The North East Regional Business Fair ran on 25th and 26th February and has been hailed a great success by all involved. During two days, over 2,000 people participated in the event, which was held at Newcastle Racecourse & Conference Centre. The extensive seminar programme proved to be very popular, with hundreds turning out to learn about plans for the second Tyne Tunnel and to hear an Economic Outlook presentation and discussion hosted by David Buffham of the Bank of England.
Alastair MacColl, chief executive of Business Link, summarises the event’s success:
“This was quite simply the biggest and best event of its kind ever held in this region. Over the two days we brought together over 140 buyers from across the UK with over 2000 North East based businesses. The feedback has been really positive and, if the number of businesses attending the fair is a barometer of business activity, then it’s a great reminder that we are a region packed with great businesses, producing great products and delivering great services.”
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A North East entrepreneur is proving that redundancy can change your life for the better after attending Business Link’s range of workshops, starting up her own business, Professional People Management.
Gateshead-based Monique Ewart, 36, was previously a senior HR manager at building society Northern Rock, but along with many others, including her now business partner Maureen Henderson, she was made redundant.
Monique decided to invest her redundancy package into a new business enterprise and make it on her own, providing HR support and advice to businesses across the region. She attended a range of Business Link workshops covering various entrepreneurial and business-related topics and created a strong business plan to turn her ideas into reality.
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On Monday 10 November 2008, the Sage, Gateshead played host to over 300 business people from across North East England, as Business Link officially launched its first annual ‘Marketing: the art of’ event with keynote speakers PR guru Max Clifford and Mark Palmer – the global brand director for Green & Black’s chocolate.
Alastair MacColl, Chief Executive of Business & Enterprise North East, which delivers the Business Link service, formally opened the event with a welcome and introduced Max onto the stage for his presentation on ‘Image is everything – how to get your message across’.
Discussing the importance of PR in maintaining and protecting a brand, Max drew upon his own extensive experience by using anecdotal scenarios from his past and present celebrity clients including The Beatles, Kerry Katona and Simon Cowell. Max then used theses examples to illustrate to delegates how his PR techniques could be put into practice to suit their business.
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Read more... [Event Success for Business Link]
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