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  1. Achieve Conference

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    WIN and Entrepreneurs Forum join forces once again

    07-Feb-12

  2. WIN Membership Adds Up

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    Thinking of joining WIN or renewing your membership? Here's how it stacks up.

    06-Jul-11

  3. How a WIN Networking Event Helped my Business

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    Louise Turnbull from Bump Buddies shares her experience of WIN networking

    28-Jun-11

  4. 35 Under 35

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    Management Today Announces the 2011 List of 35 Women Under 35

    28-Jun-11

  5. David Willets: Feminism Blamed for Lack of Jobs for Working Men

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    A Return to the Kitchen Sink for Educated Women?

    11-Apr-11

  6. WIN Awards 2011

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    The date for this year's flagship WIN event is announced

    23-Mar-11

  7. East Enders Blamed for Giving Entrepreneurs a Bad Name

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    The Guardian reveals results of research into attitudes to entrepreneurs

    14-Mar-11

  8. 25 Women-Run Startups to Watch

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    Think women don't launch startups?

    24-Feb-11

  9. New Year brings New Growth for North East based Recruitment Specialist.

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    Laura Sharpe runs recruitment consultancy Sharpe Recruitment, which operates across the whole of the North East specialising in Digital Media, Creative, PR, Marketing and IT vacancies. Her hard work, determination and tenacity has resulted in the business going from strength to strength since its’ inception in April 2009, having turned the recruitment industry on its head with the ethos ‘less is more’.

    24-Feb-11

  10. Trend forecaster takes a bite of the Big Apple

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    Forecasting trend specialists Trend Bible is reaping the fruits of its labour by branching out to the Big Apple where it has established a presence in the heart of Manhattan.

    16-Feb-11

  11. Can Maude deliver billions of pounds of revenue to small businesses?

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    The coalition government's programme for government includes an "aspiration" that a quarter of government contracts should be awarded to small and medium sized business.

    15-Feb-11

  12. Consett mum takes on Little Kickers football franchise

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    A WOMAN who was made redundant twice in the last two years has decided to turn her passion for football into a business opportunity by taking on a franchise.

    15-Feb-11

  13. BBC hunt for North East female entrepreneurs

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    The BBC are looking for four young entrepreneurs to take part in a documentary.

    11-Feb-11

  14. Mums' start up sauce-making business

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    TWO mums who met at the school gates and ended up starting a sauce-making business are in talks to supply two airlines and two supermarkets.

    08-Feb-11

  15. Small businesses shrug off rise in VAT

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    MORE than half of small and medium sized firms reckon the recent VAT rise will not make any difference to their business.

    31-Jan-11

  16. Rise in tribunals is hurting the region’s employers

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    ONE of the region’s employment lawyers is warning businesses to be extra vigilant at a time when employment tribunals continue to rise at an “alarming rate.”

    26-Jan-11

  17. Women returning to work advised to plan ahead

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    Women who hope to return to work have been advised by one expert to plan ahead and be clear about what they want from their new role and what lifestyle changes they are willing to commit to.

    11-Jan-11

  18. Dermalogica Puts Kiva's Microloans in Women's Manicured Hands

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    Microfinance platform Kiva is moving into a salon near you thanks to a collaboration with professional skincare company Dermalogica. The pair are teaming up to launch JoinFITE (Financial Independence Through Entrepreneurship), a global entrepreneurship platform that will offer microloans to women in 56 countries. Over the next two years, JoinFITE will finance 25,000 female entrepreneurs--with a little help from Dermalogica's customers.

    07-Jan-11

  19. Many local women are creating their own dreams

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    Who are these Women Without Offices?

    07-Jan-11

  20. Federation: VAT hike is a hammer blow to firms

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    THE Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has labelled this week’s VAT increase a “hammer blow” to firms in the region, as it urged the Chancellor to introduce measures that will help hard-hit traders.

