Home News Small Businesses

Get your health and safety regs in order

EMPLOYERS have a legal responsibility for the health and safety of their employees while in the workplace, as well as anyone else who may be affected by their business and its activities. Read

Paul Coleman

Success on the cards as Paul overcomes ill-health

A FORMER engineer who gave up his career because of illness has now opened his own business. Read

Not everyone suffers

A SURVEY of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Tees Valley has seen that revenues have plunged by more than a third in the last year. Read

Parking tax plan anger

A SMALL business group has voiced its anger at Government plans which may mean workers at SMEs being taxed for using their own car parking spaces. Read

How Bosman changed face of football

CONTRARY to popular belief, the most famous Free Movement of Workers case in the European Union is the “Bosman” case. Read

Carole White, business support manager, TEDCO.

SELLING your products or services can be part of your core business, but unless you approach each sales appointment professionally, you will find it difficult to turn meetings into orders. Read

Andrew Edgeworth

Gadget keps boats and entrepreneur afloat

A YOUNG entrepreneur has ambitious plans to go global with a monitoring device for boats. Read

Small businesses get help with PAYE

HM Revenue & Customs is organising the events both before and after the April 5 tax year end to help those unsure whether they are working through the process correctly. Read

Like policemen, entrepreneurs are getting younger, as Alastair Gilmour discovers.

RECESSION, economic downturn and credit squeeze mean absolutely nothing when you’re seven-and-three-quarters. Read

Change is needed at every stage of the process, say experts

Innovation, explanation and a greater slice of the North East’s public projects are what the region’s small businesses need to help them survive the recession. Karen Dent reports on the issues that small firms and support organisations want to see action on. Read

Free seminar aims to create 'world-class' businesses

SMALL businesses are invited to a free seminar to find out how they can use the same techniques as top sports stars to become world-class. Read

Building bridges for the business community

THE Next Step is run in conjunction with the Entrepreneurs’ Forum, which runs a mentoring programme to help people running growth businesses benefit from the wisdom of established entrepreneurs. Read

Seek support to help your small enterprise grow

GETTING a small business off the ground can seem like an uphill struggle at times, especially in challenging economic conditions. Read

Free movement of workers – part 1

GIVEN recent events the topic of free movement of workers is back in the headlines. Read

Sara Davis

Sara's crafty companion wins hearts in the States

THE talents of a young County Durham entrepreneur have been recognised across the Atlantic after she scooped a major prize for innovation. Read

New thoughts on small firms' safety issues

HEALTH and safety watchdogs are considering a new strategy to ensure small businesses are keeping up to date with regulations and requirements. Read

Plugging skills gap will pay dividends

HAVING a team of committed and motivated staff is vitally important to any business, particularly in these tough economic times, when resource efficiency is key to survival. Read

Bureaucracy – a British ailment?

IN recessionary times, it is important that some decisions move quickly for businesses, especially when we are talking about potential business saving solutions. Read

Wayne Hall

Fast track plan means growth for North firm

A PROGRAMME aiming to put small businesses on the fast track to growth has helped a County Durham firm double in size in just two years. Read

Associated Partner

Email Alerts

keyboard

Business news direct to your inbox

Receive today's top stories from nebusiness.co.uk delivered every morning to your inbox. Sign up here for this FREE service. Read

Your nebusiness

Get involved...

We want your local stories, videos and pics.