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Tees Valley to welcome major business showcase
The General Election will not deter businesses in Tees Valley from seizing opportunities to network, generate new business leads, and seek support this week. The Tees Valley Business Summit, delivered by business support organisation UMi, will take place on July 4 at Teesside University Olympia Building. As the largest business showcase and conference in Tees Valley – a region contributing £79bn...
The nicest man in cinema?
For Dan Ellis, his underdog story to take on the likes of Odeon and Cineworld to build a community cinema in his hometown – aged just 22 - could be straight from the silver screen. Here, he talks to Alison Cowie about his award-winning journey. At 16, Dan Ellis was intimidated by the hulking 35mm projector at the Playhouse theatre in his home town of Whitley Bay which, at the time, operated as...
Family values driving forward a thriving business
For six decades, Blueline Group has built a stellar reputation with its fleet of hundreds of taxis. Operations director, Ben Bell, reveals more about the growth, the challenges the company has faced and how its longstanding investment in technology sets it apart in an increasingly tech-led marketplace. Sixty-six years after being created by Colin and Audrey Shanks, using their one Austin Morris...
Sea, sand, sauna and soul searching with Steam and Salt
Maggie Guneyogullari used sea swimming to heal after suffering devastating family bereavements. And when she discovered that the combination of heat and cold therapy could boost her physical and mental well-being further, she decided to start her own beachside sauna to help others. She talks to Alison Cowie… Maggie Guneyogullari worked in social research for North Tyneside local authority...
Net-Defence the fear out of cyber with customer-centric solutions
Online attacks have become a common occurrence but that doesn’t lessen the severity. For many businesses purchasing the appropriate security is a difficult decision to make fuelled by a market which over the years has sold on fear and not customer-centric solutions - Debra Cairns, MD of Net-Defence, is keen to redefine the approach. Here, she tells BW Magazine how educating SMEs is at the root...