Design agency grows business at The Hub

A graphic designer whose clients include; the NHS, Grosvenor Casinos and Sunderland AFC has expanded his business by taking office space at The Hub Washington. After being made redundant in 2013 from Newcastle United, Gavin Grieves established Grieves Design and…

Sustaining business growth

Colin Bell is the Business Growth Director at the North East LEP, working on the development of the online support platform for businesses in the…

North East LEP welcomes latest GVA growth data

ONS figures show 2.7 per cent increase in value of goods and services in LEP area The North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) today welcomed…

Enterprise Adviser programme begins

The North East LEP has been successful in securing funding to implement a local Enterprise Adviser network in our area. The purpose of a local…

Local Growth Fund transport schemes update

A number of transport schemes in receipt of funding from the Local Growth Fund have recently been approved or work has commenced. These include: Central…

Colin Bell appointed as Business Growth Director

Colin Bell was Consulting Services Director and, following a management buy out, an owner of business growth and software business Winning Moves Ltd. Since the…

Taking control of our own destiny in a new devolved future

Devolution is expected to bring with it more control and say over key issues for our economic growth such as transport, skills and business support,…

Comprehensive Spending Review 2015 – key points

The Comprehensive Spending Review 2015 is the first Spending Review under current Government and sets out spending plans for the next five years of parliament.…

North East LEP reveals ten locations for region’s second Enterprise Zone

Urban and rural areas around the region to be included in new EZ The North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) today unveiled the ten sites…