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ClimateNE & Climate Change Schools Project support the move to a low-carbon, resilient economy and help businesses avoid risk and realise commercial opportunities. Posts by Jen Atkinson, Krista McKinzey and Harriet Thew » May 2010 Archives
Don't get hung up on hung parliament
Posted by on May 11, 2010 10:06 AM
The situation that businesses dreaded has become reality.
The Tories' failure to win the 326 seats needed for an outright election victory has resulted in a hung parliament and sparked a furious round of wheeler-dealing in an attempt to create a workable coalition.
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Countdown to Thinking Digital: creative arts, innovation and technology-on-Tyne
Posted by Stephen Waddington on May 17, 2010 6:59 PM
Thinking Digital, the UK's answer to US conferences such as SXSW, TED and PoP!Tech returns to The Sage on 25 to 27 May.
It's shaping up as an annual event where 500 attendees gather to hear some of the world's greatest thinkers and innovators gather in Gateshead to hear inspiring talks and share the latest ideas and technologies.
Among the speakers for 2010 will be execs from Creative Commons, Futureworks, Ogilvy Group UK, Sony Pictures Digital and Wired UK.
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Staff protest underlines fall-out from banking crisis
Posted by on May 20, 2010 10:49 AM
The Baked Snacks Company is yet again under fire for failing to pay its staff on time.
Workers have staged another blockade at the biscuit maker's premises at South Bank in attempt to force management into action.
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Consumer tax is the lesser of two evils
Posted by on May 25, 2010 11:45 AM
As the new Tory-Lib Dem coalition prepares to deliver its first budget next month, businesses will be bracing themselves for inevitable tax hikes.
The question is, where will these increases hit and how painful will they be?
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Entrepreneurial duo spearheads creative industry meetups
Posted by Stephen Waddington on May 25, 2010 11:42 PM
A pair of young North East entrepreneurs has teamed up to bring informal Silicon Valley style meetup events to the North East.
Matt Moran and Stuart Howard created ThursdayFizz after seeing similar events for the creative and media industries work in London.
The format of ThursdayFizz simple. It aims to bring together the region's creative talent in a great venue with entertainment, food and a bar laid on.
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