BASH Academy diversifies to beat Covid
When the pandemic struck in 2020, Tara Warren’s business was affected just like so many others in the beauty and hospitality industry. With salon closures and too many restrictions to make business viable, Tara had to diversify or lose her business. She tells us how
Double award is more than a pipedream
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
Putting the art in heart – Happy Planet Creative
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
Adversity is no barrier to Purple Chilli
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
Community means everything to ‘Jilly’
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
North Tyneside Business Awards 2021 – the winners
The annual awards, which are organised by the North Tyneside Business Forum, celebrate the huge contribution that businesses make to the local economy and how they make North Tyneside a great place to live, work and visit. The ceremony was held at the Village Hotel and
