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North East and Midlands 'least resilient' areas
Industrial areas in the North East and Midlands are least resilient to economic shocks, BBC-commissioned research suggests.
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Female bosses are more trusted
According to a poll, faith in CEOs holds up best when a woman's in charge.
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Awards process nurtured setting up a second venture
TAKING time out to think about how her business had progressed and where it is heading was Jayne Graham's primary reason for entering the North East Woman Entrepreneur (WIN) of the Year Awards last year.
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Six reasons why you're sabotaging your business (maybe)
You're irreplaceable. You don't want to lose control. You're lacking in focus. What's holding your business back from growing? Could it be as simple as... you? Heather Townsend gives us six reasons why you could be sabotaging your business
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Female Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries
In recent years, the rate of new business formation by women has significantly outpaced the rate of new business formation by men across all ethnic groups in the USA. Similar trends are found across the developing world.
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Show your supoort for somebody truly outstanding
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Gillian Hall, Senior Partner, Watson Burton
Gillian Hall is the first female senior partner of a full service law firm in the North of England. She tells Peter McCusker how she plans to raise the profile of the Newcastle-based Watson Burton.
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Going on to shortlist is a real boost
A BUZZ and a morale boost across the business is how Jill Roe describes being shortlisted in last year's North East Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.
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Mixing business with pleasure: the new rules of business networking
I believe that today’s entrepreneurs can gain huge benefits from business networking. When I worked as MD for one of Richard Branson’s Virgin companies, I attended countless lunches, launches, cocktail parties and conferences, all with a distinctly corporate feel to them.
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Show offers a launchpad for new rural businesses
A NUMBER of new entrepreneurs are using this year's Glendale Show in Northumberland to launch their businesses to the public.
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Will the next Google be started by a woman?
After decades investing in “white male nerds who’ve dropped out of Harvard or Stanford,” venture capitalist John Doerr broke a pattern in July: he invested in a woman.
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Tomorrow's media needs to be wired, inspired and for women
Many national newspapers have more male readers than female. But that gap is closing fast, and the success of female-friendly websites like Mail Online are beginning to suggest a clear direction for the future
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Why youth enterprise is not the word on every parent's lips and why it should be
When I was a kid I can remember my Dad putting forward the view that being an entrepreneur rather than following a profession was the way of the future.
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Global Maternity celebrates 'culture of pregnancy'
FORMER HR manager Louise Boyes is hoping to develop her new maternity clothing website into a place that “celebrates the culture of pregnancy around the world”.
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Women entrepreneur award helps Keyfund move forward
GREATER exposure to and support from the private sector has made 2010 a year of progress for Tyneside-based social enterprise Keyfund.
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Equal pay for women not likely till 2067, says research
Chartered Management Institute data shows that gender wage differential still wide – 40 years after equal pay laws
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DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A HOMES FOR NORTHUMBERLAND BOARD MEMBER?
Homes for Northumberland is inviting those who are passionate about social housing and keen to take on an interesting role to apply for the post of independent board member with the organisation.
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Beauty businesses now beneath family roof
A MOTHER and daughter are proving they make a beautiful partnership, after bringing their businesses together under one roof.
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Q&A: "We Must Move from a Masculine to a Feminine Economy"
Mario Osava interviews Brazilian feminist ROSE MARIE MURARO
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New call centre to take on 150 new staff
A NORTH EAST businesswoman has launched a new call centre which expects to turnover £100,000 in its first year and take on 150 homeworkers by 2011.
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Women Traders "Blocked" From the "Big Business"
"Africans do not believe women can do big business," fumes Zambian trader Angelica Rumsey.
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Build the Next Generation of Powerful Women
On September 20, 2010, Sarah Brown, Arianna Huffington and Donna Karan will host the first annual conference for New York’s most powerful women in politics, philanthropy, media, fashion and the arts.
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Dragons’ Den winner reveals £80k promise was in fact ‘a loan’
When Sharon Wright, a single mother from Scunthorpe, stepped from the ‘lair’ with more money that she had asked for, it really was a coup.
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Hoping jewels will raise dementia awareness
JEWELLERY business owner Aimee Caitlin Davison is hoping to use her enterprise to raise awareness of the growing number of people experiencing dementia.
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Workers prefer male managers - survey
FEMALE bosses need to be
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Linking up women who mean business
Dubai—Although the recession saw some companies struggling to survive, it also proved to be a business opportunity for others, as the founders of Heels & Deals are finding out. Claire Fenner and Georgie Hearson set up Heels & Deals in April 2009 as a networking organisation exclusively for businesswomen in the UAE.
