NatWest, along with RBS and Ulster Bank, has teamed up with Crowdfunder.co.uk to deliver the Back Her Business initiative, which aims to support a reduction in the gender gap within access to business finance. The initiative invites female entrepreneurs and women-led businesses to crowdfund through its platform, with the bank potentially ‘topping up’ crowd sourced …

PNE Enterprise hosted its second quarterly Get Growing Your Network event for aspiring entrepreneurs and start-ups in the North East. The event championed sustainable business, with Mick Armstrong, Head of the HERD at local start-up SeaPigs, delivering a thought-provoking talk on why businesses should aspire to lead environmental change and how they can make a …