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Five tips for first-time investors

Tuesday September 22, 2020

This might not feel like the time to start investing but, if you're thinking long term, it might not be the worst time to do it - the team at Brewin share their tips.

Coronavirus and your financial health

Friday 18th of September 2020

Three tips from Brewin Dolphin for what you can do now to look after your financial future

Details on North East local covid restrictions announced by Government

Thursday 17th of September 2020

With Covid cases continuing to rise across the country, 7 North East local authorities wrote to Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health, earlier this week to request further powers to induce a partial lockdown in hope of preventing a full local lockdown.

People Power - lessons from John Lewis on philanthropy

Tuesday 1st of September 2020

Having an engaged and productive workforce has never been more important, here Professor Ron Beadle and Dr Helen Nicholson of Northumbria University take the example of John Lewis and look ahead to this year's virtual People Power conference on 18 September.

WHY BUSINESSES NEED TO UPSKILL AND RESKILL IN ORDER TO EMERGE STRONGER

Monday 17th of August 2020

In this blog Joe Hedley, Assistant Director for Business and Enterprise at Northumbria University, describes the growing need to upskill and reskill employees to ensure that businesses remain efficient, effective and competitive in a post-Covid world.

Enhancing the student experience, with cutting-edge IT and communications

Friday 14th of August 2020

As pupils across the country receive their grades, Chamber member Exponential-e look ahead to the next academic year and the role technology will play in the student experience.

RESILIENCE: How Are Your People Responding to the Pandemic?

Wednesday 12th of August 2020

A good organisational culture can help you be resilient, but it's less about core values and more about how you adapt, says Karen Jones of Denison Consulting.

There is only one word that matters: Motivation

Monday 10th of August 2020

How can you keep yourself and your employees motivated? Start by finding your purpose, says Alistair McLeod of Gray Fox Consulting.

Newcastle International Airport – COVID-19 Ten Point Plan

Friday 7th of August 2020

Since flights returned to Newcastle International Airport at the beginning of June, the team have kept the health of passengers and staff as their highest priority. At the centre of this is their COVID-19 Ten Point Plan.

What I’ve learned about redundancies throughout my HR career

Tuesday 4th of August 2020

Redundancies are never easy decisions for business to make. In this blog, Learning Curve's Director of People Louise Clough gives some advice on supporting your employees through the process and explains Learning Curve's Redundancy Support Package.

How can you generate traffic to your website?

Tuesday 14th of July 2020

No visitors, reads, downloads, why? Because you haven’t considered traffic to your site. Chamber members Think Again explain what you can do.