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Preparing your business strategy for 2026

A new year is just beginning, and that means strategy should be moving to the top of your priority list. Year-end can be hectic, especially for founders juggling multiple priorities. But carving out time for planning now is worth every minute. Jon Dudgeon, co-founder at Blu Sky, explains how, with a clear strategy in place, you can enter 2026 with the focus, energy and confidence needed to make it your best year yet.

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Automate Legal Awarded 2026 Global Recognition Award for AI-Led Transformation of Legal Cost Drafting

Automate Legal has been awarded a 2026 Global Recognition Award for its AI-powered legal automation platform, Jurana, recognising its demonstrable impact on legal cost drafting within the UK legal sector.

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Research Reinforces RTC North and Entrepreneurs’ Forum’s Pivotal Role in Driving Scaleup Growth across the North East

For more than seven years, RTC North and the Entrepreneurs Forum have played a central role in supporting ambitious businesses to scale across the region. New research from Durham University Business School provides fresh insight into the region’s scaleup landscape, reinforcing the importance of coordinated, place-based enterprise support and strengthening alignment between RTC North and the Entrepreneurs’ Forum.

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One thing I’ve learnt with Julian Leighton

In our One Thing I've Learnt series, Entrepreneurs’ Forum ambassadors and honorary members reveal the one game-changing lesson they’ve learnt in their entrepreneurial journey. Providing a source of inspiration for anyone pursuing a similar path, our guest editors will share some of the critical business challenges they’ve faced and how they overcame them.

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Develop North PLC appoints Michelle Percy as Chief Executive Officer

Develop North PLC (Develop North), the North East England-based investment company, advised by Newcastle-based fund management specialist Tier One Capital (Tier One), has appointed Michelle Percy as its new Chief Executive Officer, as the company enters the next phase of its growth following the publication of its prospectus and the launch of a proposed £58m fundraise.

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North East Entrepreneur Calls on Business Leaders to Back Life-Saving Childhood Cancer Treatment

The Entrepreneurs’ Forum has always stood for more than business success. It champions leadership with responsibility, grounded in the belief that entrepreneurship can help to build a stronger North East and be a genuine force for good.

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APEX Launches at Seaham Hall with a Cinematic Reveal, Signalling a New Era of Business Collaboration in the North East

Imagine a business launch that feels more like a Bond premiere than a networking event…APEX, the revolutionary new collaboration from IS THIS YOU? and The Collective made its grand unveiling at the iconic Seaham Hall this week...

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The end of marketing (as we know it)

Jimmy Dodgson of Maitland shares why a focus on outcomes, not activities, is the only way to GROW in 2026 and beyond. For decades, business leaders have been sold a version of marketing that is fundamentally broken. You pay for activities, four blogs a month, twenty social posts, a monthly newsletter, then wonder...

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Ward Hadaway appoints corporate partner with tech expertise

Leading law firm Ward Hadaway has appointed partner Paul Wigham, adding further expertise to its corporate team to support high-growth businesses in the emerging technology and innovation sectors.

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Record-breaking fundraising year sees Hay & Kilner donate over £22,000 to St Oswald’s Hospice

Hay & Kilner is celebrating a record-breaking year of fundraising after raising £11,037.36 for St Oswald’s Hospice during 2025, the highest annual total the firm has ever achieved.

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