When lockdown 2020 scuppered Brian Kerrigan’s plans for a couple of months off work he changed his focus to start his award-winning business a few months early. We chatted to him to find out how he started a business in lockdown, how winning two awards
Faced with challenges and tragedy in the past, local artist and businesswoman Gail Curry explains how her business went from small steps to award-winning in a few short years. Tell us more about your business My name is Gail Curry and I own and
Having set up only months before the pandemic struck, Will Lang and his team rose to the challenges it brought and have thrived throughout the past two years. Will tells us more about his business, those challenges and his plans for the future. Tell
As one of the oldest and best-known businesses in Whitley Bay, Nicholson’s Butchers is one of many highlights on the town’s Park View. Now, joint owner Kathryn Meadows has taken up a role on the North Tyneside Business Forum management team and she tells us
Even during a global pandemic, so many of our local businesses have been grafting in the background to provide products and services to even the most vulnerable people in our communities. We spoke to the team behind Jillys Homebake to find out how they felt
Having worked in sales in the past, Sangeeta set up her current business on Park View in Whitley Bay in December 2018 to follow her passion for cooking and North Indian cuisine. Since then, Sangeeta and her business have become involved in the local business
In this post, our member Gemma Bell-Saunders, shares her thoughts with us on gender bias, women in a traditionally male-led industry and what it’s like to face challenges in 2022. Gemma Bell-Saunders – MBS Gardens My name is Gemma and I co-own MBS Gardens with
This month we celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th and this year’s theme is #BreakTheBias. As a forward-thinking and supportive organisation, we’ve been chatting to some of our members to find out what breaking the bias means to them and how they’ll be celebrating
We revisited last year’s Spirit of North Tyneside winner, The YogaTribe, to find out how the business has fared throughout lockdown and how they kept spirits up in trying circumstance. Cat Percival tell us more. Hi Cat – tell us a little more about
Dawn Stone runs personalised gift business, Forever64 and is based in Wallsend. We chatted to Dawn to find out more about her business and where inspiration for the unusual name came from. Hi Dawn, how did the name come about for your business?
North Tyneside Business Forum
Quadrant East
Cobalt Business Park
North Tyneside
NE27 0BY
0191 643 6000
Let us introduce Chris Wilson, a strong force representing Square and Compass Bar.
With a diverse background covering operational, sales, marketing, international, and general management roles, Chris brings a lot of knowledge and a solid business network.
His extensive experience is ready to help the NTBF management team and nuture collaborative growth.
Square and Compass Bar
North East England Chamber of Commerce
