http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/ Read regular news on small businesses and start ups in the North East. Reports on start up businesses and the work of local entrepreneurs in Newcastle, Teesside and the North East. en-gb nebusiness.co.uk no Read regular news on small businesses and start ups in the North East. Reports on start up businesses and the work of local entrepreneurs in Newcastle, Teesside and the North East. Small businesses in the North East, start up businesses in the North East, small businesses in Newcastle, start up businesses in Newcastle, small businesses in Teesside, start up businesses in teesside, entrepreneur, enterprise, entrepreneurship, starting a business http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/10/07/hub-can-bring-romance-into-lives-of-high-flyers-51140-21977656/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:31:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/10/07/hub-can-bring-romance-into-lives-of-high-flyers-51140-21977656/ A BUSINESSWOMAN is aiming to help busy and stressed career men and women to find love. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/10/07/make-staff-feel-they-are-valued-51140-21977655/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:30:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/10/07/make-staff-feel-they-are-valued-51140-21977655/ THIS is a column run in conjunction with the Entrepreneurs' Forum that looks at the gems of advice shared by our top entrepreneurs on dealing with issues in their daily lives. Each column explores three or four different takes on an issue. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/10/07/we-should-be-looking-for-positives-51140-21977654/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:29:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/10/07/we-should-be-looking-for-positives-51140-21977654/ GRIM, unprecedented, doom and gloom, disaster for the economy, market failure, bleak, frightening. It is impossible not to hear, see or read something truly depressing about the current state of the economy. Having got that out of the way it is important to look for positives as markets operate on confidence. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/10/06/nature-is-inspiration-for-young-clothes-designer-51140-21969430/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:30:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/10/06/nature-is-inspiration-for-young-clothes-designer-51140-21969430/ A YOUNG clothes designer is using inspiration from the world around her to brighten up children’s fashion. Jess Gunning is creating children’s clothing and women’s handbags under her Sherbet Orange label, which are as bright and colourful as the name would suggest. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/10/06/small-firms-told-to-consider-flexible-working-51140-21969431/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:29:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/10/06/small-firms-told-to-consider-flexible-working-51140-21969431/ SMALL businesses in the region are being urged to consider allowing their staff to work flexibly and so reduce their own costs. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/10/06/it-s-time-to-revisit-this-neglected-skill-of-old-51140-21969433/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:28:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/10/06/it-s-time-to-revisit-this-neglected-skill-of-old-51140-21969433/ IN these difficult economic times, it may be worth considering resurrecting some of the more traditional measures of financial health for your business. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/09/30/small-businesses-are-facing-far-bigger-costs-51140-21925737/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:30:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/09/30/small-businesses-are-facing-far-bigger-costs-51140-21925737/ SMALL business costs are rising at almost double the rate of inflation, with Northern firms especially hard hit. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/09/30/for-richer-or-much-much-poorer-51140-21925740/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:29:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/09/30/for-richer-or-much-much-poorer-51140-21925740/ THE economic climate is undoubtedly placing an increased pressure on a high proportion of people, not least those in an unhappy marriage. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/09/30/entrepreneurs-share-top-tips-51140-21925739/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:28:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/09/30/entrepreneurs-share-top-tips-51140-21925739/ HOW I ... Is a column in conjunction with the Entrepreneurs’ Forum that looks at the gems of advice shared by our top entrepreneurs on dealing with issues in their daily lives. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/09/29/breakfast-sets-you-and-your-firm-up-for-day-51140-21918692/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:30:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/09/29/breakfast-sets-you-and-your-firm-up-for-day-51140-21918692/ A GROUP of networkers are turning their back on their teatime sandwiches and tucking into breakfast bacon and eggs in a bid to boost business. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/09/29/four-extra-days-holiday-entitlement-51140-21918691/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:29:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/09/29/four-extra-days-holiday-entitlement-51140-21918691/ EMPLOYEES will soon be entitled to four extra days’ annual leave following a change in the law. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/06/23/the-right-way-to-keep-your-customers-51140-21132811/ Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/06/23/the-right-way-to-keep-your-customers-51140-21132811/ WE all know how difficult it can be to attract customers, so why do many businesses miss out on some great opportunities to keep them? The cost of finding customers can often outweigh the cost of retaining them. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/06/17/inventor-flying-high-with-idea-for-open-air-leisure-51140-21084877/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/06/17/inventor-flying-high-with-idea-for-open-air-leisure-51140-21084877/ A FORMER miner has invested his pension to launch a business he hopes will put a lid on the problem of insects falling in your glass when you’re enjoying a drink in the open air. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/06/17/act-early-to-deal-with-insolvency-51140-21084876/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/06/17/act-early-to-deal-with-insolvency-51140-21084876/ INSOLVENCY procedures are not just remedies for insolvent companies or companies in financial difficulties. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/06/16/salon-owner-putting-the-accent-on-looking-good-51140-21079376/ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/06/16/salon-owner-putting-the-accent-on-looking-good-51140-21079376/ A NEW business claims it can help women lose a dress size in their lunch hour – with no side-effects. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/06/16/2-25m-pot-to-help-small-firms-bridge-the-funding-gap-51140-21079379/ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:27:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/06/16/2-25m-pot-to-help-small-firms-bridge-the-funding-gap-51140-21079379/ SMALL businesses in the region can now access a new £2.25m loan fund which aims to assist new or growing businesses that are unable to fully finance their borrowing needs from banks and other traditional sources. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/06/16/identify-and-solve-health-problems-of-businesses-51140-21079374/ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/06/16/identify-and-solve-health-problems-of-businesses-51140-21079374/ WHILE health checks are an important aspect of many people’s lives, assessing the health of a business is often forgotten. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/06/10/gazebo-investment-helps-pam-put-on-a-brave-face-51140-21049026/ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/06/10/gazebo-investment-helps-pam-put-on-a-brave-face-51140-21049026/ A FACE painter is ready to face the worst the North East summer can throw at her. Pam Dixon, who runs Fun for Faces, decided to buy her own gazebo to protect herself from the elements after attending The Journal Taste North East England Food and Drink Festival at Gibside near Rowlands Gill in April. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/06/10/incorporation-too-much-hassle-51140-21047043/ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/06/10/incorporation-too-much-hassle-51140-21047043/ TO many, the incorporation side of forming a company coupled with the on-going annual requirement to file returns with Companies House makes the process seem like too much hassle. Surely it is just as easy to run a business without the additional administrative burden of ensuring that the company constitution is legally compliant? http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/06/10/give-your-firm-a-health-check-51140-21047044/ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/small-businesses-in-northeast/2008/06/10/give-your-firm-a-health-check-51140-21047044/ WHILE health checks are an important aspect of many people’s lives, assessing the health of a business is often forgotten.