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Actif is passionate about Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and the North East of England. Below are links to a range of sites that reflect our interests, and our network of client, suppliers, associates and partners.
Regional Links
GO-NE North East represent to ten central government departments, covering the whole of the region, they are based in City Gate in Newcastle
This is the regional marketing site to promote the region beyond the North East.
The Northern Business Forum (NBF) is a body of private sector business organisations and North East based businesses, it was formed to ensure that private sector priorities were reflected in the work of the Regional Development Agency, Government Office for the North East and the North East Assembly. These three agencies play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the North East and developing our competitiveness
One North East is the Regional Development Agency (RDA) covering the North East region of England, comprising Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham and Tees Valley.
Service Network is a membership organisation for professional and business service providers. The organisation is renowned for its innovative events, excellent networking and a range of unique support services for members.
Women Into the Network is an award winning initiative which assists the integration of women entrepreneurs, both aspiring and practising, into existing business networks. There is a clear opportunity for women to take advantage of the broad range of support available to them, but many are unable to overcome the barriers that arise. Open to men and women, WIN supports the creation and management of businesses by women, through addressing & overcoming these barriers.
Our Network
Admiire is a new exclusive jewellery range which blends contemporary with funk and has already been worn by many celebrities including Davina McCall and Kate Thornton. The collection is a stunning combination of sterling silver and Swarovski crystal as well as other fashion designs.
Calm Asylum is a creative design agency offering innovative branding solutions across the full range of digital and traditional media. They create complete branding solutions including website design and development, e-marketing applications, database and CRM applications, print & graphic design, event design and displays, creative marketing & advertising strategies across all business sectors.
Connect Physical Health Centres Ltd was founded 15 years ago with one simple vision - to be the organisation of choice to provide first class physiotherapy care at the right price. Connect currently employs over 57 people, of whom 44 are Physiotherapists, plus a further 20 partnerships with complementary therapists of the highest calibre. We have close working relationships with a number of Orthopaedic Consultants and Podiatry experts as well as GP’s and personal trainers to elite athletes.
David Hall Consultancy helps businesses to survive, change, grow and revitalise using a unique entrepreneurial approach to business development. This approach is based upon 10 years of research with sucessful entrepreneurs across the world. The ideas have been used in many organisations, from new fast growth enterprises to global plc's always producing results way beyond expectations.
Dhrystones Ltd takes the fear out of IT for small businesses. They ensure that the IT side of your business is fit for purpose and will not let you down.
From sourcing computer equipment and websites, on line applications and e-commerce to system installation, maintenance and problem solving, Dhrystones provides the complete IT solution for your business.
Dickinson Dees is the North East's largest and most prestigious law firm, it provides a full range of services for corporate, public sector and private clients.
Insite Environments is an established practice of Landscape, Urban Design and Environmental consultants with extensive experience of masterplanning and environmental impact assessment. The company works in a variety of fields including urban regeneration, business and science park design, energy, industrial and minerals sectors through to housing and heritage projects.
Macnaughton McGregor Ltd is a specialist in HR Consultancy, Organisation Development and the Design and Delivery of Training Programmes.
Meridian is a British Company with overseas offices providing specialist telemarketing services to businesses for supporting strategic marketing campaigns. From our own offices throughout the UK, USA, Europe and Hong Kong, we conduct, project manage and report on your requirements. We provide the following programmes:
- Information gathering
- Lead generation
- Customer relationship management
- Telephone research
- International telemarketing
- Data capture & cleansing
- Database provision & management
- Mailing & fulfilment
- Appointment setting
- Customer satisfaction surveys
- Event management
We work on projects for our clients to their targets across the world, using native speakers in our own or the local country offices of our partners to access the best quality results; correct for accuracy, culture, time differences and best costs.
Northern Pinetree Trust offers free home based support to those with disabilities or long term illness throughout the whole of the North East Region. Clients are offered a comprehensive range of services designed to help then consider a life free of benefit dependency.
People into Enterprise's (PIE) mission is to encourage an enterprising culture in the region. It seeks to nurture the enterprise potential of individuals and organisations to enable them to recognise and exploit the opportunities around them. PIE designs and delivers creative, innovative and action-based enterprise learning and animation programmes within the private sector, the public sector and the social economy..
Push Creative will improve your image, raise your profile and make you stand out from the crowd.Disciplines include; Brand Development, Corporate Identity, Direct Mail, Exhibition, Packaging, POS, Press Ads, Promotional Literature, Press Releases, Web Design....
Rooted is a newly-established PR firm created to promote community regeneration and enterprise accross the North of England by providing clients with press release, event management, campaigns, communications strategies and training.
Steven Landles is an award winning contemporary photographer who supplied the images for this site. Steven's passion for photography and fresh style means he produces stunning images, whatever the nature of the commission.
Spacecraft Events deliver fresh, imaginative, bespoke and vibrant exhibitions, conferences and events.
think M is a creative strategic marketing and agile research consultancy. We aspire to establish a nationally recognised hub of strategic marketing and thinking based in the North of England, promoting national participation, though leadership, innovation and creativity in its application.
The Radical Alternative to Ordinary Soft Drinks
There are soft drinks as they are, and soft drinks as they were meant to be. Only a few slightly potty individuals like Guy and Sheila Woodall refuse to bow to commercial pressures and carry on making the best drinks they know how to. Drinks like Elderflower Cordial, Pink Ginger Cordial, Detox Cordial, Nettle Cordial, Kombucha Cordial , and many others, all have their roots in herbal healing, and taste just as great as you would expect from drinks made with such natural materials, often gathered fresh from the wild or from our own organic plantations, many based on pure fruit juice without added refined sugar.
Wood Holmes Group has a well-established and respected track record of providing full service research and strategic consultancy to a wide range of clients spanning the public and private sectors and partnership bodies.Core disciplines cover the areas of market and social research, strategy development and knowledge management, each delivered by a team of specialists with significant experience in their respective fields.
YENE offers a wide range of stimulating, curriculum-enhancing programmes that enable young people of all ages to gain personal experience of the world of business whilst still in education. This includes the unique opportunity to establish and run a real profit-making company
The University of Teesside is proud of its strong entrepreneurial agenda. The links we have created between academia and the business world supports the development of the business community in Tees Valley and around the region.