October business mission to Zhengzhou, Central China
Zhengzhou has a population of 10 million and is a major national logistics hub; home to a Nissan joint venture automotive plant, a major Foxconn manufacturing facility and the province has a significant coal-mining infrastructure. Chinese buyers are looking for a wide range of suppliers of specialist equipment and services, for example, in the field of environmental industries, sustainable development, engineering, electronics, education and luxury consumer goods.
Design Leadership Programme launches in September
The Design Council and the North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC) Ltd are working in partnership to deliver an exciting programme to help forward thinking businesses to stay ahead of the competition. Developed by the Design Council and supported by government, the Design Leadership Programme provides businesses with access to expert design support to help them develop and grow.
Hexham Entrepreneur gets Dragon’s Tweet of approval
A Hexham business started up with funding from NBSL, has gained the approval of Dragon's Den Theo Paphitis on his Small Business Sunday network.
Exporting to China – New Service helps SMEs test the market
We all know the China market for specialist high quality goods and services is huge and growing- but it comes with significant difficulties and barriers. The Fast Track China team has removed these barriers with its company specific service creating a cost effective route to market an approach fully supported by the Chinese Government.
Regional Funding Support – A Rough Guide
At NBSL we meet with lots of businesses and we're frequently asked what funding options are available to businesses in the North East. So we decided to pull together a Rough Guide to funding support in the North East – we hope you find it useful. We've also included some tips on how to keep up to date with the latest funding news.
