by stevebw | Oct 22, 2024 | Magazine
Since 2014, the trailblazing Business Clinic at Northumbria University has provided pro-bono consultancy work to hundreds of companies and organisations. The benefits have not only helped level the playing field for students but provided a fresh perspective on...
by stevebw | Oct 22, 2024 | Magazine
Former IT professional Roz Tinlin is on a mission to raise the profile of an often overlooked area of Northumberland she’s called home for the last 23 years. How? Through her B&B, whisky and chocolate, of course! Alison Cowie speaks to the serial entrepreneur to...
by stevebw | Oct 22, 2024 | Magazine
After she was made redundant in 2004, Melissa Coutts walked into a recruitment office and said ‘I need a job. I’ll do anything’. They responded by offering her a job. Ten years later, she started her own recruitment business, Recruitrite, focused on providing bespoke,...
by stevebw | Oct 22, 2024 | Magazine
Frustrated by poor service and hidden costs when using third party logistics companies, Matthew Drennan has established an order fulfilment centre with a difference. Here, he talks about Lush Logistics’ journey so far and reveals why office space, transparent pricing...
by stevebw | Oct 22, 2024 | Magazine
You are not alone… Research from Harvard Business Review says that 80% of people avoid at least one workplace conversation. At a recent conference where I delivered a keynote, I tested this theory by asking the group to vote on the topic that was most on their mind...
