It's always good to know what you're doing is making a difference. We were thrilled recently to receive this piece of feedback from Kate Wright and Adrian Cronin. They are directors of a UK company, Isle of English, with whom …
I recently visited a company about to celebrate 200 years in business soon - Lilley and Gillie of North Shields, Tyne and Wear. It's a fantastic company with a market lead in supplying naval and marine charts, nautical navigation equipment …
If you needed proof that shopping really does make you feel better, look no further than post-earthquake Japan. An informal survey by a consumer brand consultancy one month on from the 3/11 quake and tsunami showed that although only a …
I was delighted to welcome the UAE Ambassador and his First Secretary to the North East last week. They visited Newcastle and Durham and had a programme of events ranging from a cultural overview given by Newcastle Gateshead Initiative, to lunch …
I’ve just come back from Liberty’s seminar on the Spring Summer 2012 fabric collection, held in Tokyo’s upmarket Ginza district for Liberty Japan’s main fabric customers. Antiques, archives and costume were the main themes for the collection - sounds a …
Forbes has just issued its list of billionaires for 2011 and it makes interesting reading. I’ll admit that I struggle with understanding what it would be like to be a billionaire and, even if I were lucky enough to win …
One of the most striking features of the South Korean economy is the hugely important role played by its large conglomerates, or ‘chaebol’ in Korean. The chaebol are led in size by Samsung – which has annual revenues larger than …
I came across a short online report recently by SERI (the Samsung Economic Research Institute, one of South Korea's most respected research centres). There are a few interesting predictions on economic growth here - and some pointers for British exporters …
I closed International Trade Week 2011 in the North East recently with a speech about the UK’s successes - and James Averdieck of GU Puddings was our guest speaker . It was great to meet James - an ex-Durham …
I have just returned from a two day tour of Lancashire, an area which I’m afraid I visit all too infrequently, despite having an aunt living in Blackpool. Now when you think of Lancashire what do you imagine? Is it …
