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John Anderson, chairman of the North East BIC

Emulate region’s entrepreneurs and your business will flourish

ONE of the North East’s top business support organisations is urging would-be entrepreneurs to look to the success of some of the region’s biggest businesses before developing their own plans for enterprise. Read

IT plays a huge role in office of the future

THE year is 2025, and the world of work has been transformed by technology. A large proportion of traditional work has been automated and moved abroad, while employment has expanded in knowledge-based areas such as research, data management, consultancy and IT services. Read

New agreement will cut the expense of protecting intellectual property rights

A NEW agreement over European patent procedures is set to halve costs for UK businesses seeking to protect their intellectual property rights across all 31 European states, following France’s signing of the London Agreement, which comes into force on May 1 this year. Read

Ambitious plans for software development base

THE North East’s newest city has ambitious plans to attract millions in investment and create thousands of new jobs by becoming a centre for software development. Read

Karl Gardiner head of NStar's strategic business development

Expanding services

An enthusiastic take-up of funding and support among North-East entrepreneurs has fuelled demand for a fresh range of enterprise development services. Read

Playing a vital role as a champion of growth

Service Network is the key organisation representing businesses in the knowledge-driven economy, as Katherine Aitken explains. Read

Book a place at information events

As part of its mission to inspire, connect and inform, Service Network hosts a wide range of events. Read

A business lesson from universities

It happens to companies of all sizes: small, medium and large. Things have gone well in recent years but, after a burst of activity, it's all gone a little flat. Read

Our business is great managers

Where do we find, and how do we keep, great managers? Obviously, there is no quick answer to this question, but more often than not organisations are brimming with unrealised management potential. Read