Jan
2010
Articles from 20th Jan 2010
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Success is sweet for soft drinks brewer
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
A TRADITIONAL soft drinks brewer with a 105-year history in the region is fizzing after securing a number of contracts since attending a Business Link showcase event. Read
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Events to give you a head start
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
BUSINESS Link hosts a wide range of events for businesses at all stages of development including free workshops offering advice on all aspects of starting a business. Read
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Staggering to feet and straight into an uncertain future
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
BRITAIN'S return from the brink of economic catastrophe will be slow and unsteady on a road full of pitfalls, the HSBC’s chief UK economist Mark Berrisford-Smith told members of the Entrepreneurs’ Forum this month. Read
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Two categories are still open for nominations
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
THERE is still more than three weeks left to put your business in with a chance of winning two of the titles at the North East’s biggest and best business awards. Read
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ITV loses fight over ad price
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
A PROPOSAL by ITV to alter rules governing how much they can charge advertisers has been rebuffed by the Competition Commission. Read
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Banking giant reports 2009 'progress'
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
US banking giant Citigroup has reported a full-year loss but hailed "enormous progress in 2009" after it paid off nearly half the bail-out loans it received from the Government. Read
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Snood brings Burberry profits
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
LUXURY fashion group Burberry yesterday hailed the success of its snood headgear in pre-Christmas trading as it flagged up stronger-than-expected annual profits. Read
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Talk Talk spots winning opportunity
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
SPONSORSHIP of ITV’s hit show The X-Factor helped Carphone Warehouse’s TalkTalk broadband business add another 36,000 customers in the third quarter, the group said yesterday. Read
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Second water company accepts ruling
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
WATER supplier Severn Trent has said it will not challenge the water regulator's "tough" ruling that it cut average household bills by 4% in real terms by 2015. Read
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Inflation jump is highest since records began
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
INFLATION jumped at a record rate to 2.9% in December - much higher than expected by the City, with the data pushing up the value of the pound. Read
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Time to motor for Government electric cars cash
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
TEES Valley companies need to get a move on if they want to secure as much Government cash for electric cars as possible. Read
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More needed for rescue, warns Corus chief
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
SUBSTANTIAL government investment could be key to the future of Teesside Cast Products at Redcar. But a £11m wage subsidy to keep workers in their jobs beyond February would not be nearly enough to save the plant, MD Jon Bolton said yesterday. Read
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North East mum sets up counselling service
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
A MOTHER of two who suffered from depression and anorexia has started her own business to help others with similar problems. Read
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Cramlington phone company weathers storm
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
A TRICKY period for a mobile phone company which saw revenues plummet seems to be over after it secured a multi-million-pound contract with one of the world's main network suppliers and set itself on track for annual sales growth once more. Read
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North East MP's sliver of hope for Corus workers
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
A SLIVER of hope for 1,600 workers at Corus's steel Teesside Cast Products (TCP) plant was last night offered by North East Minister Nick Brown. Read
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Student website success
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
A FORMER Northumbria University student is returning to Newcastle with an online enterprise designed to help businesses get to grips with the city’s students. Read
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Consett woman launches horsebox hire firm
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
A TRIP to see the Queen with her miniature mule provided the inspiration for a County Durham carer to start her own business. Read
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Jobs boost for Wallsend subsea vehicle maker
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
MORE than 75 jobs are to be created at a Tyneside subsea vehicle maker, on the back of the 40 jobs it has created in the last year, as it aims for a 50% rise in sales this year to £75m. Read
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Businesses urged to pave way for electric cars in North East
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
BUSINESSES have been urged to help pave the way for the introduction of electric vehicles across the North East. Read
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Credit crunch will change the way businesses think
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
Will the next 12 months see us finally shake off the recession and return to the buoyant conditions we enjoyed before the credit crunch reared its ugly head? Or could there perhaps be even darker times ahead? Read
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Unique opportunity at Newcastle-based company
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
JOHN Porrett has quit a well-paid job at the region's largest independent store chain to concentrate on running his own business. Read
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Prudhoe demolition business built on strong foundations
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
DEMOLITION and construction firm boss John Thompson says it has been a difficult 12 months for his business with turnover well down on the previous year. Read
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Subway sarnie shop is set to hit double
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
SANDWICH shop chain Subway is aiming to more than double the number of shops it has in the North East and Yorkshire within the next five years. Read
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Rising to the challenge of Kilimanjaro climb
Jan 20 2010 | Business News
A BUSINESSMAN is preparing to take on the biggest challenge of his life - joining an expedition to climb Africa's highest peak. Read
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Businesses are about to get a bit animated
Jan 20 2010 | Evening Gazette Business News
ANIMEX, Teesside University’s international festival of animation and computer games, is reaching out to the business community for the first time in a special one-day event. Read
