EDBS NEWS AND BLOG
SHRED DIRECT IN THE REGIONAL MEDIA
We love to see our tenants featured in the regional media. This week it was the turn of Graeme Carter and his company Shred Direct - Graeme was interviewed by Business News North East for the It's My Business feature. Below is the interview in full: The subject of our...
BOOST YOUR BUSINESS SUPPORTS GROWTH OF ONLINE STORE
The owner of a County Durham based online store has achieved a 30% increase in trade on the back of free training designed to help local businesses boost skills and secure growth. Alis Stoica has seen sales of her exclusive range of personalised mugs, gifts and...
EDBS HELPS JONNY LAUNCH BUSINESS – THEN BECOMES HIS CLIENT
A BUDDING entrepreneur from Peterlee has launched his own business with the help of East Durham Business Service – and now counts the organisation as one of his clients. Jonny Golightly has set up THEGO2GROUP after 10 years working as an energy consultant for some of...
BUSINESS FUNDING EVENT COMES TO PETERLEE
County Durham and Wearside business owners looking for funding to help growth, create jobs and develop innovative products and services are being invited to an event that will help companies attract investment. North East Fund, a £120m investment pot delivering...
FOOD LABELLING THE FOCUS FOR NETWORK EVENT
Food and drink producers are being given invaluable advice and guidance around food labelling to ensure they’re complying with strict European and UK legislation. Durham Food and Drink Network has organised an event to give micro and small businesses a better...
REGIONAL MEDIA EXPOSURE FOR TENANT LEC
It’s My Business is a new feature platform the Business News North East team has introduced, allowing company owners, directors or managers the chance to answer a series of questions about their business. The subject of our first interview is Leanne Fawcett, managing...
TREEMENDOUS TRAINING HELPS COMPANY WIN WORK
Free training designed to help local companies boost skills and win new work is proving to be the root of success for a County Durham tree cutting business. Rhys Williams, together with his parents Karen and Lee, who run Eden Dene Tree Services from their Peterlee...
TENANT MESSAGE: HAPPY NEW YEAR
The team at East Durham Business Service would like to wish all of our tenants a very happy new year. We return on January 2 and are looking forward to supporting current and new businesses to grow. So as we wave goodbye to 2018, here's to a successful 12 months ahead...
TENANT NEWS: LEC COMMUNICATIONS AND DESIGN CHRISTMAS BLOG
Managing Director of Novus Business Centre Peterlee tenant LEC Communications and Design, Leanne Fawcett, shares her latest blog, which looks at why Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. What is about this time of year that turns us all into big kids? Yes,...
DURHAM FOOD AND DRINK NETWORK TO LAUNCH
A network to support County Durham food and drink producers is being launched. Durham Food and Drink Network is the fifth key strand of the Durham Business Opportunities Programme (DBOP), which is part of Business Durham. The network will enable small producers and...
DENISE FIELDING LOOKS BACK ON A SUCCESSFUL 2018 FOR SMES IN THE AREA
Denise Fielding is Operations Director of business support organisation East Durham Business Service. The organisation, based at Novus Business Centre in Peterlee, supports budding entrepreneurs to pursue a path into self-employment, and established micro businesses...
FORMER TENANT ONE OF ONLY 50 TO WIN NATIONAL AWARD
Bill Marley, the man behind unemployment charity the Employability Trust, has been named as one of only 50 business figures in the UK to receive a top national accolade. Bill, who founded the Peterlee-based charity in 2012, made it onto a list compiled by Women of the...
TENANT NEWS: SSK RECRUITMENT PLANS FOR EXPANSION
An East Durham recruitment company is looking to expand across the region. SSK Recruitment, a general recruiter with a particular focus on construction, industrial, engineering and education, is aiming to open two further locations in Bishop Auckland by the end of...
DIGITAL MARKETING MASTERCLASSES COME TO NOVUS
A series of fully funded masterclasses on social and digital media and marketing are being held in Seaham. Business owner Michelle Rose, who runs Custard and Bear, is delivering the masterclasses as part of an NBSL programme of support for SMEs in the region. The...
VIDEO SHOWCASES SEAHAM’S STUNNING BUSINESS LOCATIONS
A video showcasing a thriving business park in Seaham has been produced to highlight the benefits of locating there. Paul Wellstead, the developer of Spectrum Business Park, has commissioned the video, which features stunning footage of the area and interviews with...
DENISE FIELDING ON WHY NETWORKING IS SO IMPORTANT TO BUSINESS GROWTH
Denise Fielding is Operations Director of business support organisation East Durham Business Service. The organisation, based at Novus Business Centre in Peterlee, supports budding entrepreneurs to pursue a path into self-employment, and established micro businesses...
SPEEDY GROWTH FOR NOVUS TENANT QUICKREBATES
An accountancy firm which specialises in helping people reclaim money owed to them has doubled in size with plans for further expansion. QuickRebates was launched by husband and wife Glenn and Donna Cooper 17 months ago and has seen its portfolio of clients increase...
