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From full-stack development to food sustainability with DABS
Building a mobile app takes a lot of time and money, even if you can do most of the technical work yourself. This is why Reuben McQueen and Ibrahim Mizi launched software development agency OpenKit – to create a revenue stream that could help fund their sustainable...
6 steps to creating a business plan
As the saying goes: if you fail to plan, you plan to fail Running a business isn’t something you can just wing. Ask any business owner, and they’ll tell you that owning and growing your own organisation takes a huge amount of work and careful preparation, including...
The most dynamic programme in the DABS Series to date!
We bring you DABS Business Builder, a special programme to support would-be entrepreneurs and new businesses still within their first year of trading. It's delivered by the newest expert on the team, Alan Dodsworth*. [button...
Leadership in Small Business Part 2: Courage and Fear
by James Craft, TEDCO Enterprise and Development Manager Am I the kind of person who can start and run a business? Do I have the skills, the drive, the dedication requires to make it succeed? What if it all goes wrong? These are the kinds of questions that keep...
Uber for Job Seekers Launched by Darlington Entrepreneur
A young entrepreneur is shaking up the recruitment industry with a new technology platform designed to act as the Uber of employment, thanks to help from TEDCO Business Support. Trusted-People.com has seen hundreds of users upload their profile to the website...
The most dynamic programme in the DABS Series to date!
We bring you DABS Business Builder delivered by the newest expert on the team, Alan Dodsworth*. Alan has recently joined team TEDCO and we’re lucky to have him on board! He's a results driven Multi Channel Retail / Commercial Operator. Check him out further down the...
5 ways to improve your company culture and reduce staff turnover
Keeping reliable staff onboard is always preferable to recruiting constant replacements, so it’s important to ensure job satisfaction remains high across your business Employees are the heart of every business. No business can grow if it doesn’t have a solid team...
Frontline Integrity Eyes Growth in Global Markets
A North Tyneside firm is eyeing new growth in 2022 after start-up Frontline Integrity Ltd secured a series of global contracts within the oil and gas sector, thanks to initial help from the North Tyneside Business Factory. Frontline Integrity was launched in 2020 by...
Powering better outcomes for patients with support from DABS
While working together as General Practitioners in New Zealand, Paul Baker and Amanda Porch experienced first hand how lifestyle medicine could transform patient outcomes. Now, as the husband-and-wife duo behind healthtech start-up, Diabetes Lifestyle Doctors. Paul...
How can you use technology to improve your employees’ experience?
From communication to understanding, digital innovation can boost your staff’s job satisfaction Over the past two decades, technology has transformed the way businesses are run both in the UK and around the world. Whether big or small – and regardless of industry –...