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No Covid hoodoo for Voodoo as joy of text toasted with 60 per cent turnover increase
Technology
Deliveries, appointments and high level customer service turns to SMS as lockdown increases need for direct remote communication
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North East conference organiser picks up virtual US contracts after seizing coronavirus opportunity
Exports
Fresh start Events has won seven US deals, despite the pandemic rendering physical events impossible
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Pandemic will burden average SME with over £170,000 extra debt each year, Sage study shows
Economy
The study by Newcastle software giant Sage found half of SMEs have taken out loans but only 63 per cent are confident they can repay debts
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When injury ended dream army career recovery and a £200 press inspired a new business
SMEs
V3 Apparel started as a way to motivate its founder Michael Pinocci back to full fitness after a career ending injury with the British Army, today it helps motivate more than one million athletes worldwide every day
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Record number of new businesses formed in Devon during year of Covid
Economy
Redundancies and growth of e-commerce given as factors for rise in company formations
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Five top tips for businesses in 2021 from industry experts
South West
Businesses are facing unprecedented challenges due to Covid-19 but there is a huge amount of support available
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Supplements specialist YourZooki to accelerate international expansion with £1.6m boost
Selfridges
The company's products are sold by the likes of Boots, Holland and Barrett as well as Harrods.
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The Gloucestershire beauty salon owner using YouTube to find success amid the Covid pandemic
YouTube
Grace Guest-Ford is the owner of Omorfia which is currently closed under national lockdown restrictions
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Cleaning products maker Fabulosa eyes £40m in sales after bumper 2020
Manufacturing
Fabulosa has said its sales surged by more than 1,000% last year
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How the world could be working after Covid-19 - thoughts on the future from a global operator
Yorkshire & Humber
Business analyst Rob Bell joins Business Live to look at the impact of the pandemic on SMEs
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Plans for £600m sustainable aviation fuel plant unveiled
Technology
Hundreds of jobs are expected to be created if the go-ahead is granted.
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Greater Manchester SMEs "shown an unwavering ability" to thrive in hard times says report
Economic Development
Greater Manchester was spearheading innovation at a rate double the national average before the pandemic, the report adds.
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Housing group Adra launches academy to train up young people
Wales
The social landlord unveiled the move to coincide with Apprenticeship Week in Wales
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Good Riddance Pest Control rebrands as part of parent company’s South West expansion plans
South West
Cleankill said the “time is right” to deliver its services under one name
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The West Wales cleantech firm with huge global expansion plans
SMEs
Hydro Industries on an upwards trajectory with the Ƶ Government having taken an equity stake
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Warburtons helps back specialist biscuit maker The Artful Baker with six-figure investment
North West
The joint venture is set to announce a second investment later this month
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SETsquared Bristol start-ups raise record £40.2m in 2020 amid Covid crisis
Technology
The funding equates to more than 10% of the total investment raised in the South West last year
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Exporters facing major difficulties with border changes, business group says
Exports
A survey by the The British Chambers of Commerce found that around half of SMEs are facing difficulties after changes in January
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Two Newcastle firms make final of Tech Nation Rising Stars competition
SMEs
The two Newcastle firms have made it to the final 20 in the high profile growth programme
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£40m Siemens train factory build contract awarded for Goole super-site
Construction
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps have both welcomed the progress
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Staffordshire HR expert launches own company with start-up loan support
West Midlands
Sarah Hodgson was one of the first recipients of Staffordshire County Council's Start-up Loan scheme
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Government start-ups scheme centred on London and South East, Labour says
SMEs
Businesses in the North and Midlands received only a fifth of the support given by the Future Fund to firms in London and the South East
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Security firm that works with Covid test centres, celebrities and supermarkets expands into new offices
Offices
Monarch Security provides security and marshalling services for anything from essential frontline services to Saudi royals
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BT added £759 million to East Midlands last year and employs 1-in-12 IT workers, according to report
BT
Telecoms giant says it supports around 9,800 total jobs directly and indirectly in the region
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