BOOK FOR EMCON INCUBATOR ZONE JUST LIKE TENANT SHRED DIRECT DID
Companies from East Durham are being urged to book their place at this year’s EMCON Incubator Zone as places become limited. Last year 21 companies from across County Durham, including Shred Direct, pictured, exhibited, and already this year 11 companies have signed...
A WARM WELCOME TO NOVUS PETERLEE TENANT BE SMART SOLUTIONS
We’re delighted to announce another new tenant to our Novus Business Centre Peterlee offices. Be Smart Solutions has taken office space as part of plans to raise its profile to companies in the Peterlee Business Park area. Owner Jim Box said: “There are so many...
BUSINESS LEADERS APPOINTED TO DRIVE FORWARD EAST DURHAM GROWTH
Two leading figures from the Peterlee and Seaham business communities have been appointed to spearhead the area’s continued growth. Kareen James-Rawson from automotive manufacturing firm Novares and Paul Wellstead, the developer behind Spectrum Business Park, will...
ADVISOR SIMON ATTENDS NETWORKING EVENT TO SHOWCASE EDBS SUPPORT
Businesses from across Peterlee and Seaham have come together to share their stories of growth. At the latest Network with your Neighbour event, held at Seaham Hall Hotel and organised by the Peterlee and Seaham business park groups, over 30 people gave updates on how...
EDBS TO SHOWCASE EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS PROGRAME AT EVENT
East Durham Business Service will be attending next week's Peterlee and Seaham business park groups' Network with your Neighbour event. Simon Naisbett will be on hand to update attendees on our employment and skills programme with Virgin Money Foundation and...
PROPERTY EXPERT IS POSITIVE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF EAST DURHAM
As Peterlee, Seaham and the surrounding areas of East Durham continue to thrive, Paul Wellstead from Spectrum Business Park in Seaham looks at the challenges and opportunities the property market faces. The last 12 months have been encouragingly busy at Spectrum...
EDBS AND DURHAMWORKS HELPING EMPLOYERS AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Young people are being offered the chance to equip themselves with the skills needed to fill existing employer vacancies. East Durham Business Service (EDBS) has teamed up with Virgin Money Foundation and DurhamWorks to support unemployed 16-24-year-olds into secure...
EDBS AMONG EXHIBITORS AT FUNDING AND BUSINESS SUPPORT EVENT
Businesses in East Durham are encouraged to attend an event where they can find out more about the funding support available to help them grow. Peterlee Business Park will be holding its next event on Tuesday, June 19, from 8.30am-12 noon on the ground floor of the...
NORTH EAST BUSINESSES CONFIDENT ABOUT THEIR OWN OUTLOOK
North East businesses’ confidence in their own business prospects rose two points to 32 per cent in May, according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. But their optimism in the economy overall fell 14 points to 24 per cent. As a...
SHRED DIRECT DITCHES THE PLASTIC TO MARK FIFTH BIRTDHAY
A shredding company owned by a former professional footballer is making major changes to its collection processes as it celebrates its fifth birthday. Shred Direct was launched by Newcastle United footballer Graeme Carter in May 2013 and has experienced significant...
EAST DURHAM THE PERFECT PLACE TO DO BUSINESS
Growing companies are being urged to look at East Durham's thriving business locations as part of their long term plans to prosper. The business parks and industrial estates in Peterlee and Seaham, as well as smaller pockets of activity in places including Castle...
NOVUS SEAHAM IS THE FLEXIBLE OPTION FOR BUSINESSES
Businesses in the region are being encouraged to look at fully serviced, flexible office space available in Seaham. Novus Business Centre at Spectrum Business Park in Seaham is managed by East Durham Business Service (EDBS). The facility is made up of office space of...
BUSINESS CONFIDENCE IN THE NORTH EAST RISES
Business confidence in the North East rose 18 points during April to reach 34 per cent, according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. Companies in the North East report higher confidence in their business prospects at 30 per cent and...
FLEXIBLE, LIGHT, AIRY OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE AT NOVUS SEAHAM
Companies who are looking to grow are being encouraged to look at Novus Seaham, located one the region’s fastest growing business communities. The EDBS office building at Spectrum Business Park has corporate and serviced office space available, for sole traders and...
START YOUR OWN BUSINESS WITH THE HELP OF EDBS
Budding entrepreneurs are being encouraged to talk to a business support organisation to help them turn their dreams into reality. East Durham Business Service (EDBS) has a team of advisers who are on hand to help people who have aspirations to run their own business....
DURHAM FISHING BUSINESS REELING IN SALES AFTER BYB COURSE
A Durham fishing business is reeling in additional sales after benefiting from a free training scheme that’s designed to boost business performance for North East companies. The Durham Fly Fishing Company has landed an estimated 20 per cent increase in bookings for...
