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No stopping on the road to success

Once your business is established and running well, you may be inclined to let things run as they are. However, in the fast-paced world of business, it could be the right time to plan your next move. Christopher Knox looks at the avenues that are open for the ambitious entrepreneur. Read

Pinpointing why women go solo

Women make up a bigger proportion of the North-East’s entrepreneurs than anywhere else in the UK. Karen Dent asks why. Read

Hard year could end in a soft landing

RETAILERS endured a worse Christmas than expected, according to figures showing sales in December growing at their weakest rate for three years. Read

Where some wives fear to tread

THERE is a club in the heart of Newcastle where mobile phones are banned, there is no loud music and all the staff know its members by name. In The Northern Counties Club, whole Northumberland estates were once reputedly won and lost on the turn of a card, and lunchtimes lasted hours. Urmee Khan reports. Read

How training can help

WHATEVER the size of your business and whichever sector you operate in, to be successful you need to identify any areas where you’re under-performing and make improvements. Read

Where next for entrepreneurs?

Where should aspiring entrepreneurs look now for opportunity? Entrepreneurs' Forum chief executive Carole Beverley, gives some indicators. Read

The ‘e’ card makes Christmas sense

DID you know more than a third of North-east companies send out at least 100 Christmas cards each year? Read

North entrepreneurs to bridge Gulf

As oil-rich Arab nations invest their wealth in developing new sectors such as tourism, retail and construction, a multitude of opportunities are opening up for British companies. Andrew Mernin talks to three North-East businesses hoping to unearth untold riches in the desert by embarking on a trade trip to the Gulf. Read

Business Barometer

Welcome to The Journal’s latest Business Barometer looking at business sentiment and confidence across the North-East. We have linked up with Newcastle Business School, part of Northumbria University, to survey key executives at the region’s biggest companies, as listed in our Top 200 publication. We hope this will prove a useful tool for our readers to understand how the business community is thinking about the key issues affecting them – and how they see the economy developing over the coming months. Read

Full of worldwide promise

The air travel first which Emirates has claimed by launching its long-haul daily service from Newcastle is one of many achieved by the airline in its short history. Its president tells Sarah French about what the investment means for the company and the region Read

It’s nuts to miss out on Brazil

WHEN most growing firms target a rapidly emerging market with huge opportunity for growth and a relatively low cost of doing business, India and China are no doubt top of the list. Read

Skills shortage will cause future issues

DESPITE the efforts of local authorities and the region’s mass employers the North-East still falls short when it comes to skills in the workplace. Read

Science city plan needs brains

The North-East’s science industry is stronger than ever. But Andrew Mernin also finds it faces serious challenges ahead. Read

Communication is the key

Some employers are still discriminating against employees with cancer Simon Loy spotlights the problem Read

Time for pubs to try new custom?

Where have all the good times gone? Bars and clubs are still busy, but changes to licensing laws and an economic slowdown have taken the edge off the leisure industry's performance. Graeme King investigates. Read