    07-Jan-11

  21. Just one in four directors of small firms is a women

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    Gender disparity is still rife – not only on the FTSE-100 boards, but in the grassroots businesses that drive the UK economy. Mark Leftly reports

    05-Jan-11

  22. Region's finest recognised in New Year's Honours

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    SOME of the region’s finest citizens are today recognised by the Queen in the New Year’s Honours list.

    04-Jan-11

  23. Smart Women Know Success Leaves Clues

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    Have you ever wondered what the real secret to success is?

    23-Dec-10

  24. No Christmas break for small businesses

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    AROUND one third of small business owners will work on Christmas or Boxing Day this year because they find it so difficult to switch off from work.

    21-Dec-10

  25. Business Extra: SMEs after the budget cuts

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    Small and medium-sized businesses can rarely have enjoyed so much attention as they are gaining at the moment. It seems that hardly a day goes by without a minister or other opinion former marking them out for playing a key role in the shake-up of society that is expected to be part and parcel of the Coalition’s attempt to bring down the national deficit.

    21-Dec-10

  26. The Best Way to Get Women into Boardrooms

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    Gender-based quotas are back in question — but this time, it's really time to make a change. As the U.K. minister for equality favored the naming and shaming of those companies who failed to promote a fairer deal for women, it's clearer now that female talent doesn't have an equal place on executive boards.

    21-Dec-10

  27. European funding for disabled business start-ups

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    A PROJECT is to be launched to encourage more than 1,000 people in the North East who are disadvantaged or have disabilities to set up their own businesses.

    14-Dec-10

  28. Bringing business to the bedroom

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    Female business owners see husbands as most trusted business advisors.

    03-Dec-10

  29. The winners of the 2010 NatWest everywoman Awards

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    The winners of the 2010 NatWest everywoman Awards, which recognise the success of the UK’s most inspirational female business owners, have been announced.

    03-Dec-10

  30. Now everyone’s taking notice of Bizpond success

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    AN ONLINE noticeboard designed to help users generate sales, meet business partners or locate clients is being pitched way beyond its North East birthplace.

    02-Dec-10

  31. Reaching the Media

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    Want to reach journalists more effectively with your company’s message?

    02-Dec-10

  32. Women advised to start businesses if faced with job cuts

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    Women who are faced with security fears about their job could consider going into business, it has been suggested.

    01-Dec-10

  33. 100 most powerful women in Britain: Business, Academia and Politics

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    From the towering figures of business and politics to tacademia and science, we reveal the women who wield the most influence – visibly or invisibly – over our lives today

    01-Dec-10

  34. The 20 Countries With The Highest Percentage Of Female Entrepreneurs

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    The lack of female entrepreneurs has been a popular topic lately, so we decided to look at the subject on a global scale.

    01-Dec-10

  35. Big Society risks ignoring rural enterprise

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    The Big Society is at risk of sidelining enterprising rural communities, the Plunkett Foundation has warned.

    01-Dec-10

  36. North East in a battle to keep going in blizzards

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    BLIZZARDS took their toll on businesses yesterday as councils and emergency services continued their battle to keep the region moving.

    30-Nov-10

  37. VAT rise to hit vulnerable businesses hardest in 2011

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    NEW research has highlighted that the biggest challenges facing business in 2011 is the imminent rise in VAT and the expected squeeze on the Time To Pay facility.

    30-Nov-10

  38. Will Snow & Ice Mean A Boost For Online Sales?

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    Those charged with buying the office Christmas corporate gifts this year will be eyeing the calendar this week as December comes around

    29-Nov-10

  39. Online Christmas Could Cost Britain Billions, Experts Warn

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    The growing popularity of online shopping, combined with the fledgling recovery, could cost British businesses billions in the final month before Christmas, experts have warned.

    29-Nov-10

  40. Entrepreneur Fiona shares secrets of success

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    MULTI-MILLIONAIRE entrepreneur Fiona Cruickshank, who picked up her OBE at Buckingham Palace yesterday, will be sharing the secrets of her success at Newcastle Business School next week.

