News on small businesses & start up business in Newcastle, Teesside and the North East

Make most of your prospects

CONSIDER the lifetime value of a customer. Now it’s time to do some serious prospecting for more. Real selling is finding the new customers.Read

Out-of-work roofer starts again with a clean slate

A FORMER roofer who overcame communication barriers but still could not find work in his chosen profession has started a business producing handcrafted slate products.Read

Final call for family business awards

THE final call is going out for North East family businesses to enter this year's Coutts awards.Read

Talon Falconry is a soaring success

A FALCONRY fan has turned his hobby into a business and has soaring ambitions to open his own bird of prey centre.Read

Small businesses railing at regulations

THE Federation of Small Business (FSB) is calling for an overhaul of business regulations to stimulate the economy and create jobs.Read

It's important to ensure the price is right

IF you're starting a new business, defining the pricing strategy for your proposed products or services is one of the most important decisions you will have to make.Read

Online selling is right mix for Issie

A FORMER teacher who turned her back on school to follow her dream of launching a home baking business is aiming to take a taste of a Tyneside Christmas to customers worldwide.Read

Businesses warned on breaching H&S laws

A SMALL health and safety business is warning that poor standards and a lack of awareness about safety issues are still rife across many industry sectors.Read

Recovery and a blast from the past

TO begin with, the recovery in the economy is almost universally regarded as fragile. It is too early to predict how recent personal tax increases might affect consumer demand but some particularly cautious economists take the view that even this development could be enough to kill the recovery.Read