and property consultancy Sanderson Weatherall has expanded its agency team, with the appointment of Dominic Towler as graduate...
View ArticleThis week’s North East appointments
David Curry, Tom Etterley and Chris Raby; Owen Pugh North East civil engineering firm, which employs over 400 people from its five regional offices including its head office in Dudley, has made three...
View Article2000 jobs created by Manchester Investment Development Agency Service
Image source: photologue_np Manchester Investment Development Agency Service (MIDAS), now part of the Manchester Growth Company, has facilitated the creation of 2,093 jobs in Greater Manchester across...
View ArticleHarrogate entrepreneur secures £10k investment for interiors business Lime Lace
Harrogate entrepreneur Sam King has secured a £10k investment in her business, home ornaments and interiors business, Lime Lace. Lime Lace was launched in August 2012 when Sam realised there was a gap...
View ArticleNew Bolton clinic for physiotherapy group thanks to five figure loan
A Lancashire physiotherapy group has expanded with the purchase of an established practice in Bolton, supported by Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. In order to purchase the Bolton practice, the...
View ArticleAdvanced engineering and manufacturing college to open in South Tyneside
Image source: Will Scullin South Tyneside College is to open a "UK first" Career College specialising in Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering and Computer Science, set to open in September 2015. The...
View ArticleTransatlantic export success for Barnsley turbocharger supplier as it hits...
Barnsley exporter Melett, a supplier of replacement turbocharger parts, is looking across the Atlantic to drive further growth as US consumers turn to more fuel efficient vehicles. Melett has grown...
View ArticleNorth East entrepreneur launches Redcar funeral business
Guisborough raised entrepreneur Michelle Balam has returned to her North East roots in a bid to realise her dream of running a business. Michelle has launched Roseberry Funeral Service in Redcar,...
View ArticleNumber of Leeds and York jobseekers falls again
Image source: Jason Cartwright Numbers of Leeds and York jobseekers have fallen again this month according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics. Overall the results have shown the...
View ArticleBradford’s Driver Hire on recruitment drive after record £2.1 million weekly...
Bradford-based transport and logistics recruiter Driver Hire is set for further recruitment after hitting record weekly turnover of £2.2 million turnover. The final two weeks in November saw the...
View ArticleYorkshire’s F&G Commercial acquires Pendragon-owned firm
Yorkshire-based DAF truck dealership, F&G Commercials, has acquired North West counterpart Chatfields DAF Manchester from Pendragon. F&G, which has sites in Barnsley, Huddersfield and Oldham,...
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