Insights

2 minutes with Carroll's Heritage Potatoes

Lucy Caroll, Owner of Carroll's Heritage Potatoes in Northumbria, shares how the Better Business for All (BBfA) initiative...

24th September 2019

BBFA

Leading business consultant and mentor joins LEP

One of the North East’s most experienced business consultants and mentors has joined the North East LEP.

18th September 2019

Business plan, High growth, Scaleup, Startup

2 MINUTE READ

Businesses given EORI numbers to continue EU trading

VAT-registered businesses will receive a letter from HMRC allocating them an EORI number

22nd August 2019

Brexit

2 minutes with Dr Gus

Paul Sumners, Owner of Tea brand Dr Gus, talks about his experience with the Better Business for All service. 

21st August 2019

2 minutes with Rose & Potter

Amanda, owner at local delicatessen Rose & Potter, discusses the benefits of using the Better Business for All service. 

21st August 2019

The benefits of Primary Authority Partnerships

Northumberland County Council and Mayborn Group talk about the benefits Primary Authority Partnerships bring to businesses

21st August 2019

Business planning, Export, International trade

2 MINUTE READ

2 minutes with Lanchester Wines

Tony Cleary, Managing Director of Lanchester Group, talks the benefits of using the BBfA service. 

21st August 2019

Aspect Facades gets connected

Sales Director, Dan Parker, shares his experience of accessing one-to-one business support through the Connector service.

5th August 2019

2 MINUTE READ

New programme for entrepreneurs with big ideas

Budding entrepreneurs in the region are being given the chance to turn their notepad doodle into the next Google.

17th July 2019

Business planning, Entrepreneur, Scaleup

2 MINUTE READ

In conversation with Michelle Rainbow, Skills Director

All employers in England will soon have access to all the benefits of the apprenticeship service.

26th June 2019

Apprenticeships, Skills

2 MINUTE READ

Real mentoring story: Newcastle Building Society

Kirsten is responsible for leadership development at Newcastle Building Society which set up an in-house mentoring programme.

25th June 2019

Mentor

3 MINUTE READ

A day in the life of a Growth Hub Connector

Talk to most people running businesses and they’ll tell you “there’s no help available for businesses these days”....

25th June 2019

3 MINUTE READ