    26-Nov-10

  41. From North East to Middle East

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    COMPANIES in the region are being offered the chance to explore business opportunities in the United Arab Emirates which could help firms get a share of a projected £12 billion exports industry by 2015.

    26-Nov-10

  42. Achievement and skills praised at awards

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    THE achievements of inspirational women whose entrepreneurial and leadership skills have helped to boost the region’s economy were celebrated last Friday.

    23-Nov-10

  43. County Durham Future Business Magnates 2010-11

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    FBM is a fun competition with an important business message.

    11-Nov-10

  44. Business start-up centres set to launch

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    TWO start-up centres to encourage more people to set up in business are opening in County Durham.

    11-Nov-10

  45. Venture capital statistics reveal "clear desire" to invest in small firms

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    In 2009/10, the amount of VCT money raised was £340 million, an increase of 127% on 2008/09 figures.

    09-Nov-10

  46. Government to review length of service period for unfair dismissal claims

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    Lord Young is to look at the length of service an employee must have completed with their employer before they can claim unfair dismissal.

    09-Nov-10

  47. The business of innovation: Steven Johnson

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    An interesting look into innovation and the creation of brilliant theories

    08-Nov-10

  48. Web Host's Research Shows Small Firms Update Websites Infrequently

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    Only about 10 percent of UK firms surveyed update their websites on a daily basis.

    03-Nov-10

  49. Lip Service

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    Tracy Whittaker launched cosmetics company 2 Love My Lips in 2009, offering a range of UK-made lip glosses that come with drink spike detector kits, and has achieved sales of £250,000 so far this calendar year.

    03-Nov-10

  50. Female know-how beats the recession

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    Female workers say they are doing more than their male counterparts to fill the gap in skills caused by redundancies.

    03-Nov-10

  51. Raising the Bar

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    Cherie Blair talks to smallbusiness.co.uk about the launch of her network designed to promote women in business and why encouraging female entrepreneurship could lift millions out of poverty

    03-Nov-10

  52. Why Online PR is like a dinner party

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    At RealWire we think good PR is governed by four main principles – permission, relevance, content and influence. So how do these apply to the art of the dinner party?

    03-Nov-10

  53. Simplifying statistics

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    A reported statistic is that in a lifetime, a British person will eat half a tonne of chocolate.

    03-Nov-10

  54. Third sector offers more equality for women

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    New study highlights success of women in non-profits, but warns of a gender gap in other sectors

    03-Nov-10

  55. How great leaders inspire action

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    A simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?"

    03-Nov-10

  56. Role models: someone to look up to

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    Young women desperately need role models – and what the media gives them is heiresses, sex objects, surgery addicts and emotional wrecks. There must be better suggestions

    03-Nov-10

  57. Fast-rising food prices feed inflation fears

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    British Retail Consortium/Nielsen price survey finds shoppers paying more for bread and meat after sharp increases in wheat and corn prices

    03-Nov-10

  58. New look for centuries-old tipple

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    The first woman to take on the mystic role of master blender at Ireland's oldest distillery has unveiled a new look for the 400 year-old tipple.

    03-Nov-10

  59. Northumberland Council leader's plea over looming cuts

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    The Lib-Dem leader of Northumberland County Council has urged the coalition government not to

    02-Nov-10

  60. Businesswomen still hitting 'glass ceiling'

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    A survey of leading Scottish businesswomen has found that most believe a glass ceiling still exists in the workplace.

    02-Nov-10

  61. Maternity and paternity leave: the small print

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    To think of maternity leave as a straightforward benefit to a new mum is wrong.

    01-Nov-10

  62. Agenda for change: releasing the economic potential of England’s rural areas

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    Rural England is making a major contribution to the nation’s economic recovery and stands ready to play its part in the UK’s drive to achieve full economic potential.

