BUSINESSiQ North East

Always good to be able to pass on our media knowledge to help other businesses. On Friday, November 8 from12:30 - 1:30pm, Josh Holmes and Harry William Smith of Newsquest Media Group will be on hand for a North East Chamber of Commerce online session to guide businesses around how to get the most out of video production. See the details below to reserve your seat.

Great to see THREE positive news stories at the top of the BUSINESSiQ website this morning, with DPD UK, University of Sunderland and SeAH Wind Ltd all investing in the future of the region. Click and enjoy! https://lnkd.in/eMutiWru https://lnkd.in/eWKkcBsG https://lnkd.in/eB5Du_Wh UK Export Finance Teesworks Barberry Group Ltd. Access Training Limited

☕Time for another Brew!☕ For the latest Business Brew podcast, we talked to Reshma Begum, who looks after the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in the North East. The FSB does vital work across the country, but in the fastest-changing of all regions that army of small businesses is a vital part of the scaffolding supporting our growth. The opportunities for SMEs are unrivalled here, so it was great to catch up with Reshma to talk at such an exciting time. Hear our chat in full on our Spotify channel here: bit.ly/reshmaspotify ...and on our YouTube channel here: bit.ly/Reshmayoutube

🎬🎬VIDEO ALERT🎬🎬 With two MPs and an audience of business experts discussing the rise of tech in our region, this was always going to be a packed film from Harry William Smith. 👀 Many thanks to our film stars Chris McDonald, Lola McEvoy, Chris Hunter, Deputy CEO of Darlington Building Society Sarah Slaven, Managing Director of Business Durham Simon Whitaker MBE, Assistant Director of Strategy and Insight at believe housing Christopher Bowen, Managing Associate at Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP Sophie Walton of CPI and the Tees Valley Business Board for Tees Valley Combined Authority Emma Laidler, Test Technology Leader at our host Cummins Inc. Phil Forster, Managing Director at Teesside International Airport Dan Kitchen, CEO of Razorblue Group, and to Jessica Highfield and Samantha Gravells MCIM for being amazing hosts.

Great to catch up again Amanda - this is only the start of something huge for the whole region..... https://lnkd.in/ez_YiWeq

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 Congratulations to our sister business LOCALiQ_UK for being named SEO Agency of the Year 2024 at the UK Agency Awards! 🏆 This recognition highlights their dedication to driving digital success through innovative SEO strategies and their commitment to delivering exceptional results for clients. A massive well done to the entire team at LOCALiQ_UK for this well-deserved win. The future of SEO is looking bright with leaders like them at the helm! 🚀 https://lnkd.in/eaqwJEy9 #SEO #DigitalMarketing #AgencyOfTheYear #LocaliQ #UKAgencyAwards #SEOExcellence #MarketingInnovation

✍️ Populus and Wade Construction Management team up for placements partnership Thanks BUSINESSiQ North East and Mike Hughes for picking up our news! 📷 Sim Hall Daniel Wade

Look at this impressive line-up! In a very short space of time, these young people could well be pivotal to our region's future - making key decisions about multi-million pound investments and coming up with ideas that would have been science fiction a few years ago. As the new intake on the bp-backed Clean Energy Technicians course at Redcar & Cleveland College these students have a golden opportunity - and so does the whole region. Cassie Melluish Lilas Allen Marie Turbill Erika Marshall Grant Glendinning Jason Faulkner Adam Grainger Alfie Breckon Sarah Ryan

It’s been a busy week this week. Tuesday saw Tees Valley Combined Authority displaying and talking at the NEPIC meet the members. This was set in the beautiful grounds of Hardwick Hall Hotel. Yesterday I attended The Northern Echo BUSINESSiQ North East event hosted by Cummins Inc. in Darlington. It was good to hear from Chris McDonald and Lola McEvoy about government plans and the impact on the Tees Valley. It was also great to see Sophie Walton on the panel and discuss innovations part in economic growth. Great catch up with Jacob Tribe, Jo Elliott ☀️🌻🎦, Chris B., Alison Welford, Abigail Bell and Jess Churchman to name a few. We’re definitely back into networking season and I love it. I look forward to seeing many more of you at events over the coming weeks. Next one for me is the Innovation Mixer at Flok Co-Working Space on Tuesday.

What a morning at Redcar & Cleveland College as the second group of aspiring Clean Energy Technicians started work on a course delivered with bp. Many thanks to Marie Turbill and Erika Marshall for the invitation and great to catch up with Anna Turley, Cassie Melluish, Jason Faulkner, Grant Glendinning, David Thompson, Amanda Livingstone, Sarah Ryan and - of course - the outstanding Alfie Breckon and new student Adam Grainger. Full report on Monday