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Solicitor ditches the law to launch Cocoretto Chocolates business

A HIGH-FLYING solicitor has given up the corporate arena to create luxury artisan chocolates in time for Easter.Read

Moneygate's acquisition model leads to growth

NORTH EAST-based national financial services company, Moneygate Group, is forging ahead with ambitious growth plans, thanks to its bespoke acquisition model, developed in partnership with leading North East commercial law firm Muckle LLP.Read

Performance Horizon Group expanding into larger premises

A TECHNOLOGY firm is expanding into larger premises after securing nearly £2m in funding to support its recruitment drive and grow in overseas markets.Read

Jarrow firm UTS Group looking to tackle new markets

A PIPELINE repair company is looking to tackle new markets with the help of a £700,000 shot in the arm.Read

Beyond Digital Solutions receives £250k investment

DIGITAL signage company Beyond Digital Solutions has received a £250,000 shot in the arm to build a new hi-tech demonstration centre and bring on new staff to meet demand.Read

Barbour training academy to revive interest in industry

A FAMOUS South Tyneside clothing company has zipped up an employment boost for the region by launching its own training academy.Read

Exports drive growth at Boldon firm TF Shipping

A FREIGHT forwarding business which started just five years ago has almost hit a £5m annual turnover, as it benefits from a wave of British exports to developing countries.Read

Tedco backs the boom in home-based businesses

PROFESSIONAL space is being created for the increasing number of North East craft-based enterprises being run from home.Read

Beyond Digital has trebled turnover

DIGITAL signage company Beyond Digital Solutions trebled its turnover in 2011 and is bringing on new staff to meet demand.Read

Duo launch Professional People Management

TWO friends who were part of the team that organised the restructure of Northern Rock are now helping small businesses get their human resources right.Read

Boldon Business Park unit for sale

DEVELOPER UK Land Estates has launched Unit 16 at Boldon Business Park for sale or let after fully refurbishing the 50,908 sq ft factory unit.Read

Beyond Digital Solutions appoints new director

DIGITAL sign firm Beyond Digital Solutions has appointed a strategic IT director to help move the company forward with its expansion plans.Read

Sunfest Solar set to create 60 jobs on Tyneside

AN Indian businessman who pioneered renewable energy technology in Asia is to create 60 jobs on Tyneside with the launch of a £5m-a-year solar panel manufacturing plant.Read

Jess McConnell

Hundreds of North East jobs created in regional growth fund bid

MORE than 400 North East jobs will be created thanks to The Journal's £3m regional growth fund bid.Read

Pronto Sameday Couriers rolling out its first franchise

BOLDON-based Pronto Sameday Couriers is rolling out its first franchise under the eye of award-winning entrepreneur Hilary Devey.Read

Public sector work fuels Opus Green growth

A RENEWABLES business started just a year ago has moved into bigger offices after landing a £1.9m public sector contract.Read

Lee Hartley

Moneygate planning to buy 25 firms over next six years

A FINANCIAL services firm which raised more than £2.5m funding in 2009 has raised more than three times as much as it prepares to buy more than 25 firms over the next six years.Read

Lee Hartley

Cash services firm Moneygate gains momentum

FINANCIAL services firm Moneygate has secured its latest acquisition in Yorkshire as the Tyneside firm’s ambitious growth drive continues to gather momentum.Read

First City purchase for financial firm Moneygate

A FAST-GROWING North East financial services firm has stepped up its bid to more than double its revenues with its first acquisition in the City of London.Read

Performance Horizon Group signs major deal with magazine publisher 4PM

A TECHNOLOGY firm from South Tyneside has signed a major deal to help one of the world's top magazine publishers take advantage of developments in digital performance marketing.Read

Sales jump nearly 50% at Jarrow firm PetSupermarket

AN online products retailer has seen sales jump nearly 50% to £10m as more shoppers look to save money.Read

South Tyneside accountant attracts clients

AN accountant has opened his own firm in South Tyneside and already won a portfolio of clients.Read

Barbour set to open more shops abroad

THE country clothing firm J Barbour and Sons, which is favoured by rock stars, royalty and ramblers, aims to open more overseas stores this year.Read

Malmaison Hotel

Hi-tech hotel deal helping IT firm towards doubling revenue

IT systems provider Claritas Solutions hopes to double in size within the next three years as it attracts clients looking to update electronic infrastructures.Read

Paul West of Eclipse Personal Training

Former postie sets up Eclipse Personal Training

HELPING people to lose pounds in weight and gain pounds in sterling is proving a real draw for clients of a new personal trainer, who has dubbed himself the UK's first professional to offer "lbs for pounds".Read

