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  • Changing for the better

    Ewing

    Fergus Ewing wears three hats as a Scottish Government minister - for Enterprise, Tourism and Energy, all essential aspects of Scotland’s economy. Kenny Kemp caught up him.

  • A powerful proposition

    Jerry Blackett

    One-stop shops for business advice and support services could soon be operated by Chambers of Commerce, says Jerry Blackett, chief executive of Birmingham Chamber of Commerce.

  • Fun on the run

    interview

    Steve Cram tells Brian Nicholls of the planning behind a festival of running, and suggests why businesses might consider backing their workers there.

  • Brave New World

    Martin Soloman

    Law firms have undergone rapid changes during Martin Soloman’s tenure at the helm of one of the region’s longest established firms, he tells Andrew Mernin.

  • Spinning at speed

    Spin-out companies form an important part of Teesside University’s business agenda as director of academic enterprise Laura Woods tells Peter Jackson.

  • Finding a different path

    Different

    One North East company is engaging with students to give them a taste of working life and to give itself the cream of the crop.

  • Port's promise

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    In these economic hard times Port of Tyne is thriving through diversification and finding new markets, as Peter Jackson reports

  • Beyond the Eurozone

    Insight

    Peter Jackson reports on the North East-based exporters increasingly looking further afield to win new business.

  • A lasting legacy

    Joynson

    Trace the roots of IT giant TSG deep into its past and you’ll find a family-run shop near Gateshead, where a teenage Mark Joynson first learned to sell under his father’s gaze.

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