Thirteen set top open permanent Stockton store
Following the success of its pop-up earlier this year, Thirteen’s vibrant permanent Stockton store is gearing up to open safely on Monday 3 August...
North East sees growing distress despite government support measures
Businesses across almost all sectors in the North East saw a marked increase in early signs of distress in the second quarter of 2020,...
Swinton site manager wins first Pride in the Job award
A site manager working at Bellway’s The Brackens development off Campbell Road in Swinton has received a prestigious National House Building Council (NHBC) Pride...
Mercia opens NPIF & CBILS applications to SMEs in the Northern Powerhouse region
Finance provider Mercia is now offering NPIF loans of £100,000 to £750,000 backed by the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).
IGF appoints Adam Bradbury as ABL Business Development Director to support growth in the...
Independent Growth Finance (IGF), a leading independent commercial finance provider, has appointed Adam Bradbury as ABL Business Development Director. Adam joins IGF after two years at BNP Paribas Commercial Finance, as Business Development Manager.
Extra holidays for low carbon travel could devastate small businesses, says Darlington HR expert
The offer of extra holidays to encourage greener travel abroad could be detrimental to SMEs, according to Darlington-based HR2day.
The scheme, which is being piloted...
Waddington Street Centre receives makeover ahead of post-lockdown reopening
A makeover project delivered by the developers of Milburngate and North East construction company Tolent at Durham mental health charity, the Waddington Street Centre,...
Active’s Jess is first class
A client support officer at Active Chartered Financial Planners is celebrating after achieving a first-class honours degree at Teesside University.
Jessica Armstrong, 25, from Middlesbrough...
Business distress in Sheffield up by 7% amid Government financial measures to reduce covid...
Despite Government initiatives to protect business from the effects of lockdown and the coronavirus, financial problems among Sheffield businesses had increased by 7% to...
Acquisition strategies and the role of private equity
Roshan Puri, Investment Director, YFM Equity Partners:
Buy-and-build, roll-up, bolt-on – these sounds more like manufacturing processes than strategies to grow a business. While the...
