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August 6, 2021

Business & Economy

Up to £2m secured by consortium to bring angel investment to North businesses

A consortium led by Sunderland-based North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC), has secured up to an additional £2m from Innovate UK to further encourage Business Angels to bring investment and expertise to pioneering innovative small and medium companies…

March 6, 2024

Promoted

Tackling the financial gender advice gap

We’ve seen significant improvements in equality, specifically around the gender gap, across various areas of life and business. However, while progress has been made, the gender financial advice gap is an area in which the financial services industry needs to…

July 14, 2023

Business & Economy

Newcastle hosts first global event on building cities of longevity

The National Innovation Centre for Ageing hosted a unique international conference on healthy ageing in cities.

May 17, 2019

Business & Economy

Newcastle ranks as one of the most pension aware cities in the UK

Newcastle is the UK city with the second highest number of pension-related queries, leaving London far behind, according to the latest Google trends and search queries for the first quarter of 2019. Other than the monthly reminder on your payslips…

May 24, 2021

Business & Economy

Region urged to shine a light on our tourism sector this English Tourism Week

NGI are calling on the region to show their support for the tourism industry, celebrating and sharing everything our area has to offer. As part of the week. NGI will be hosting an online webinar on Wednesday, May 26,…

May 6, 2020

Business & Economy

‘Cracking the Code’ online programme to aid business people navigate the new normal

Tynemouth-based mindset and elite performance coach Dr Maurice Duffy has launched ‘Cracking the Code’, an online programme aimed at preparing business people to navigate the uncertainty and ambiguity of commerce, as the UK gradually moves out of lockdown. Sharing the…

April 14, 2021

Technology

Landmark study on mixing vaccine doses launches in Newcastle

A new UK study investigating whether different coronavirus vaccines can be mixed to improve protection is taking place in Newcastle. The Com-Cov study, which started alternating doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines, will now include the Moderna and Novavax…

September 17, 2024

Ideas & Observations

Making workplace wellbeing a priority

How fit do you need to be to run a company? It is a question that has lingered with me for decades, ever since a newspaper reporter asked it to an American chief executive who was…