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6 tips for successful small business email marketing
Create a direct line to your customers that promotes your services and instils loyalty A big part of getting a small business off the ground is creating a relationship between you and your customers. This is where effective marketing comes in handy, and despite the...
6 tips for starting a solo small business
Starting a business is hard work, especially if you’re doing it on your own Increasing numbers of people are taking the plunge into entrepreneurship, their heads full of dreams of spearheading the next big brand in their industry. But every business has to start...
What’s been important to employees so far in 2022?
As society shifts and changes, so too do the wants and needs of today’s employees. If you run an organisation and want to ensure that you’re doing right by your team then read on. The past few years have seen huge changes in the way we conduct and think about...
North Tyneside Illustrator Finds New Home at Seven Stories
A North Tyneside based author/illustrator has been hand-picked to deliver a series of nature-inspired workshops for Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children’s Books, thanks in part to the North Tyneside Business Factory. Abbey Scott, from Whitley Bay created...
5 ways to build your customer base as a small business
Customers are the foundation of any organisation, so here’s how to entice them and, more importantly, keep them on board Getting your small business off the ground is no small feat, and without the support of a loyal customer base, it’s pretty much impossible. Growing...
Could you be our new Business Advisor?
We are hiring! Our amazing team has space for a Business Advisor with a digital-savvy streak! Is that you? Send us your CV and covering email to consultants@tedco.org by midnight on Friday 29th April. If it's not for you, feel free to share with your most digitagious*...
Let’s talk about cashflow
The current economic climate presents a challenge to businesses on several fronts. Increasing overheads, restrictions on consumer spending and a changeable political climate is making financial planning seemingly impossible, as costs fluctuate on an almost daily...
What do your customers really want? Here’s how to find out
Identifying what your customers really want and need matters, regardless of the size of your business or the industry sector you serve. Running a business based on your own ideas and assumptions about your target market simply shouldn’t be done. By establishing your...
How to turn freelancing into a business
Thanks to rapid advancements in technology and remote working becoming the new normal even as Covid restrictions ease, it’s easier than ever to run a freelance business from home. And as the pandemic has encouraged many people to take stock of their lives, there are...
North Tyneside Silent Disco Firm Eyeing Expansion for 2022
A North Tyneside firm is planning a raft of investment to bolster its operations as Silent Disco 4U aims to capitalise on what will be the firm’s first full year of restriction-free trading to double staff numbers and increase equipment levels. Launched in 2019,...