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Business Talk: Employers Driving Local Skills Provision

One Trinity Green Eldon Street, South Shields

Our Business Talks are back with a live audience! Join us for from 5.00pm, and stay on afterwards for drinks, networking and pizza. The live-stream will take place from 5.30pm – 6.30pm. View the live-stream below from 5.30pm: Ian Farrar will be joined by Paul Butler, CEO of the North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) along …

Business Talk – South Tyneside Pledge

One Trinity Green Eldon Street, South Shields

Our Business Talks are back with a live audience! Join us for from 5.00pm, and stay on afterwards for drinks, networking and pizza. The live-stream will take place from 5.30pm - 6.30pm. Over 150 businesses have signed up to the South Tyneside Pledge since it launched 12 months ago. Pledgees range from large organisations such …

Business Talk – The Port of Tyne

One Trinity Green Eldon Street, South Shields

Watch our latest Business Talk as host Ian Farrar chats to the Port of Tyne’s Chief Executive Matt Beeton. The Port of Tyne is one of UK’s most innovative and efficient deep-sea ports handling cargoes across five continents. It is the UK's second largest car export port; it handles 40% of the UK's raw tea …

Business Talk – The Great North Run

One Trinity Green Eldon Street, South Shields

Established in 1981, the Great North Run is now the world’s biggest Half Marathon. 60,000 fun runners take part, and 250,000 spectators line the course from Newcastle to South Shields. The race has raised hundreds of millions of pounds for charities, helping thousands of amazing causes globally. With participants travelling from every postcode in the UK to …

Business Talk – Setting up a Social Enterprise

One Trinity Green Eldon Street, South Shields

Entrepreneurs helping to improve communities across South Tyneside are to receive a welcome funding boost.  The Social Enterprise Boost (SEB) Fund will provide grants of up to £10,000 to the borough’s social entrepreneurs. Delivered by Project North East (PNE), the programme aims to kick-start and accelerate social enterprises in South Tyneside. This will include the …

Business Talk – Ray Spencer, MBE, Executive Director, The Customs House

The Customs House Mill Dam, South Shields

Don't miss this very special Business Talk as Ian Farrar interviews Ray Spencer ahead of Ray's retirement next year. Join us for from 5.00pm, and stay on afterwards for drinks, networking and pizza. The live-stream will take place from 5.30pm - 6.30pm and this can be watched on the Invest South Tyneside website and social …

Recruit Well, Retain and Empower Business Talk

One Trinity Green Eldon Street, South Shields

This event will be live-streamed on this webpage from 10am - 11am on Thursday 14 March. More about the event: “Recruit Well, Retain and Empower” will highlight the benefits of …