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Facebook and other social media cost UK billions
Employees who fritter time away on Facebook, Twitter and other social media Web sites are costing British businesses billions, new research suggests.
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Spreading the Budget pain
Should the government worry that its Budget cuts fall disproportionately on women?
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Government pushes for equality in the workplace
The government has pledged to make at least half of all new appointees to the boards of public companies to be women by the end parliament.
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Women shun politics
Only 1 per cent of female entrepreneurs would consider standing as an MP, compared with 10 per cent of their male counterparts, according to research for the business price comparison service Make It Cheaper.
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Dyslexia and Success in Business
Research has found that 20% of entrepreneurs are dyslexic compared to just 4% of employed managers (who reflect the UK national incidence of dyslexia).
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Arts organisations cannot do without marketing and fundraising
Mark Ravenhill advocates cutting arts budgets by slicing the administrators rather than the artists (Let's cut the arts budget, 26 July). He states that there has been a
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Lloyds Banking Group storms back into the black with £1.6bn profit
Lloyds Banking Group stormed back into profit in the first six months of the year, reversing a £4bn loss with a £1.6bn profit. The news today prompted calls that the biggest bank on the high street should be broken up.
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Northern Rock: Where bad is good and good is bad
Gary Hoffman, chief executive of both parts of the old Northern Rock, makes a fair point when he says the "bad bank" – the asset manager running down the bulk of the mortgage book – doesn't deserve its unflattering moniker. Some 90% of the loan book is performing perfectly well. An arrears rate of 5.64% is not great but nor is it disastrous given that the book includes the notorious 125% "Together" loans.
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Half of employers welcome flexible working legislation
Employers have welcomed government plans to bring in legislation requiring them to offer flexible working to all employees.
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Call to back creative countryside
HARNESSING the untapped creative potential of the countryside could generate more than £1bn a year, says a report.
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WIN – SEEKS NEW BOARD DIRECTORS
WIN Ltd was incorporated in October 2008 as a not-for-profit company, following nine years as an award-winning project at Durham University. The new company’s mission is to support, connect and promote female entrepreneurs and women in business in the North East, and to advance support for women’s enterprise globally.
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British girls undergo horror of genital mutilation despite tough laws
Female circumcision will be inflicted on up to 2,000 British schoolgirls during the summer holidays – leaving brutal physical and emotional scars. Yet there have been no prosecutions against the practice.
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Mary Portas, queen of shops, looking for opinionated women
Retail guru and television presenter Mary Portas is about to start filming a new Channel 4 TV series and wants to speak to you. The series will follow Mary’s quest to fill the gap in the fashion market for fabulous, forty-plus women.
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A List of Awards Created to Highlight Successful Women Entrepreneurs
For all female entrepreneurs & professionals… Do you want to be rewarded for your entrepreneurial and business achievements? We have tried to list all the current 2010 competitions and awards for the most successful working and entrepreneurial women. So apply, nominate and become the next role models and inspirations for women entering business.
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Make It Cheaper: Right Honourable Turn Off for Female Entrepreneurs
‘Dave’s Babes’, ‘Cameron’s Cuties’ and ‘Sam Cam’ might have dominated the pre-election headlines but it didn’t do a lot to increase the actual number of female MPs
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What happened when 400 alpha women got together
There's been much excitement around these parts about the TEDGlobal 2010 conference last week. And deservedly so: it's a world-class event. But let's not forget our other favourite gathering of talent and ideas. Let's hear it for Digital Life Design, the DLD conference run by the Burda media empire in Munich.
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Prowess Facts & Figures
Here you can find key statistics regarding women and entrepreneurship. This is an ongoing resource which will be continuously updated. The reports referred to here are available in our online research library, where you can find hundreds of reports categorised by theme and region. This resource is open to everyone.
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Women's Media in the EuroMed
The Women's Media in the Euromed project involves The Foundation for Women Entrepreneurs from Malta and four other partners
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Exhibition Opportunities at the Prowess Conference 2010
The Annual International Prowess Conference is back for it's 7th year, featuring unique exhibition opportunities.
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Q&A Women in Business
Maxine Benson, co-founder of everywoman, talks about the main issues facing female start-ups – and how challenges can be overcome.
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Women can do the maths – so why are there none on the MPC?
