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Confidence In Pensions Returning

524030460 jbqRn S Confidence In Pensions ReturningTHERE HAS BEEN a small but important improvement in employee confidence in pensions according to the fourth National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) workplace pensions survey.

Over the past 12 months, the NAPF Pensions Confidence Index has risen from +3% to +7%, and is up from a low of just +1% in December 2008.

Alongside the increase in confidence, employees continue to consider pensions

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Whitfield’s looks to the future

495223970 jFYLd S Whitfield’s looks to the future

Kevin Whitfield

LIKE EVERYONE ELSE in business, Kevin Whitfield is steeled for a tough year ahead – but he is also ready to latch onto new opportunities when they present themselves.

It’s a pragmatic approach that has served him well through more than 40 years in business, during which time he has established Whitfield Building Services as one of

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Credit card providers need to join the real world

517724501 xuVny M Credit card providers need to join the real worldCREDIT CARD COMPANIES are out of touch with reality according to Which? Money, after latest research found that most major credit card providers have put up interest rates and charges in the last twelve months or used tricks to squeeze extra cash out of customers.

The consumer watchdog found that 28 providers of widely-held credit cards had either

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Tyneside secures major conference business

508312208 uxbUm S Tyneside secures major conference business

Flying the flag for Tyneside: From left, Tony Clare, Professor of Marine Science at Newcastle University, Gill Pilkington, conference development manager at NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau, and Dr Jonathan Downes at the Armstrong Building, Newcastle University.

NEWCASTLEGATESHEAD HAS SECURED two major international marine conferences next year confirming its position as a leading destination for high-profile international scientific conferences.

International

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North East secures business support from Europe

511472469 JtkR9 S North East secures business support from EuropeA new £1m European Union backed investment is to provide small and medium sized businesses in disadvantaged areas of the North East with support in response to the economic downturn.

The Grant for Business Investment (GBI) delivered by One North East is to benefit from the additional funding over the next two years, thanks to part financing from the European

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South Durham business surgery for Spennymoor

475495618 6uKFy S South Durham business surgery for SpennymoorWhether you’re a sole trader or have over 100 employees you are invited to join the members of South Durham Business Network (SDBN) at two free events.

Following its successful launch earlier in the year, which attracted over 180 local business leaders, the network is going from strength to strength. Forthcoming events are:-

Ask the Expert & Business Surgery on April

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Durham Business Club celebrates national accreditation

510208014 SJK6K M Durham Business Club celebrates national accreditationDURHAM BUSINESS CLUB is celebrating after being awarded a national accreditation for providing exceptional advice and guidance services.

The Chester-le-Street based Club joins a select group of organisations that have shown commitment to high quality service provision and who are working towards continuously improving their services. Matrix assessors remarked that the Club is “a highly respected, well organised and

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