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The Great Outdoors firm to open a superstore

A FAMILY retail business specialising in outdoor gear has invested £1m to open its first shop outside the North East.Read

D-Line founder Paul Ruddick

Tyneside piping firm D-Line in overseas expansion

FAST-growing piping firm, D-Line, is aiming to more than double its turnover in less than two years after cracking its 17th international market.Read

Property firm Brannen and Partners on the up

A FAMILY-OWNED property firm is opening a new office and creating jobs despite the wider gloom in the housing market.Read

Shopjacket set to make its mark in Hollywood

A TYNESIDE firm which helps transform the appearance of empty shops is set to make its mark in Hollywood.Read

Former Sage worker goes from software to sales

A FORMER Sage employee is now selling his former company's software after setting up on his own.Read

Cullercoats solicitor starts up micro-brewery business

A SOLICITOR is about to realise a long-held dream of starting his own micro-brewery business - and lifesavers along the North East coast are set to benefit from his change of career. Karen Dent reports.Read

Darren Wilson of the Wedding Genie

Wedding planning nightmare inspires Whitley Bay business

WEDDING planning nightmares inspired a Tyneside entrepreneur to start his own business, which is aiming to save other couples from the same frustrations.Read

Email marketing’s personal touch

WE’RE now in a world where you can read an online magazine tailored exactly to what you like, but there’s still a desire to hear or see something you weren’t expecting.Read

Clothing design site for the most fashion-conscious kid

WHAT’S the best way to get hold of some clothes that your child actually wants to wear? How about letting them create their wardrobe themselves?Read

Hot Stuff Chilli Company fired up for Selfridges

WORLD-RENOWNED department store Selfridges is soon to play host to a fiery visitor from the North East.Read

Laura Dawson and her dog Ziggy

Whitley Bay student sets up Ziggy Chews business

A STUDENT has won a top regional award for entrepreneurship after setting up her own business while still an undergraduate.Read

Spanish City Dome, Whitley Bay

Whitley Bay landmark attracts £15m investment

MAJOR North East property, leisure and health care company DAV Developments is preparing to invest £15m in the ambitious redevelopment of Whitley Bay’s Spanish City site, it emerged last night.Read

North East estate agents join forces to extend client base

NEWCASTLE-based Carrick Financial Management has joined forces with Embleys Estate Agents in a bid to extend its client base along the coast.Read

Mumpreneur opens cake and coffee shop in Cullercoats

A YOUNG mother who was looking to go back to work when her son went to school has taken the self-employed route and turned her cake-making hobby into a business.Read

Graduate opens One Six Three Interiors in Whitley Bay

A GRADUATE who feared suffering the same fate as many of her friends who couldn’t find work after her degree has set up a furniture business with her uncle.Read

New North East base to aid research

THE opening of the Astec centre will offer a number of opportunities for fledgling businesses, but will also benefit an institution that is over 100 years old.Read

Plan put forward for Whitley Bay beach huts

THE region's coastline could be home to up to 100 beach huts by the summer as part of a company's £30m plan it hopes will rejuvenate our seaside resorts.Read

Tesco store for Cobalt Business Park

THE UK's largest office park is to develop a new convenience retail scheme including a Tesco Express. With more than 10,000 people already working at Cobalt Business Park its developer Highbridge is to bring forward plans for a shopping area.Read

Rick Petini, owner of Delcor

Delcor to launch national franchise

A NORTH East furniture manufacturer is set to launch a nationwide franchise business and help to open around 25 stores in the next four years.Read

Prestigious support for Whitley Bay jewellery store

A JEWELLERY maker whose designs caught the eye of fashion designer Scott Henshall is opening a shop for other craft fans keen to follow in her footsteps.Read

Photo Stuff Ltd set to grow after domain purchases

A HUSBAND and wife to be are hoping to grow their new business into one of the biggest names in personalised printing after purchasing a range of unique domain names.Read

Siteroom

Room for expansion at design firm Siteroom

A NEW web design service is looking to expand across the country after helping a vocal coach in North Yorkshire increase her business.Read

Delcor rebuilds business with 20% boost

A BESPOKE furniture firm has boosted turnover by almost 20% and begun to rebuild its nationwide store chain after being bought by its manager.Read

Plenty of support for Postura Healthcare in Whitley Bay

A HEALTHCARE entrepreneur who created a range of sports mattresses has signed an agreement with the British Athletes' Commission (BAC), and expects sales to rocket in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics.Read

Whitley Bay hair salon promises fun and games

A BUSINESSWOMAN is hoping to make trips to the barbers more enjoyable for youngsters.Read

Plan for luxury Whitley Bay beach huts moves step closer

THE company behind a £2m scheme to build 21 luxury beach huts in Whitley Bay has raised investment to roll out the scheme nationwide and unveiled plans to open an art gallery at the site.Read

Louise Midgley

Photo Stuff Ltd opens its first shop in Monkseaton

AN online business has moved into the world of bricks and mortar after securing funding to open its first shop.Read

Unique Magazines set to break £1m sales barrier

AN ONLINE magazine subscription and distribution firm is looking to move to larger premises after securing a three-year contract to manage the web-based sales of a popular range of cuddly toys.Read

Darren Baker

UK roll-out plan for luxury beach huts

THE developer behind a £2m holiday home scheme in Whitley Bay plans to extend its plans for "luxury beach hut" schemes across the UK.Read

PR guru launches regional agency

ONE of the region's brightest public relations consultants has launched her own business on Tyneside.Read

P&G prescription medicines sale 'positive' for North East

PROCTER & Gamble's £1.9bn sale of its prescription medicines business to Irish pharmaceuticals firm Warner Chilcott could have positive repercussions for its North East businesses.Read

Dawn Knowles

Business blossoms as partners change lives

BUSINESS is blooming for a former accountant who was forced to reassess her life when she was struck by a rare lung disease.Read

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