    20-Oct-10

  63. Firms could benefit from flexible working, says TUC

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    The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is urging businesses to try out home working on their employees in order to support and encourage flexible working practices. According to the TUC, around one-fifth of workers have their requests to work flexibly denied, and it has come up with five reasons why businesses should consider using flexible working practices in their firms.

    12-Oct-10

  64. 'Britain's Burgeoning Army Of Stay-At-Home Moms Is Great For The Economy'

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    "Over 60% of new businesses are started from home and most of them are being created by mothers who want to stay with their children," said Krista Waddell, CEO of gold party organisers Ounces2Pounds.

    12-Oct-10

  65. Newcastle entrepreneurs launch waterproof business

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    TWO friends are making Britain's bad weather pay for them by providing colourful waterproofs for fashion-conscious women.

    11-Oct-10

  66. Networking can benefit your business

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    WITH more than 165 million registered users tweeting more than 190 million times each day, it's no wonder that Twitter is high on the agenda for a growing number of businesses.

    11-Oct-10

  67. Newcastle City Council signs up to help small firms

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    NEWCASTLE City Council has become the latest local authority in the region to sign up to an agreement aiming to benefit local small firms.

    11-Oct-10

  68. Pay gap has ground to a halt warns new equality report

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    The pay gap between men and women has reached stalemate and shows no sign of closing, claims a study by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

    11-Oct-10

  69. Small businesses lead the way with remote working

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    Almost nine out of ten small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) give their staff the option to work away from the office, either from home or in a flexible workspace.

    11-Oct-10

  70. Quango cuts: backlash begins

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    The Government is facing a backlash of criticism over its plans to close 177 quangos.

    24-Sep-10

  71. Fastest 50 companies 2010

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    Today is the day when we reveal the businesses who have made it into the Ward Hadaway Fastest 50 for 2010. Iain Laing reports.

    22-Sep-10

  72. New boot camp for Tyneside business starters

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    WOULD-BE Tyneside entrepreneurs are being asked to use their brain power to benefit from a special business boot camp.

    20-Sep-10

  73. Michelle Feeney: The pale queen of St Tropez

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    An evangelical Michelle Feeney tells Alison Shepherd how tanning boosts self-esteem, and how profits help the poor

    20-Sep-10

  74. Does sacking the boss really work?

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    Several high-profile CEOs are searching for new employment, but will their replacements fare any better?

    20-Sep-10

  75. 'Women, take control of your financial destiny before it's too late'

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    Banks are stepping up their efforts to attract female customers and persuade them to assert their financial independence.

    20-Sep-10

  76. Peter Jones claims youth enterprise schemes 'put good money after bad'

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    Dragon Dens' Peter Jones says the Government should roll out his enterprise curriculum into secondary and primary schools rather than fund promotional campaigns like Make Your Mark, run by Enterprise UK

    20-Sep-10

  77. Government plan for regional stock exchanges rejected by business

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    A coalition Government plan to set up regional stock exchanges as part of a series of initiatives to avoid a second credit crisis has been roundly rejected by business.

    20-Sep-10

  78. Government prepares fund to help small business become more energy efficient

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    The Government is preparing a radical multi-billion pound fund to finance the rapid "greening" of more than 4m small businesses.

    20-Sep-10

  79. Pigeons faster than broadband

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    CARRIER pigeons have proved faster than rural broadband in a stunt to highlight poor internet connections.

    20-Sep-10

  80. Shock fall in UK retail sales adds to fears of double-dip recession

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    August figures for high street spending provide latest evidence that UK economy is cooling

    17-Sep-10

  81. A licence for chauvinism

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    Blaming sexism at work on male testosterone only gives men an excuse for behaving badly

    17-Sep-10

  82. Sun, sea and grit: Israeli and West Bank women risk jail for day at the beach

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    Illegal day trips challenge laws governing the movement of Palestinians

    17-Sep-10

  83. New horizons open up for female entrepreneur

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    DOUBLE success in last year’s Women into the Network (WIN) Awards has opened up a raft of new opportunities for communications, marketing and events agency Cynergy.

