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Global healthcare giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has joined Captured, a programme in which experienced professionals from large organisations help small companies grow and develop their business. Run by Newcastle University Business School, the scheme has received the backing of some of…

A North East entrepreneurial membership organisation has strengthened its executive team with a series of appointments. The Entrepreneurs’ Forum has welcomed John Waterworth, founder of Parkdean Resorts, and Visualsoft chief executive Dean Benson to its board. John co-founded Parkdean Resorts in…

A business support organisation has shifted services online to help operators during the coronavirus crisis. The Teesside University-led DigitalCity initiative has vowed to remain “here to listen and help” firms through the outbreak. Director Lynsey Robinson said its support includes virtual…

A North East start-up established to help other entrepreneurs fulfil their ambitions has pledged to back 5,000 businesses with finance by April 2020. Gateshead-based Transmit Start-Ups has set itself a challenge to reach the ambitious milestone as part of its…

A rising star of the cycling world who rides for the team established by legendary cyclist Dame Sarah Storey has taken a job with one of the team’s sponsors. Anna Kay, the youngest member of Storey Racing at only 19…

The STEM Ambassador Hub North East, part of RTC North, is set for growth attracting two new faces to the team. The Hub, which covers the vast patch of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Tees Valley, has grown…

A cybersecurity firm says it will “build its brand and market position” following £500,000 support.

The team behind a series of North East companies has announced expansion plans in response to rising demand for its award-winning services from entrepreneurs around the UK. Transmit Start-Ups launched in 2013 after becoming a national delivery partner of the Start Up Loans…