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Banks still failing small businesses, FSB says
THE UK’s banks missed targets for lending to smaller businesses in 2011 by more than £1bn, but exceeded the overall lending target in Project Merlin. more
Bill Scott, Chief Executive, Wilton Group
WHETHER building the fast-growing Teesside engineering group Wilton from scratch or giving up his time for charity, Bill Scott maintains a remorseless pace, as Tom Rowley discovers. more
Five-year plan unveiled to improve RPA
A major shake-up of the way the Rural Payments Agency is run has been announced. Its boss Mark Grimshaw tells Karen Dent that ensuring farmers receive their money on time will be the top priority. more
The world away from those cuts
CUTS and the question of what will replace regional development agency One North East may have been dominating many of the headlines for the past three months, but there’s been plenty else going on in the North East business world too. Here are just a few of the big stories we have been reporting on... more