THE region’s small firms are being encouraged to consider bidding for lower value public sector contracts via a free trial of the Government’s procurement website.
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A DOG-mad couple hope to hit a £1m turnover with their petwear business after securing a lucrative distribution deal and moving into their first shop premises.
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E-COMMERCE now plays an important role in the way in which we buy our products and services. The amount of trade conducted electronically has grown massively since the spread of the internet.
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A YOUNG furniture fitter may have worked for the Saudi Arabian royal family and on TV dramas including Wire in the Blood, but he was not satisfied until he set up his own business.
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AN estate agent has won a top prize because he has so many happy customers. Michael Hodgson, who runs his estate agency of the same name in Sunderland, was named the North East gold award winner at the annual Estate Agent & Letting Agent Awards.
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A COUPLE made redundant when the electronics factory where they worked was closed are now growing their own business delivering organic vegetable boxes.
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THE FSB’s John Wright attended the conference days after returning from a fact-finding trip to Afghanistan, an experience which was tinged with tragedy as two of the reservist soldiers he met have since been killed.
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WE often hear business experts discussing the importance of market research but how do you go about gathering information and what information should you gather?
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THE efforts of a couple who returned to the North East to bring a run-down inn back into the family have been recognised with a prestigious tourism quality award.
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