    17-Sep-10

  84. Search starts for business achievers

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    FEMALE entrepreneurs from across Tynedale are being urged to enter the North-East’s annual awards for women in business, which is now in its 11th year.

    17-Sep-10

  85. Small business owners hit back at banks' reluctance to lend

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    Small business owners have reiterated that it is the banks' reluctance to lend, rather than weak demand, which is stifling the flow of finance to small firms.

    14-Sep-10

  86. Iran: women on the frontline of the fight for rights

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    From the mother sentenced to death by stoning to the lawyer arrested for defending opposition activists, women are prominent symbols of Iran's struggle for democracy

    14-Sep-10

  87. The Fairer Techs

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    Why female technology entrepreneurs are so hard to find.

    14-Sep-10

  88. North East leading the way in overseas sales

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    THE North East saw the fastest rate of growth in overseas sales in the country during the second quarter.

    13-Sep-10

  89. North East and Midlands 'least resilient' areas

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    Industrial areas in the North East and Midlands are least resilient to economic shocks, BBC-commissioned research suggests.

    09-Sep-10

  90. Female bosses are more trusted

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    According to a poll, faith in CEOs holds up best when a woman's in charge.

    07-Sep-10

  91. Awards process nurtured setting up a second venture

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    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.

    06-Sep-10

  92. Six reasons why you're sabotaging your business (maybe)

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    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

    03-Sep-10

  93. Female Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries

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    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.

    01-Sep-10

  94. Show your supoort for somebody truly outstanding

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    31-Aug-10

  95. Gillian Hall, Senior Partner, Watson Burton

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    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.

    31-Aug-10

  96. Going on to shortlist is a real boost

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    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.

    26-Aug-10

  97. Mixing business with pleasure: the new rules of business networking

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    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.

    26-Aug-10

  98. Show offers a launchpad for new rural businesses

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    A NUMBER of new entrepreneurs are using this year's Glendale Show in Northumberland to launch their businesses to the public.

    25-Aug-10

  99. Will the next Google be started by a woman?

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    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.

    24-Aug-10

  100. Tomorrow's media needs to be wired, inspired and for women

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    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

    23-Aug-10

  101. Why youth enterprise is not the word on every parent's lips and why it should be

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    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.

    20-Aug-10

  102. Global Maternity celebrates 'culture of pregnancy'

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    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”.

    19-Aug-10

  103. Women entrepreneur award helps Keyfund move forward

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    GREATER exposure to and support from the private sector has made 2010 a year of progress for Tyneside-based social enterprise Keyfund.

    19-Aug-10

  104. Equal pay for women not likely till 2067, says research

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    Chartered Management Institute data shows that gender wage differential still wide – 40 years after equal pay laws

    19-Aug-10

  105. DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A HOMES FOR NORTHUMBERLAND BOARD MEMBER?

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    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.

    19-Aug-10

  106. Beauty businesses now beneath family roof

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    A MOTHER and daughter are proving they make a beautiful partnership, after bringing their businesses together under one roof.

    18-Aug-10

  107. Q&A: "We Must Move from a Masculine to a Feminine Economy"

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    Mario Osava interviews Brazilian feminist ROSE MARIE MURARO

    18-Aug-10

  108. New call centre to take on 150 new staff

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    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.

    18-Aug-10

  109. Women Traders "Blocked" From the "Big Business"

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    "Africans do not believe women can do big business," fumes Zambian trader Angelica Rumsey.

    17-Aug-10

  110. Build the Next Generation of Powerful Women

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    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.

    17-Aug-10

  111. Dragons’ Den winner reveals £80k promise was in fact ‘a loan’

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    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.

    16-Aug-10

  112. Hoping jewels will raise dementia awareness

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    JEWELLERY business owner Aimee Caitlin Davison is hoping to use her enterprise to raise awareness of the growing number of people experiencing dementia.

    16-Aug-10

  113. Workers prefer male managers - survey

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    FEMALE bosses need to be

    13-Aug-10

  114. Linking up women who mean business

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    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.

