How to Work With Your Local Council—Without Losing Your Mind

If you run a small business, sooner or later you may need to deal with your local council Register at http://www.business111.com for more factsheets By Liz Barclay It might be a licence, a grant application, a planning query or a dispute over business rates. When that moment comes, it often feels less like calling forContinue reading “How to Work With Your Local Council—Without Losing Your Mind”

Do I Need a Website Or Is a Facebook Page Enough?

            Planning, signage, bins, rates, roadworks: navigating red tape shouldn’t take a law degree. Factsheet from If you run a small business, sooner or later you may need to deal with your local council Register at http://www.business111.com for more factsheets By Liz Barclay Photo by Elina Verheles on Unsplash   Business owners tell me: “IContinue reading “Do I Need a Website Or Is a Facebook Page Enough?”

New multi-million pound Army support deal for North-East firm to boost national security and growth

            Copyright and all rights reserved – .gov.uk New agreement with Cook Defence Systems will provide vital spare parts to the British Army armoured vehicle fleet 125 jobs are to be supported in the North East through a new agreement between the MOD and Cook Defence Systems to supply spare tracks for the British Army’sContinue reading “New multi-million pound Army support deal for North-East firm to boost national security and growth”