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May 12, 2022

Business & Economy

Guest contributor – The big switch off

You know the cost of living crisis is really biting when the UK, a nation of TV fanatics, switches off. According to recently announced figures from market research firm Kantar, more than 1.5 million streaming subscriptions were cancelled in the…

July 31, 2024

Ideas & Observations

These are really exciting times for the North East: Councillor Nick Kemp

These are really exciting times for Newcastle and the North East, writes Nick Kemp. As the leader of Newcastle City Council, and with responsibility for the economy on the combined authority, I am absolutely clear of the alignment of the…

July 29, 2022

Ideas & Observations

Jeni Smith: The connection apocalypse

Jeni Smith is founder of networking and training consultancy NetKno. During her career, Jeni has won several awards in enterprise, including being named as one of the Future 100 Young Entrepreneurs in the UK, a Growth Accelerator Programme winner and a finalist in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2021.

October 7, 2019

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FSB calls on Government to support small firms with export vouchers

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling on the Government to give small firms a pre-Brexit injection of support by introducing export vouchers. The FSB is putting pressure on the Treasury to come forward with these vouchers, up to…

July 7, 2020

Business & Economy

CPI joins European consortium to enable personalised fast-moving consumer goods

CPI, an independent technology innovation centre and founding member of the UK Government’s High Value Manufacturing Catapult, has become a partner in a collaborative project working to benefit the European fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry. CPI will help to…

July 17, 2023

Build & Sustainability

Teesside University net-zero hub ‘will help lead UK’s green revolution’

The Tees Valley is primed to operate at β€œthe heart of the UK’s green industrial revolution” with a multi-million-pound innovation hub, academic bosses have said.

December 10, 2018

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Report recommends help for North East businesses post-Brexit

A new report has recommended that regions like the North East should receive additional business support from the Government after Brexit. It suggests that ‘less favoured areas’ (LFAs) need extra funding to help rebalance growth across the UK. The report,…

June 3, 2020

Business & Economy

Enshore Subsea plans to bring multi-billion pound new industry to the North East

Enshore Subsea, which has bases in Darlington and Blyth, is developing new solutions to responsibly recover minerals from the ocean floor. The minerals are essential for Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries and have the potential to create a billion-pound-a-year market in…