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The North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC) has launched the region’s first social enterprise incubator – designed to nurture entrepreneurs who want to use business as a force for good. Innovate for Good is a facility designed to hothouse entrepreneurs who share an aim to change the world for the better with their ideas, […]
The creation of a new centre for advanced manufacturing, the process industry and the engineering sector in Northumberland has moved a step closer, thanks to a multi-million pound investment. Advance Northumberland, Northumberland County Council and the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (North East LEP) have agreed to support investment of £2.7 million into Ashwood Business […]
Singletrack a fast-growing financial technology firm with offices in London and New York has opened a new base in Newcastle. Singletrack is a leading capital markets CRM and research distribution platform. Headquartered in London and with a US office in New York, Singletrack’s technology is used by investment banks and brokers around the world. Hoults […]
Verisure UK Services Limited has announced that the Quorum Business Park, North Tyneside, is the location of its new UK operating site, with a commitment to create 1,000 jobs. Verisure, has signed an 11-year lease at the 104,000 sq ft The NEON Building, which is currently being adapted to meet its needs. The company, which […]
The County Durham Growth Fund is celebrating having invested more than £500k in three businesses from across the county within 10 months of its launch. Established in April 2019, the three-year fund is a £4.9m investment scheme providing funding to small and medium sized businesses in County Durham to accelerate their growth. The fund overseen […]
Gateshead-based Turbo Power Systems Ltd (TPS) were honoured to welcome Chris Heaton-Harris, UK Minister of State for Transport and Counsellor Martin Gannon, Leader of Gateshead Council together with Nexus Managing Director Tobyn Hughes and Stadler Group CEO Thomas Ahlburg to their HQ on the Team Valley yesterday (27th January 2020). The visit follows a prestigious […]
Innovative technology company Kunasan Ltd has relocated to County Durham from the USA to bring its new sleep aid system, Frequen-ZZZ, to market in the UK. National statistics indicate that 1 in 3 of us suffer from poor sleep. Sleep deprivation is linked with chronic conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, insomnia and stress. Frequen-ZZZ is […]
The increasing importance of the Port of Blyth and the town’s Energy Central partnership to the future of the offshore energy and renewables industry in the UK has been witnessed by the Secretary of State for International Trade, Liz Truss, who visited the region today. Having spent time on the river itself, the Secretary of […]