The Newcastle United Foundation’s Enterprise Academy celebrated its first birthday this week with a special anniversary event at St. James’ Park. Under the fantastic management of Sam McLoughlin, the Enterprise Academy has proved to be a resounding success in its first year with students from 20 schools across Newcastle, Northumberland, Gateshead and North Tyneside reaping the Read more…
An entire school of enterprising students from Blakeston School in Stockton turned their assembly hall into a bustling marketplace for the day as part of the national Make your Mark with a Tenner competition, and I was there to witness the madness! During the last Friday of the Tenner Challenge Month all 585 students from Blakestone School were Read more…
Ten enterprising students at Newcastle College showed they have what it takes to be the next Simon Cowells by pooling their ten pound loans and holding a rock concert for their fellow students last Friday night. After receiving start up capital to the tune of £100 between them as part of the Make Your Mark Read more…
Stuart Varrall of Fluid Pixel has won the coveted DediPower Digital Award 2010. The trophy was presented by Rt Hon Stephen Timms, MP, Minister for Digital Britain, at a special ceremony in London, last week.
Fluid Pixel, a business offering innovative applications, games and interfaces for mobile phones, the web and desktops won the first prize Read more…
‘IF WE CAN, YOU CAN’ Challenge launches for 2010
Today marks the launch of the third ‘If we can, you can’ Challenge, a region-wide competition set to re-ignite and celebrate North East England’s entrepreneurial spirit.
The Challenge calls upon any individual who is thinking of starting a business, running their own business or looking to grow their Read more…
Yesterday saw the penultimate week of the Newcastle University Careers Service NU Enterprise Programme. A six week intensive course giving students and graduates a whirlwind tour of everything you need to know to start your own business with guest speakers from some of the region’s most successful entrepreneurs.
This session was the turn of multi award winning Read more…
I risked life and limb yesterday as I strapped on ice skates for the first time ever to celebrate the culmination of this year’s Second Chance programme with Team Northumbria, from Northumbria University.
The Second Chance scheme offers disadvantaged adults the opportunity to participate in a structured sport and education programme, whilst also integrating with similar individuals Read more…
A NEW chapter is set to unfold in Sunderland’s maritime history as the first of a new generation of wave-powered energy generators sets sail.
The first tidal generator to be manufactured at the site of the city’s former shipbuilding yards is now complete and will be shipped to Humberside where it will be put into action Read more…
There were some confused faces around the Nissan Manufacturing Plant yesterday as their site was invaded by a Polar Bear! Lucky for them this one was harmless and in fact wanted nothing more than to tell them all about Global Warming and protecting the environment.
Percy the Polar Bear is the main character in a series Read more…
Social Enterprise day was celebrated in Sunderland’s National Glass Centre today with Mutual Inspiration’s Social Enterprise, Collaboration and Sustainability Conference.
Around 50 delegates from the North East social enterprise arena descended on the fabulous venue to discuss such topics as:
-The recession, social enterprise opportunity or challenge?
-Finance and franchising social enterprises
-Opportunities for social enterprise in the emerging Read more…
As I set out on the road yesterday with my lovely colleague Eimear, visiting us from London, I was prepared for a long, busy day, of Global Entrepreneurship Week event reporting.
Boy were we pleasantly surprised when at our last event of the day, feeling a little weary to say the least, we were offered some complimentary stress relief!
Our Read more…
North East school children were working hard yesterday thinking of innovative ideas to market Newcastle United football tickets for Grade C matches during the long winter months in the Championship.
Students at King Edward VI in Morpeth were busy coming up with Loyalty Card schemes, competitions, concerts, BOGOF offer ideas, all in order to answer the Read more…
What do you get when you mix some generous local business owners, some inspirational enterprise coordinators, some very tolerant teachers and a whole bunch of enthusiastic school children? Well in Wansbeck; it’s called the Make £5 Grow Challenge and it’s all part of the Wansbeck Enterprise Education Network’s Global Entrepreneurship Week festivities!
This year around 50 local Read more…
Steven and his team show how an afternoon of Entrepreneurs and Tapas can make you feel…happy!
If you’ve never been to Morpeth in Northumberland, I urge you to visit. It’s picturesque, charming and above all is home to some extremely dedicated and enterprising individuals.
Steven Peart runs the Morpeth branch of Northumberland Business Services Ltd and I’m guessing he Read more…
It’s 10:30am on Monday morning, the first day of Global Entrepreneurship Week and I am on my way to the North East launch event, The Secret to Global Sales on a Shoestring. Set at the Baltic Gallery of Modern Art the setting is perfect for great photos, PR and a general buzz of excitement from Read more…
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