The North East Combined Authority and Entrepreneurs’ Forum have announced a new partnership designed to make sure the region’s entrepreneurs make the most of increased levels of investment and support for small business made available by North East Mayor Kim McGuinness.
The Entrepreneurs’ Forum has launched a new programme to support ambitious founders earlier in their growth journey. As part of its wider mission to strengthen entrepreneurship across the North East, ASCENT is aimed at business owners generating less than £250,000 in annual revenue who are serious about building towards £1m+ and beyond.
Richard Bradley took over Dyer Engineering with a vision for sustainable growth. Now more than ten years on, he talks to Forum about resilience, leadership and how the newly formed SST Group is laying the groundwork for the next generation of engineering success…
The job of a venture capitalist is to seek out driven entrepreneurs and help them realise their goals. Done correctly, this creates substantial returns for investors while generating material wealth for founders and management teams. Maven’s partnership with the Forum gives the team valuable opportunities to connect with those entrepreneurs...
The Entrepreneurs’ Forum has announced Sage as its newest Corporate Partner, strengthening a long-standing relationship with one of the North East’s most successful global businesses.
Entrepreneurs across the North East remain optimistic about the prospects for their own businesses, despite ongoing concern about rising costs and wider economic uncertainty, according to the latest Pulse Survey from the Entrepreneurs’ Forum.
Dr Mark Deeks has built a career defined by music, meaning and motivation. From performing on international stages to helping others find their voice, he’s using his lifelong passion for music to open conversations around creativity, mental health and resilience…
Tees Valley is rapidly cementing its position as one of the UK’s most dynamic digital and creative powerhouses. Here, Sarah Walker explains how TVCA are turning ambitions into action by creating jobs, attracting investment and providing the right environment for businesses to innovate, collaborate and grow.
Fozia Saleem chats to Forum about life at the helm of Magnitude Biosciences – a North East early drug discovery business working to revolutionise healthy ageing and neurodegenerative disease research.
UMi believe that when businesses thrive, communities do too. Nicki Clark OBE, Chief Executive, shares why reaching the incredible milestone of over £1billion in investment for UK businesses feels so much more than a statistic.
