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Farewell to a hub of innovation

nebusiness.co.uk — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

I WRITE this column as my leaving piece – for now! I leave the North East this month to take up a new post at a university in the south of England.

Finding new strategy for 21st Century

nebusiness.co.uk — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

HOW can we successfully rethink the way in which we work to prepare for a thriving economic future?

Training still of benefit to all North East business

nebusiness.co.uk — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

IT’S been a good week for the winners of the North East’s bids in the Regional Growth Fund (RGF). Companies like Narec, Tioxide, Cummins, TRW and Calsonic Kansei and others regionwide have much more than manufacturing and green technology in common.

Changing the ethics of business

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT

POLITICS has been dominated in the last week or two by issues centring on personal judgement and ethics.

Volunteering to make a difference

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT

THE Big Society hit the headlines again this week as the Conservative Party conference talked up its key priorities.

Vital role of our universities

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT

ANEW academic year is about to begin for universities and the North East’s 130,000 higher education students will soon transform the pace of life in our cities.

Make time for moment to reflect

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:00:00 GMT

UNEMPLOYMENT levels jumped this month. It means that new graduates need employability skills more than ever as they take their first steps to a career.

Universities and football clubs make dream team

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:00:00 GMT

IT’S the football season already. It’s a sport which sparks passionate support – nowhere more so than in the North East. Football is also a huge commercial concern. The industry is worth more than £1bn a year to the UK economy.

Rising tuition fees sparking debate

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

THE prospect of rising tuition fees at universities has prompted national debate and repeated front page headlines.

'Jugaad' can see success for UK companies

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT

I WAS in India last week and was struck yet again by the energy and entrepreneurship that characterise this fast-growing country.