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Founder’s fears of move not on agenda

THE founder of Hargreaves Services has spoken of his fears the fast growing company could be pressured into leaving the North East – though the company’s chief executive has made it clear this is not on his agenda. Read

Poor weather brings slower sales for baker

BAKER Greggs has reported slower sales growth after being hit by bad weather and the credit crunch. The Newcastle firm revealed in an interim management statement that like-for-like sales increased by 4.7% in the 19 weeks to May 10, compared to 6.2% for the first 10 weeks of the year. Read

Business Awards 2007

Darchem Engineering wins top company title

DARCHEM Engineering was last night named the Company of the Year at the biggest and best business awards in the North East. Read

Steve Brown, Regional Managing Director of Trinity Mirror North East

We are a region of business champions

THE North East Business Awards are, in my view, more important this year than ever. The region has had a tough few months. Read

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Your essential directory of hundreds of key decision makers, people of influence and business bosses in the North East. Read

Business Blog

Big brother is watching

With every year that passes, our working lives seem to creep closer and closer to the pages of 1984. Read

Qualified opinions
Tommorow myself and my business partner are off to a meeting with a buyer at a large museum who may hopefully, possibly, maybe, want us to create a product specifically for them....Read
How's this for a cod piece?
With my fellow members of LEAF , I spent last Tuesday in the Lincoln area on a training day which included Grimsby Fish Market ....Read

Technology News

‘Mr Bean’s’ u-nique bid to get rich quick

A SERIAL online entrepreneur has launched the ultimate get-rich-quick plan – to build a £10m business in two years by selling ‘magic beans’ to 100,000 people. Read

Idea alone can still take on the world

Andrew Mernin meets the next generation of North East online entrepreneurs and asks a man who remembers the original dotcom boom about the challenges they are likely to face. Read

The Dealmakers

Dickinson Dees will give advice on £70m scheme

THE London Borough of Croydon has appointed Newcastle-based Dickinson Dees LLP to advise on a £70m regeneration of a Surrey town and a project to improve leisure centres across the county. Read

Stephen heads bank’s new team

LLOYDS TSB Corporate Markets has announced the appointment of Stephen Carmichael, as director in its North East office, where, alongside recent recruit, Gary Chapman, he will head up the new team created specifically for corporate finance transactions. Read