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North East Rural Growth Network Releases Further Call for Rural Business Capital Projects
North East Rural Growth Network Releases Further Call for Rural Business Capital Projects

Further funds have been released by the North East Rural Growth Network to support the growth of businesses in rural Northumberland, Durham and Gateshead. A call has been made for businesses to apply for two separate funds – the Strategic Economic Infrastructure Fund (SEIF) and the Rural Business Growth Fund (RGBF). The SEIF can support […]

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County Durham innovation project is launched to support firms scale up in the space industry
County Durham innovation project is launched to support firms scale up in the space industry

A new, five year innovation project is being launched at the North East Technology Park (NETPark) to help companies tapping into the space industry scale up faster.  The innovation project named STEPHANIE is being delivered by Business Durham and will support companies tapping into the thriving space industry scale up faster as they take their cutting edge products to market. STEPHANIE, is […]

Businesses Flock to Salvus House
Businesses Flock to Salvus House

A FLAGSHIP £3.4m Durham City office space and business incubator unit is celebrating attracting growing and industry leading businesses to its bespoke accommodation. Just six months after it opened, Salvus House at Aykley Heads is now home to firms in the engineering, communications and digital design industries. Salvus House is a multi-award winning office building […]

Show Preview: Manufacturing & Engineering Conference 2017
Show Preview: Manufacturing & Engineering Conference 2017

Manufacturing & Engineering 2017 5th – 6th July, Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle The Manufacturing and Engineering event has always brought together industry experts, innovators and manufacturing specialists with those that can use them in ways to produce products that are better, faster, stronger, cheaper, or whatever it is that your market or business demands. Now, […]

Digital Skills Summit to Address Tech Skills Gap
Digital Skills Summit to Address Tech Skills Gap

Sunderland Software City is working in collaboration with education pressure group The Education Foundation to host the first Digital Skills Summit in Sunderland on the 20th June. The summit will bring together key representatives from the tech industry, education and policy makers to discuss, debate and action the main priorities for tackling the digital skills […]

Energy Central to launch at world’s largest offshore wind exhibition
Energy Central to launch at world’s largest offshore wind exhibition

A premier offshore energy location based in Blyth, Northumberland, Energy Central, aims to attract investment from the energy sector at its official launch this month at London’s Global Offshore Wind 2017 exhibition from June 6th until June 8th. Energy Central is situated on the East Coast of the UK and provides access to nearly 200 […]

Tech Talent at Sunderland Recruitment Event
Tech Talent at Sunderland Recruitment Event

On 25th May the North East’s biggest tech recruitment fair, Tech Talent, returned to the Sunderland Software Centre. Ran by Sunderland Software City, the organisation enabling the growth of the software sector in the North East of England, Tech Talent attracted job seekers eager to discover career opportunities and meet with representatives from 50 of […]

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Thinking Digital highlights the importance of digital innovation within all sectors
Thinking Digital highlights the importance of digital innovation within all sectors

Last week I attended Thinking Digital Newcastle. Now in its tenth year, the conference brings together a large crowd and a stellar group of speakers; from company CEOs, entrepreneurs, scientists and artists, the conference draws on all things ’digital’ and how innovation and breaking boundaries is what we all should aspire to. In a room […]