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B-advised celebrates 15 years in financial services
North East-based mortgage and financial adviser B-advised is celebrating 15 years of providing mortgage, investment and pensions advice to clients across the UK. Established in 2007 by Charles Forster and David Thompson and operating from business premises in Blaydon, the team moved to Metropolitan House in 2011 before expanding and opening a further office in Bolton in 2020. Mr Forster...

Businesses club together to help fight digital inequality
A Teesside charity working to tackle digital inequality has been given a major boost by local businesses. The Middlesbrough-based Hope Foundation provides support to those who find themselves digitally isolated with no access to IT or telecommunications. Now Mayfield Insurance Brokers, Abacus Associates and the Original Mortgage Company – all based at Hartlepool Marina – have joined forces to...

North East entrepreneur announced as judge for Elite Business Top 100 awards
In celebration of the UK’s most forward-thinking and innovative SME businesses, Elite Business Online has announced the launch of the Elite Business Top 100 and is inviting entries from across the country. The Elite Business Top 100 will celebrate the brightest SME businesses in Britain and it is open to all privately owned UK-based businesses, with entries being judged across eight key areas,...

Advanced Safety Group sets sights on future growth
North East training provider Advanced Safety Group is going from strength to strength as it sets its sights on future growth and expansion across the region. Established in 2020 by Dr Charlotte Knight and Steve Mclean, the safety group started out offering respiratory protection and face fit testing and training. Their solutions ensured that companies could quickly and easily access a solution...

Expansion in the pipeline for WL Distillery
It has been two years since the first bottle of gin left WL Distillery, and the County Durham distillery has been shaking up quite a ginpire ever since with plans for future expansion set to be unveiled. In a short space of time the independent distillery made one almighty splash in the gin market, from picking up international awards, hitting top glossy magazines to being featured at London’s...