Farming the way it was - 1,300 years ago

THE Kingdom of Northumbria has a rich agricultural heritage, some of which is being retained with traditional animals and plants at a farm in Jarrow. Karen Dent reports on some of the newcomers to the Bede’s World farm, which are adding to the authentic Anglo-Saxon experience.Read

Louise Richley and Jeremy Middleton

Signs looking good for digital systems company

THE entrepreneurs behind a digital sign firm have seen it triple sales this year and are hoping next year will see even stronger growth on the back of a global deal with car giant Volvo.Read

Tyne Tunnel opens up exciting prospects for South Tyneside

ONCE the dual Tyne Tunnel is open, South Tyneside could emerge as one of the strongest business locations in the region.Read

Green makeover for enterprise agency Tedco

A SOUTH Tyneside enterprise agency is aiming to attract more small business tenants by giving its facilities a green revamp.Read

Expedient Training Services lands two major contracts

A TRAINING company has landed two major contracts with the National Grid to provide specialist services over the next few yearsRead

Jarrow electronics components firm saved

JARROW electronics components manufacturer Summit1 EMS has been sold to a Scottish firm for an undisclosed sum, securing 20 manufacturing jobs.Read

Training in Childcare Ltd set to carry out services in Australia

A CHILDCARE training organisation in South Tyneside is to carry out its services as far away as Australia as part of a programme to support the country’s Aboriginal community.Read

Pet Supermarket looks to double sales

AN ONLINE pet products retailer has branched into pet food as it looks to double sales to £10m in the next few years.Read

Barbour

Barbour is boosted by sales rise in America

CLOTHING manufacturer Barbour expects to record sales growth of over 10% this year after benefiting from a surge in sales of quilted jackets in the UK and a growing market share in the US.Read

Mark Berriman

Mark Berriman, Managing Director, Pet Supermarket

HE is just 30 years old but Mark Berriman has already set up a string of successful businesses and won a brace of awards. Christopher Knox met up with him to discuss his future plans and how his dog Charlie proved the key to his greatest success.Read

South Shields firm Barbour reveals a rise in sales

CLOTHING maker Barbour says it is holding its own against tough competition in the struggling retail market after showing a rise in sales.Read

Steven Bowyer of Grainger Games

Grainger Games on target to score a century

NEWCASTLE computer games retailer Grainger Games is to open three new stores next week and hopes to reach its target of running a 100-strong chain earlier than it had forecast.Read

Sales rise for Jarrow based pet food supplier

ONLINE trader Mark Berriman has seen his business notch up its best ever month with revenues up 22% in one week putting it on track to achieve annual sales of £6m.Read

Franks the Flooring Store set to create 60 jobs

A NORTH East flooring retailer known for its in-your-face advertising is planning to create up to 60 jobs with a £1m expansion of its distribution centre and up to 10 new stores.Read

Cash is poured into Jarrow pub project

A WELL-known Jarrow pub with a colourful history has undergone a makeover designed to combine the best of its traditional architecture with modern convenience.Read

Moneygate growth quest continues

ONE of the UK's fastest growing financial services firms Moneygate Group continues its acquisition hunt with the take over of Buckinghamshire-based Beacon Asset Management.Read

Two acquisitions boost Moneygate's turnover by £1m

CASH-RICH financial services company Moneygate has bought two businesses just weeks after receiving a multi-million pound cash boost to fuel its expansion.Read

Marine firm C&D Group wins contract for £50m

A JARROW production facility has won a £50m contract to supply ducting systems for a new class of aircraft carriers.Read

Doug Scott

North East super seven celebrating Queen's Award accolade

SEVEN North East businesses and three individuals are today unveiled as the regional winners of the Queen's Awards for Enterprise 2010 - the UK's most prestigious business accolade.Read

Tedco boss Doug Scott honoured by The Queen

ENTERPRISE agency boss Doug Scott has been honoured by The Queen.Read

Complete Fabrication Services on the move

A FLEDGLING steel manufacturing business which has increased its turnover almost tenfold over the past five years is looking to continue its expansion after moving to a bigger factory.Read

Visage

Visage bosses cash in on £173m deal

A NORTH East family clothing business has been sold to a Hong Kong-based company in a £173m deal, landing its three main directors with a lucrative cash windfall.Read

Jarrow cleaning company has high hopes of wiping out the opposition

A WINDOW cleaning company hopes to more than triple turnover after picking up a number of large contracts and is now looking to become a fully fledged facilities management business.Read

Terry McDougall

Tough trainer moves into world of fashion

THE growing popularity of mixed martial arts (MMA) - or total fighting - in the North East has resulted in another tough entrepreneur grabbing a slice of the growing market.Read

TV winner boosts Tyneside property firm

A YOUNG entrepreneur has turned his life around and more than quadrupled the size of his property business over night after a successful contestant in a television game show added 800 properties to his portfolio.Read

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