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Tees art students are the business

Hub Two artwork 1 M Tees art students are the businessWork by six Teesside art students is to take pride of place on the walls of UK Steel Enterprise’s new £4.7m extension to its flagship business centre in Hartlepool.

Thirteen pieces of art, chosen from hundreds completed by talented students on the Foundation Diploma Course at Cleveland College of Art and Design, have been bought

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Comunications offer new career prospects

1239266862 WiqzA S Comunications offer new career prospects An expanding Teesside-based training company is aiming to increase the number of young women training for a career in telecommunications, one of the UK’s fastest growing industries.

CableCom Training Ltd recently invested £2.2m in a purpose-built training and conference centre in Stockton and the new premises are the venue for the

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Three gold awards for fudge enterprise

977168524 nx76k S Three gold awards for fudge enterpriseFormer Corus worker Stephen Prest has turned from steel to gold. His new fudge business, set up with wife Michelle after he was made redundant, has scooped three gold star awards from the Guild of Fine Food.

Northumbria Fudgery started just a few months ago with the help of a £7,500 grant

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Businesses take the pledge to fly local

912894805 5BnPT S Businesses take the pledge to fly localA major campaign to strengthen the links between Durham Tees Valley Airport and the region’s business community has got off to a flying start.

Over 50 companies from across the North East gathered at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium yesterday (22nd June 2010) for the launch of the airport’s ‘Travel Pledge’ initiative

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New team set up to fast track bright high tech businesses

A new business development team has been set up to help high growth small businesses turn their scientific innovations into strong commercial realities and help boost the region’s wealth.

The £4.5m Innovation Accelerator, managed by the Centre for Process Innovation, at the Wilton Centre, Redcar, has been established to give technology driven North East start-ups support getting their enterprises off the ground.

In addition to offering these exclusive resources, the Innovation Accelerator

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Fire-fighter turns to tackling global warming

887268206 sHyr8 S Fire fighter turns to tackling global warmingA North East fire-fighter has turned his attention to another burning issue – tackling global warming.

David Maloney has set up his own renewable energy firm with the help of UK Steel Enterprise.

Having spent the last 14 years with the fire service in Redcar, the 39-year-old and his wife Angela have

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Investment gears Tees company up for new market

884655979 8vR9s S Investment gears Tees company up for new marketAward winning company Industrial Motors and Gears (IMAG) is riding the recession successfully with turnover up by 35% and a UK Steel Enterprise investment helping the company to exploit the potential of a new specialist market.

The £50,000 of funding from the Corus-subsidiary is enabling Paul Worthy and

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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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£70,000 UK steel investment for Hartlepool company

831725820 Eenvq S £70,000 UK steel investment for Hartlepool companyA Hartlepool company, expanding rapidly thanks to its innovative range of environmentally-friendly products, has  secured an investment of £70,000 from Corus-subsidiary UK Steel Enterprise.

En-Plus Solutions has also taken on additional office space at UKSE’s Innovation Centre on the Queens Meadow Business Park to house its five-strong team and expects

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New Norwegian connection a boost for north east business

818344189 oC2rG S New Norwegian connection a boost for north east business A new air link with Norway is set to provide a boost for north east business interests – especially in the oil, gas and energy sectors.

Eastern Airways has announced an early morning connection to Norway’s second largest city from Durham Tees Valley airport.

The first

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