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