ZAK’S BLOG: HOW EDBS IS HELPING ME DEVELOP FOR THE WORLD OF WORK
Recently, I stumbled upon one of the best and most profound opportunities which really seemed to draw me in. At first, I was sceptical, having had no luck in the past pursuing what I really wanted to get out of life. For as long as I can remember, I have had a great...
600 PEOPLE SIGN UP FOR BOOST YOUR BUSINESS PROGRAMME
Hundreds of business owners have signed up to a business growth programme during its first year. The fully funded Boost Your Business residential course was launched last April by East Durham Business Service (EDBS) and a consortium of other North East enterprise...
NOVUS OFFICES PERFECT FOR NEW AND GROWING BUSINESSES
Are you considering moving into serviced space to facilitate your company's growth? If you are come and take a look at our Peterlee and Seaham offices, which are perfect for sole traders right through to established SMEs. Visit our website to find out more about our...
NORTH EAST FIRMS STRUGGLING TO RECRUIT SKILLS STAFF
North East businesses are struggling to recruit skilled staff, according to latest figures. Four in ten regional firms are reporting difficulty finding the right skilled staff, and a quarter (26 per cent) have seen increased staff turnover since June 2016, according...
IT’S SNOW SO QUIET AT NOVUS PETERLEE
The snow continues to fall across the country and this is the view from our Novus Business Centre office in Peterlee. Take care driving as the roads continue to be hazardous.
SERVICED OFFICES AVAILABLE AT NOVUS SEAHAM
Companies who are looking to grow are being encouraged to look at one the region’s fastest growing business communities. Spectrum Business Park has corporate and serviced office space available, for sole traders and growing micro and SMEs, to larger established...
FREE COURSES AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT BUSINESS GROWTH
Business owners are being given the chance to gain qualifications which could help their company grow. East Durham Business Service (EDBS) has secured funding for a three-day residential course, Boost your Business, which will be held at locations across the North...
HELP AVAILABLE FOR BUDDING ENTREPRENEURS
Budding entrepreneurs are being encouraged to talk to a business support organisation to help them turn their dreams into reality. East Durham Business Service (EDBS) has a team of advisers who are on hand to help people who have aspirations to run their own business....
EDBS TEAMS UP WITH THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION
East Durham Business Service (EDBS) has been awarded funding from the Virgin Money Foundation to support unemployed young people living in East Durham. EDBS will run the Nurturing Skills, Developing Futures Programme to suit the needs of each participant with a view...
IMAGERY SHOWCASES THRIVING SPECTRUM BUSINESS PARK
Companies thinking of moving to Seaham’s bustling business community won’t believe their eyes when they see the stunning new images from Spectrum Business Park. The park’s developer, Paul Wellstead, recently invested in some brand new drone photography, which has been...
HELP AVAILABLE FOR SMES AFFECTED BY CARILLION COLLAPSE
Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has announced a £50 million package of support to its small business customers, as part of a range of emergency measures for those businesses within Carillion’s supply chain which are now in financial difficulty, as a result of Carillion’s...
NOVUS TENANT WINS CONTRACTS AFTER OKTOBERFEST
Exhibitors who participated in a new programme at the region’s biggest engineering and manufacturing expo have secured more than 10 new contracts worth over £200,000 between them. Twenty one companies from across County Durham signed up to the very first Incubator...
CLINICS FOR ASPIRING BUSINESS OWNERS AT NOVUS OFFICES
Budding entrepreneurs from East Durham are being offered free help to turn their idea into a viable business. Maven Capital Partners, the Fund Manager for the Finance Durham Fund, are offering 1-2-1 sessions with a member of the North East investment team for people...
EDBS CAN HELP BUDDING ENTREPRENEURS ACHIEVE BUSINESS DREAMS
Are you thinking about starting your own business in 2018? Have you an idea that you think could become a successful business but don't know where to start? If the answer is yes, come and speak to one of our trained business advisors who can explain the ins and ours...
NORTH EAST MOST BUSINESS CONFIDENT REGION
Business confidence in the North East is the highest of any UK region but firms’ investment plans have fallen despite their optimistic outlook. That’s according to the latest Business in Britain report from Lloyds Bank. Business confidence in the North East –...
GROW YOUR BUSINESS IN NOVUS
Novus Business Centre is the perfect environment to expand your business. Whether you're a sole trader, a micro business adding to your workforce or an SME that wants more office space, our facilities in Peterlee and Seaham are the ideal locations for you. At both...
INCUBATOR ZONE WORKSHOP HELD AT NOVUS
Several businesses who exhibited within the Incubator Zone at Oktoberfest have been sharing their successes at a networking event. Shred Direct (a tenant at Novus Business Centre), Harbro Electrical, Steadfast Storage, Protech City, Bespoke Electrical, Concision and...