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Julie provides the ‘reel’ deal for businesses

842587541 jm9rj S Julie provides the ‘reel’ deal for businessesChampion Irish dancing teacher Julie Johnson has come up with some motivational moves to help businesses get in step with success.

She’s combined expertise on the dance floor with her training and coaching experience to help leaders and decision makers improve performance in the workplace.

Her Dance of Leadership workshops are flagged

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Business failure rates slowing

Leading business information provider, Equifax, is reporting that business failures at the start of 2010 are continuing the downward trend seen at the end of last year.

“Whilst we must be extremely careful not to get carried away by these figures – they only represent one month – they do seem to suggest that the pace of the economic downturn is slowing” said Neil Munroe, External Affairs Director, Equifax.

The Equifax figures* show that overall there was a 9.2%

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Broadening business horizons

Newcastle University Business School is joining forces with UK Trade & Investment and RTC North to invite SMEs in the region to attend the first annual Herbert Loebl Export Workshop.

Aimed at helping local businesses understand their export capabilities, the morning workshop will outline the opportunities and government support available both at home and abroad for regional businesses that are looking to expand their business through export.

Building for Export Success takes place on March 9 at Newcastle

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Magnificent seven win north east’s first gold awards

768305252 phU5c S Magnificent seven win north easts first gold awardsSeven businesses and organisations are celebrating becoming the first in the North East to join an elite band of gold award achievers.

IPS Flow Systems of Seaham in County Durham; Oakdene Primary School, Stockton, South Tyneside Homes; Oxclose Primary School, Washington, Gentoo Group, Sunderland, Wyndham Primary School, Newcastle and Linhope Pupil Referral Unit

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Small firms warned online fraud is rising

North East News

Small businesses have been warned that the number of recorded online fraud attempts reached a peak in July, according to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

HMRC received more than 15,000 reports of fraudulent repayment emails in the last year, in which con artists send out emails asking for financial details in order to issue a tax rebate.

“We only ever contact customers who are due a refund in writing by post. We never use emails, telephone calls

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Centre for Life appointment

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Prof. Andrew Wathey, Vice-Chancellor of Northumbria University.

The Vice-Chancellor of Northumbria University has been appointed to the board of the International Centre for Life – Newcastle’s pioneering science village.

Prof Andrew Wathey is one of five new trustees who have been selected to help the Centre focus more fully on communicating science and scientific developments

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Liberty Electric Cars brings 250 jobs to region

Liberty Electric Cars will begin manufacturing the world’s first zero emission, electric 4x4s in the north east later this year.

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Good news for the north east: Barry Shrier, Liberty Electric Cars CEO, left, and Ian Hobday, Liberty Electric Cars Chairman.

The Oxford-based company has signed a memorandum of understanding with One North East to invest £30m

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