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March 23, 2022

Ideas & Observations

Helping you to grow your business

Professor Hannah Hesselgreaves, from Newcastle Business School, explains more about the part-funded, practical management training programme for SMEs looking to drive post-pandemic growth.

November 7, 2016

Business & Economy

Space Group brings acclaimed conference to the North East

Previously held in London and Manchester, BIM Show Live founders; Space Group’s CEO Rob Charlton and Technology Director Adam Ward, and Product Manager at Autodesk James Austin wanted to bring the show back to its roots, a natural fit…

August 15, 2019

Business & Economy

Office interiors entrepreneur is part of the furniture at the BIC

An entrepreneur who started his office interiors business with support from the North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC) has himself become part of the furniture after moving into his own dedicated workspace. Michael White had the idea for his…

July 22, 2020

Business & Economy

Newcastle media agency wins host of national accounts as buyers move online

North East media agency Route, based at creative hub, Generator Studios, Newcastle, with a sister office in Brighton, has picked up a raft of new national accounts, driven by the boom in online sales. Route, founded by Darren Davidson and…

March 15, 2019

Business & Economy

Government must increase investment in R&D to reach its targets, says TUC

New figures on research & development investment, published this week (March 14) by the Office for National Statistics, show that the UK continues to trail a long way behind its competitors, says the TUC. In 2017, UK R&D investment was…

October 10, 2019

Uncategorised

TSB data shows impact of money issues on mental health in the North East

New research by challenger bank TSB shows that over half of people living in the North East have experienced money related issues, with 83 per cent of them saying that it has impacted their mental health. The research comes off…

October 1, 2019

Business & Economy

Sunderland awarded funding for University Enterprise Zone

The University of Sunderland has been awarded £600,000 in new Government funding to create a University Enterprise Zone (UEZ) that will strengthen collaborative ties between higher education and businesses in the region. The aim of the initiative is to stimulate…

September 28, 2020

Business & Economy

Energi Coast launches new offshore wind group to fuel innovation

An offshore wind sector organisation has launched a venture to support the industry’s long-term future. Energi Coast says its Innovation Group will help fuel major advancements across areas such as operations, maintenance and energy storage. Led by Simon Hogg, Ørsted professor…