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It wrks for Gary

BLACKHALL COLLIERY man Gary Coulthard is one of nearly 600 regional entrepreneurs who have realised their dreams of starting their own business, thanks to Government-backed business support agency Entrust. Read

WISE up to helpingcommunity

BUSINESS and organisations in Redcar and Cleveland get wise to social enterprise tomorrow through a unique event showcasing the vital role of community organisations involved with social enterprise activities in the borough. Read

Grant support for creativity

FLEDGLING company Babel Digital is among six creative firms to receive thousands of pounds in start-up funding through Tees’ DigitalCity enterprise hub. Read

Eyes open to size of UK waste problems

THE DIRECTOR of a company formed to develop sustainable materials for the construction industry has become one of the first in the region to gain a nationally recognised waste awareness qualification. Read

Trioonthemove

BELASIS HALL business park near Billingham is helping three companies to achieve success. Read

A TRADITIONAL seaside sweet shop is up for sale on Teesside.

Allsorts on The Front, Seaton Carew, trades as an off licence, confectioners and general store. Read

Short Term Fixed Rate

Accord Mortgages is offering a fixed rate deal until April 30, 2010, at a rate of 5.49%, reverting to its standard variable rate for the remaining term of the mortgage, currently 7.5%. Read

A decade of success for Epicurus Events

THE GAZETTE’S Tees Valley Business Awards tomorrow will be a platform for a successful food business celebrating 10 years of trading this month. Read

Fair chance to join energy boom

NOF Energy is to launch the Jobs4Energy Recruitment Fair 2008 - a new recruitment event to help address the skills shortage facing the oil, gas and energy-related sectors. Read

Arts status opens new learning world

MORE YOUNG people than ever before will be encouraged to follow a career in the arts following the accreditation of Middlesbrough’s Tees Valley Training Centre as part of the national Arts Award scheme. Read

Region’schefsto cook up a storm

A REGION-wide competition has been launched to find the next Gordon Ramsey - someone with a certain ‘je ne sais quoi’ who can stand the heat of the Hell’s Kitchen. Read

PARENTAL LEAVE

Q. Who has the right to Parental Leave? Read

Trainees’ winningmessage on safety

TTE Technical Training Group students are driving home an important road safety message. Read

SO what’s red, iconic and hangs around Middlesbrough Town Hall ?

Well, it’s that row of old phone boxes between the Empire Club and the town hall crypt. That set has, it seems, arrived in a volume celebrating all that's good in British design Read

Time to plug into the renewables gap

A RENEWABLE energy connection business has won a contract that could help Tees Valley become part of the UK’s first “renewables ready region”. Read

Help and advice if you want to look East...

UK Trade and Investment works with a wide range of partners to help Teesside firms enter and become more competitive in overseas markets, including China. Read

China’s expansion boosting business on Teesside

“In China, people are very commercial. Everybody wants to be a millionaire,” says Wen Cai, the Chinese-born, Middlesbrough-based md of business introduction service UK-China Connex. Read

TUC calls for ‘green’ power tax

THE Government has been urged to introduce a “green” windfall tax on energy firms and spend the money on tackling fuel poverty and creating environmental jobs. Read

Dos and don’ts behind the bamboo curtain

The Orient is not as inscrutable as it might first appear, but the golden rule is take an interpreter. Read

Backing for action on ‘highway’ robbery!

GOVERNMENT steps to protect creative industries from being robbed of ideas have been welcomed by the head of Teesside’s Institute of Digital Innovation. Read