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January 6, 2021

Business & Economy

Baker Greggs axes jobs and issues COVID-19 profit caution – but remains ‘optimistic for growth’

A high street baker has warned profits are not likely to return to pre-COVID-19 levels until 2022 at the earliest as the pandemic – which has forced it to make hundreds of redundancies – continues to impact on trade. Greggs…

February 7, 2022

Ideas & Observations

Tech start up Funky Trade launches

A tech start up has launched aiming to help exhibition organisers run events more smoothly. Funky Trade is led by 24-year old entrepreneur Katy Emmett, based in Newcastle. Funky…

May 28, 2020

Business & Economy

Ward Hadaway partners with Scaleup North East to help firms get back to business

Ward Hadaway has teamed up with Scaleup North East to help companies impacted by the coronavirus pandemic put plans in place to get back to business. Scaleup North East works with businesses with the potential to achieve high levels of…

October 14, 2020

Business & Economy

SME leadership programme launches in the North East

A new, fully-funded leadership programme, created to help SMEs build resilience, tackle the challenges they’re facing during COVID-19, and drive future growth, is now underway with its first cohort from across the North East. Supported by the Department for Business,…

March 10, 2022

Build & Sustainability

Redcar and Cleveland College unveils plans for Clean Energy Education Hub

A college has unveiled plans for a £3.2 million base to train the energy workers of tomorrow.

March 2, 2018

Business & Economy

Business School appoints educational leader as new Goldman Visiting Professor

Newcastle University Business School has appointed Alison Shaw as this year’s David Goldman Visiting Professor. Among the areas Alison will contribute to as the Goldman Professor are working with the University’s academics and students to consider and prepare for the…

November 22, 2021

Business & Economy

UK still has ‘shot at redemption’ to level up economy – but action must start now, warns CBI

Delivering economic growth in every place in the UK will be the determining factor in the success or failure of the Government’s ‘levelling-up’ agenda, a business organisation has warned. And the route to achieving that will be by creating – or building on – clusters of economic activity…

February 22, 2019

Technology

Tech entrepreneur takes on first employee to support business growth

A training professional is proving he has the recipe for success after taking on his first employee to support business growth. Sunderland-born Michael Ditchburn, founder of ThinkBiscuit Media, a business that specialises in supporting clients with digital eLearning solutions, videos…