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Business Network backs enterprise

South Durham Business Network is celebrating business success across their area with an awards ceremony at a special event in December.

Businesses throughout South Durham are invited to enter or make nominations for an award in the following categories:

Best business start-up
Best home business
Best retail business
Best service business
Best employee
Engineering & manufacturing award Innovation award
Outstanding contribution to the South Durham area

Application forms for awards can be obtained by emailing info@sdbn.org.uk.

The ceremony will double with a Christmas Dinner to be held

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House values face long haul to recovery

Improved market conditions mean that house prices only have around eight per cent left to fall, but sluggish recovery in the real economy will mean prices only grow by six per cent over the following two years.

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This is one of the key findings from the latest Consumer and Housing prospects report from the centre for economics and business research (cebr)

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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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Light fantastic for Spennymoor

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Thorn’s new £28m factory and Academy of Light, which represents the largest investment in lighting equipment manufacture and training in the UK since the 1940’s is a massive boost for the local economy – and good news for the environment.

Thorn – which manufactures 7, 289 different types of low energy fluorescent fittings – has transferred production to the site, on the town’s Green Lane

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New business forum for Durham

475495618 6uKFy M New business forum for Durham

A new initiative has been launched with the aim of providing a focal point for businesses in Durham.

The South Durham Business Network (SDBN) made its formal debut at Spennymoor Town Hall on January.

With the economic climate forecast to remain challenging throughout 2009, SDBN will seek to build a membership of between 150 and 200 in its first year.

Chairman Darren Rice

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