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January 10, 2021

Arts & Culture

North East-born Chris Rickaby pens novel written in Geordie dialect

Chris Rickaby, writer of one of this year’s The Times ‘Books of the Year’ has recently brought out, Billy Quiz and the Mission to Mars, published by One Word Press, as a homage to his childhood growing up in…

September 1, 2016

Business & Economy

Strong growth has seen big rise in profits for North East ICT provider

ICT solutions provider Smart IT has grown rapidly over the last 12 months due to increased client demand for the services it offers. Smart IT provides infrastructure solutions, hardware and software, maintenance and support and deployment of telephony integration to SME clients…

March 5, 2023

Ideas & Observations

Guest contributor: Progressive leadership: why inclusivity, authenticity and clarity of purpose are key

We have a national skills shortage across most sectors and business types so retaining, training and motivating your existing team is crucial.

October 9, 2023

Uncategorised

Q&A: Donna Bulmer, managing partner at Haines Watts

Tell us about your career journey to date and your role at Haines Watts. I started my career at Haines Watts 27 years ago, straight out of University. After joining I trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant, and it…

September 17, 2020

Business & Economy

Enquiries jump 60 per cent for Durham start-up support programme 

A newly launched enterprise support programme in County Durham has seen a rapid increase in enquiries from would-be entrepreneurs looking to take the leap and start a new career working for themselves. The business support team at TEDCO has seen…

October 11, 2021

Business & Economy

Women business leaders leave students beaming

Women from some of Sunderland’s leading employers joined forces last month, to inspire the next generation of talent to consider careers in business.

September 23, 2024

Promoted

Transforming brands, transforming business

“Do you know what, I think you two should meet – you’d really get on!”, so said the mutual friend who first introduced Sarah McCrady and Nina Walton. Ten years later, alongside their budding friendship, the unique brand…