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Give your firm a health check

WHILE health checks are an important aspect of many people’s lives, assessing the health of a business is often forgotten. Read

Wine cellar takes owner on road to new adventure

A WINE shop owner is toasting the sophisticated palates of people in Durham after expanding his shop in the city’s indoor market. Read

Former tax man takes up art of persuasion

A NEW post has been created to persuade businesses to look at the Wansbeck area of Northumberland as a place to start up or relocate. Read

Getting the most from a holiday

PLANNING a holiday this year? It’s that time of year again when most of us are planning a summer holiday or simply a weekend break to get away for a few days. We wait all year for a few weeks in the sunshine, but when you get there, are you really making the most of your time off? Read

Enthusiasts spread their wings in new enterprise

A HOBBIES enterprise has spread its wings and taken flight into its own premises, just a few months after being set up as an offshoot of an established business. Read

Don’t play charades with trust

TRUSTS created in a will are a very effective way of managing the succession of property in a flexible and tax efficient manner. Trusts set up during your lifetime represent a great opportunity to undertake some inheritance tax planning well ahead of the inevitable. Read

Art of graduate recruitment unveiled at Baltic

SMALL businesses seeking graduate-calibre staff are being invited to attend a free recruitment fair at the Baltic in Gateshead. Read

Advice for firms on marketing themselves

SMALL business in the Morpeth area are being offered advice on marketing themselves. Read

Advice on tenders for public-sector contracts

WINNING public-sector contracts can be vital in helping businesses to develop and grow. As part of the Government’s Enterprise Strategy to encourage small firms to compete, www.supply2.gov.uk is providing free access to more than 3,000 public-sector contracts from now until July 31. Read

Images stand up to desert challenge

A DESIGN business has tested the durability of its images by sending them through the Sahara Desert on the side of a Landrover. Read

Couple have ingredients for success in business

A CULINARY couple frustrated by having to travel for miles to find the right ingredients for their meals have started their own online delicatessen. Read

EPC rules to be extended during 2008

SINCE April 6 2008 owners of all non-dwellings and commercial buildings of more than 10,000 sq m have a responsibility to produce an energy performance certificate (EPC) for the building before it can be sold or leased. Read

Advisers ready to help support rural business

THREE business advisers have been appointed to help rural entrepreneurs reach their full potential. The Business Link advisers will work closely with farming businesses, those on rural estates and in market towns. Read

Are you taking a risk with no insurance?

ALMOST a third of the North East’s small firms are taking a risk by operating without business insurance, according to a new report. Read

Sam has gift for a happy memory

ACUDDLY keepsake inspired a mum of two to start her own business which gives other people the opportunity to store their treasured memories. Read

Keep in touch on the move

ALMOST nine out of 10 small businesses are losing up to a day a week because they don’t have access to their email when they are on the move, according to research by a fast-growing North East business. Read

Chemist cooking up new career – as a pie-maker

A PHARMACEUTICALS expert has swapped the lab for the chemistry of cooking in his bid to create the perfect pie. Read

Why SIPPs remain an attraction

DESPITE jangling nerves in the property world, not all sectors are experiencing difficult times. Read

Man with a van also has a good business plan

AN ENTERPRISING graduate has started his own business to fill a niche that he noticed while working in his first job. Read

Free trial gives opportunity to small firms

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. Read

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