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North East firms tap into Real Help to weather recession

THOUSANDS of people and companies across the North East have tapped into the support of the Real Help for Business and People Now campaign which began a year ago today.Read

£1.2m to boost the North East's film trade

THE region's film industry is to benefit from a further £1.22m cash injection into a fund which is forecast to create more than 200 jobs and 18 creative businesses in the next three years.Read

One North East hits spending targets

REGIONAL development agency One North East has hit its spending targets after bringing in millions of pounds of European money into businesses in the region.Read

EU cash boost for new businesses

AROUND 140 companies are expected to be created with the £1.5m investment of European cash to boost a North entrepreneurship scheme. Read

Technology training scheme lands £1.67m cash boost

A TRAINING centre has landed £1.67m to extend a scheme to help smaller companies, and hopes to create 90 jobs and secure many more.Read

Plant set to expand on cladding front

A NORTH East firm is preparing for the economic upturn by expanding its cladding fabrication business in County Durham.Read

Alan Clarke, Les Todd and Rosie Winterton

£30m saved as waste cut and productivity goes up

A PROJECT launched last year to help manufacturers cut wastage and boost productivity has enabled North East firms to save £30m in 12 months, it was revealed yesterday.Read

Cash boost to create businesses and jobs

A PLAN to create businesses and jobs in Northumberland’s northernmost town has won a £270,000 cash boost which will enable it to help more new firms to grow.Read

ContiTech boosts turnover to £28m

PRODUCTIVITY at a North East manufacturer is at an all-time high thanks to help from a team of experts.Read

Dr Dorothee Debuse

Seeking health benefits of four-legged friend

A RARE service that harnesses horsepower to help people with mobility problems is opening in Northumberland with the creation of three jobs.Read

Real Help Now campaign takes to the road

THE Real Help for Business Now campaign is taking to the road to bring information and advice to young people throughout the North East. Read

Team preaches value of waste to aid bottom line

A £1.2m investment is backing a drive to improve the profits and productivity of North East firms by cutting waste and using energy more efficiently.Read

Euro cash will boost design in North East

A DRIVE to help the North East become an international leader in product design has been given a £860,000 boost from Europe.Read

Washington based engineers planning expansion

AN engineering business has just doubled its revenues and is now looking at fresh expansion after winning a £22,500 grant.Read

Amble along for a taste of the Mediterranean

A TOUCH of Italy is on the way to a Northumberland fishing port with the opening of a restaurant after an entrepreneur won a £50,000 grant.Read

Wansbeck is the most enterprising area of the North East

EFFORTS to spark a commercial rebirth in the industrial corner of Northumberland have led to Wansbeck being named the most enterprising place in the North East.Read

Robot may inspire young to change world

THE world's most advanced humanoid robot is the top attraction at a show hoped to inspire students to become engineers.Read

Guidebook aims to help firms engage youngsters

YOUNG people and business are being brought closer together through a guidebook which will help companies reap the benefits of a new generation of better skilled youngsters.Read

Kit dismissed by cynics is taken up by Chinese

COMESYS Europe is aiming to double its workforce after winning a five-year contract worth £10.3m to supply its environmentally friendly engine technology to China.Read

Final call to spread enterprise message

THE final call is going out to enterprising areas of the North East to show the rest of the UK how they are dealing with the downturn.Read