    12-Aug-10

  115. Facebook and other social media cost UK billions

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    Employees who fritter time away on Facebook, Twitter and other social media Web sites are costing British businesses billions, new research suggests.

    10-Aug-10

  116. Spreading the Budget pain

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    Should the government worry that its Budget cuts fall disproportionately on women?

    10-Aug-10

  117. Government pushes for equality in the workplace

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    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.

    10-Aug-10

  118. Women shun politics

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    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.

    10-Aug-10

  119. Dyslexia and Success in Business

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    Research has found that 20% of entrepreneurs are dyslexic compared to just 4% of employed managers (who reflect the UK national incidence of dyslexia).

    06-Aug-10

  120. Arts organisations cannot do without marketing and fundraising

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    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

    05-Aug-10

  121. Lloyds Banking Group storms back into the black with £1.6bn profit

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    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.

    05-Aug-10

  122. Northern Rock: Where bad is good and good is bad

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    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.

    05-Aug-10

  123. Half of employers welcome flexible working legislation

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    Employers have welcomed government plans to bring in legislation requiring them to offer flexible working to all employees.

    03-Aug-10

  124. Call to back creative countryside

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    HARNESSING the untapped creative potential of the countryside could generate more than £1bn a year, says a report.

    02-Aug-10

  125. WIN – SEEKS NEW BOARD DIRECTORS

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    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.

    02-Aug-10

  126. British girls undergo horror of genital mutilation despite tough laws

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    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.

    29-Jul-10

  127. Mary Portas, queen of shops, looking for opinionated women

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    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.

    29-Jul-10

  128. A List of Awards Created to Highlight Successful Women Entrepreneurs

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    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.

    29-Jul-10

  129. Make It Cheaper: Right Honourable Turn Off for Female Entrepreneurs

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    ‘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

    29-Jul-10

  130. What happened when 400 alpha women got together

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    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.

    29-Jul-10

  131. Prowess Facts & Figures

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    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.

    29-Jul-10

  132. Women's Media in the EuroMed

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    The Women's Media in the Euromed project involves The Foundation for Women Entrepreneurs from Malta and four other partners

    28-Jul-10

  133. Exhibition Opportunities at the Prowess Conference 2010

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    The Annual International Prowess Conference is back for it's 7th year, featuring unique exhibition opportunities.

    28-Jul-10

  134. Q&A Women in Business

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    Maxine Benson, co-founder of everywoman, talks about the main issues facing female start-ups – and how challenges can be overcome.

    28-Jul-10

  135. Women can do the maths – so why are there none on the MPC?

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    Following Kate Barker's exit, the MPC becomes all-male revealing the gender gap in the UK's top economic bodies

    28-Jul-10

  136. Working 5 to 9: How to start a successful business in your spare time

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    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.

    23-Jul-10

  137. Stop Violence Against Women: Success for victims of violence with no recourse to

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    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.

    23-Jul-10

  138. Looking for Northern Stars

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    The Newcastle Enterprise Awards are now open for entries

    21-Jul-10

  139. SEARCH BEGINS FOR UK’S YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR

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    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.

    20-Jul-10

  140. New EU law gives self-employed workers maternity and pension benefits

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    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.

    02-Jul-10

  141. Germany plans mandatory female quotas in top management

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    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.

    02-Jul-10

  142. Britain’s trailblazing women honoured at First Women Awards

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    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".

    02-Jul-10

  143. bizpond: open for business

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    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.

    02-Jul-10

  144. One million small businesses dissatisfied with their high street bank, says FSB

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    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.

    02-Jul-10

  145. Tribute to Michelle Rowntree

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    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.

    02-Jul-10

  146. Fidgets Makes Regional Final

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    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

    28-Jun-10

  147. Change your life

    Yvonne Cherrington

    Red Pressures e-learning courses can help you to change your life

    20-Mar-10

  148. Space on Tap is coming soon!