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Maven invests £4.75m in sustainable food packaging specialist iPac

Posted on the 24 Mar 2026

Maven Capital Partners has completed a £4.75 million investment in iPac, a leading manufacturer of thermoformed packaging for the food sector. The business supplies innovative and sustainable solutions to many of the UK’s tier 1 food producers whose products are stocked by major retailers including Tesco, M&S, Aldi and Sainsbury’s.

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Helping landlords and tenants to light the Fuse

Posted on the 24 Mar 2026

One of the UK’s fastest-growing providers of commercial property solutions has connected the past with the future — thanks to new name Fuse.

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Accountancy firm launches Director Development Programme for aspiring associate directors

Posted on the 24 Mar 2026

Robson Laidler Accountants has appointed four members of its team onto its new Director Development Programme.

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Forging ahead

Posted on the 23 Mar 2026

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…

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Agency ‘launched in a Gateshead Starbucks’ eyes up £1m turnover as it turns ten

Posted on the 20 Mar 2026

A business born at a table inside a North East branch of Starbucks has turned ten - and is on-course to turn over £1m for the first time.

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Gardiner Richardson wins international award

Posted on the 19 Mar 2026

Newcastle-based strategic brand communications agency, Gardiner Richardson, has won silver at the international DBA Design Effectiveness Awards for its brand and communications work to help drive footfall to the historic Grainger Market in Newcastle City Centre.

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Financing the future

Posted on the 16 Mar 2026

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...

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Entrepreneurs’ Forum Announces New Corporate Partnership with Sage

Posted on the 16 Mar 2026

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.

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Entrepreneurs confident in their businesses but cautious about the wider economy

Posted on the 16 Mar 2026

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.

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Develop North PLC reports strong performance and solid foundations for next phase of growth

Posted on the 16 Mar 2026

North East investment company Develop North PLC (Develop North) has reported a year of strong performance in its annual results for the year ending 30 November 2025, creating a solid platform for its next phase of growth following the publication of its new investment strategy and fundraise.

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