Following Kate Barker's exit, the MPC becomes all-male revealing the gender gap in the UK's top economic bodies
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Working 5 to 9: How to start a successful business in your spare time
Emma Jones is founder of online community Enterprise Nation, a well-respected resource for anyone running a home business. She is therefore expert at combining the domestic and the entrepreneurial. Here, she provides advice for anyone who likes the idea of starting a home business but who doesn't know where to begin.
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Stop Violence Against Women: Success for victims of violence with no recourse to
Amnesty International welcomes the announcement made by the Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equality, Theresa May MP, to further extend the pilot scheme of offering assistance to women with insecure immigration status who are victims of violence in the UK.
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Looking for Northern Stars
The Newcastle Enterprise Awards are now open for entries
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SEARCH BEGINS FOR UK’S YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
The coveted Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, which celebrates the achievements of the UK’s leading young entrepreneurs, is now open for entries.
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New EU law gives self-employed workers maternity and pension benefits
Self-employed workers and their partners will now enjoy the right to maternity leave under new EU legislation. The Directive on self-employed workers and assisting spouses repeals and replaces an earlier law and improves the social protection rights of millions of women in the labour market, boosting female entrepreneurship.
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Germany plans mandatory female quotas in top management
Germany is planning to introduce compulsory quotas for women in senior management as business has not performed on voluntary pledges to promote women, officials in Hamburg have said. A committee from ministries in four of the 16 states will draw up a plan that will apply to public companies listed on the stock exchanges, said Beate Merk, justice minister for the state of Bavaria.
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Britain’s trailblazing women honoured at First Women Awards
The winners of the 2010 First Women Awards, held in association with Lloyds Banking Group and supported by the CBI and Real Business, have been announced. Dame Mary Perkins, co-founder of Specsavers opticians, received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, with judges praising her "business acumen, ability to juggle family and professional commitments and her focus on giving to charitable organisations".
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bizpond: open for business
bizpond is a brand new website to help small businesses, freelancers and consultants in the North East. It’s a quick and easy way for you to find things that you need, and share what you do with a growing community of business users.
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One million small businesses dissatisfied with their high street bank, says FSB
Research shows that over a quarter of small businesses have been dissatisfied with the support offered by their high street bank in the last 12 months.
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Tribute to Michelle Rowntree
Michelle Rowntree, 33, wife, step-mum, daughter, sister, niece, aunty, friend, colleague and businesswoman. Michelle was many things to many people. Above all she was inspirational in the true sense of the word.
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Fidgets Makes Regional Final
Fidgets, the salon for kids in Whitley Bay (www.thesalonforkids.co.uk) has made the final three in the region for the Barclays, take one small step award
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Change your life
Red Pressures e-learning courses can help you to change your life
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Space on Tap is coming soon!
Space on Tap's showcase website is now live at www.spaceontap.com . Log on now to find out more about this new service which will bring together people and their perfect places.
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Life Changing
Red Pressures have launed their new website which will provide you with the information that you need to achieve life synergy. Check it out now.
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New course helps women have their own Personal Space
Two north east business partners celebrated International Women’s Day this week by launching a new course to help women lead happy, healthy lives.
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Do you have any spare space?
Space costs. Do you have or know of meeting rooms that are only used now and again or desks and workstations that are going spare?
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New Website
Red Pressures is a life style and life choice Company that aims to provide for your needs by working with you to reduce your pressures and parachute you to your destiny.We are an all encompassing company working with individuals, organisations, the private, voluntary, charitable and independent sectors and communities to support a holistic approach to individual and organisational needs.
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Davenport's Chocolates
Relaunch of the Davenport's Chocolates e-commerce website
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Research Study ‘Bright Lights, Big City?
Newcastle University wish to talk to individuals and groups of people about their experiences of commercial and non-commercial L&G sites in the region
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DARE TO ENTER THE DRAGONS' DEN?
BBC puts call out to NE Entrepreneurs for new series
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ENTREPRENEURS, INVENTORS, DESIGNERS - BRITAIN’S HIGH STREET WANTS YOU!
Do you believe you’ve invented the next Dyson? Concocted a successor to Innocent Smoothies? Discovered the next Protect and Perfect face cream? Then the BBC wants to hear from you!
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Low cost accountancy has arrived
Although we are still testing our website, our services providing innovative accounting solutions to small businesses has been launched.
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WIN TV sub-committee
The Board and Advisory Board are looking to create a sub-committee for the Tees Valley to offer the TV members a diary of networking and events from 2010 and beyond.