Oct
2008
Articles from 7th Oct 2008
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ID theft hits record high
Oct 07 2008 | Business News
Fred Hutchinson, director of Teesside’s Centre for Fraud and Financial Crime, which has been shortlisted for a Times Higher Education Award for Outstanding Employer Engagement Initiative, said: “We are already seeing fraud prevention budgets, including training, being reduced as these are easy areas to target in a downturn, despite the risks involved.” Read
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Job loss saw Nigel driving forward
Oct 07 2008 | Business News
A MIDDLESBROUGH entrepreneur has transformed the disappointment of redundancy into a new vehicle delivery business that has generated £400,000 in its first 19 months. Read
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It could be you
Oct 07 2008 | Business News
TODAY the search begins to find the best of the North-east’s business community. Read
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Social landlord in talks to buy 200 unsold homes
Oct 07 2008 | Business News
A SOCIAL landlord is hoping to help kick-start the North East housing market by buying up to 200 unsold homes and making them available for rent - with an option for residents to purchase in the future. Read
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Gary hopes to treble his sales
Oct 07 2008 | Business News
AN ambitious entrepreneur in the renewable and alternative energy markets is aiming to treble his sales to £30m in just three years after opening up a new £1m facility in Durham. Read
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46 companies draw on emergency support fund
Oct 07 2008 | Business News
ALMOST 50 North East firms have tapped into an emergency £10m support package set up to help regional businesses counter the economic downturn. Read
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This is right to ask, not right to train
Oct 07 2008 | Business News
LAST month, ministers introduced proposals for voluntary rights for employees to request time off to train. The CBI welcomed this, as compelling employers to train staff irrespective of circumstances would be unnecessary and counterproductive. Read
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Three letters make all the difference at Hut
Oct 07 2008 | Business News
PIZZA Hut is changing its name to overhaul its image and menu. After 35 years in the UK under the name Pizza Hut, the company will become Pasta Hut. Read
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Brown ‘is not doing enough’
Oct 07 2008 | Business News
ALMOST two out of three respondents to an nebusiness poll have claimed Gordon Brown should be replaced as Labour leader, as he prepares to meet EU finance ministers in Luxembourg today for emergency talks today on the world’s financial meltdown. Read
