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August 12, 2020

Business & Economy

Muckle LLP pledges significant support to North East communities

Newcastle-based law firm for businesses Muckle LLP is making another substantial contribution to its charitable fund – committing in excess of Β£30,000 to support community projects across the North East over the next 12 months. The charitable Muckle Fund, set…

September 28, 2018

Business & Economy

Places limited as more companies book for Incubator Zone

County Durham SMEs are being encouraged to book their place at this year’s EMCON Incubator Zone as only a handful of stands remain. Seventeen companies have already booked their place on the programme, the latest recruits being Consett-based Ashgarth Engineering…

August 12, 2020

Business & Economy

New partnership set to positively impact community sport

Two of North East sport’s key players have entered into a wide-ranging partnership set to impact positively on community sport across the region. Newcastle Eagles has announced grassroots sport organisation GiveToLocal is the club’s new main sponsor. And a far-reaching agreement…

July 18, 2024

Ideas & Observations

Dame Julia Hoggett: Scaling UK companies must be a priority to benefit whole economy

The North East has a rich heritage of innovation and entrepreneurship, and my recent visit to Tyneside showed this in abundance, with a thriving ecosystem of entrepreneurs helping each other to succeed and, importantly, create great jobs,…

October 15, 2020

Business & Economy

GiveToLocal shows commitment to backing sport

GiveToLocal has underpinned its commitment to backing sport, boosting business and building networks by adding a new corporate relations manager to its rapidly expanding senior team. Glaswegian James Rooney joins the North East-based organisation with a brief to onboard national…

August 19, 2020

Business & Economy

North East England Chamber of Commerce backs GiveToLocal

Tyneside-based GiveToLocal has joined the North East England Chamber of Commerce, in a move set to help expand the positive impact made by the organisation’s growing network of corporate partners. As part of their commitment to help revitalise and rejuvenate…

January 14, 2016

Business & Economy

Sunderland among top UK spots to start a business

The city achieves fifth position in an analysis of all 69 UK cities Sunderland has been named as one of the best cities in the UK to start a new business. Sunderland took fifth spot in an analysis of all 69…

June 23, 2022

Ideas & Observations

The B Corp community: balancing purpose and profit

On May 26, the North East's B Corp community met to celebrate the launch of B Social, a community of people using business as a force for good, a new kind of business that balance purpose and profit. Graham Purvis, managing director of Robson Laidler, and Mandy Barker, founder and creative director of Sail, reflect on the collective momentum of the regional B Corp community