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No barriers to business: how female entrepreneurs are flourishing in the North East
In the latest instalment of our No Barriers to Business blog series, we’re shining a light on the women in the North East who are choosing entrepreneurship and self-employment to pursue the careers that work around their lives. How female entrepreneurs are shaping the...
What Is Brand Photography and Why Your Business Needs It
Guest Blog by Zoe Campbell Photography At its core, personal brand photography is a collection of professional images that visually represent you, your business and your brand personality. These photos tell a story about the person behind the brand - their work,...
Updated Great Offers for North East Start-ups with Tide & TEDCO
Tide has an updated offer for TEDCO clients who become new Tide members. Get £50 cashback when you open a business account with Tide* Register a UK limited company with Tide for only £24.99 instead of paying £100 via Companies House. Check if your company name is...
Newcastle Gym Community Grows with Business Support from TEDCO
A Newcastle-based fitness professional has built a different kind of gym experience, catering for those who want to improve their fitness away from the bright lights, intimidation and prying eyes often found in mainstream gyms. If you were to step inside The Backyard...
GrowthZone AI: Calm, Practical AI Support for Small Businesses
When artificial intelligence seems to be everywhere — and yet still strangely confusing — Kaye Nicholson set up GrowthZone AI for small business, and growing ones, to help cut through the noise and use AI in practical, everyday ways. Rather than selling shiny tools or...
No Barriers to Business: the vital role disabled and neurodivergent entrepreneurs play in the North East economy
In our new blog series, No Barriers to Business, we’re exploring the ways in which entrepreneurs within North East England are overcoming perceived challenges to start and grow businesses against the odds. At TEDCO, we have a longstanding track record of working with...
No Barriers to Business – Robert Little: Turning Lived Experience Into a Movement
Some people step into entrepreneurship. Others burst into it. Robert Little is definitely the latter — a high‑energy, straight‑talking, unstoppable force who has built a business that reflects exactly who he is: fast‑thinking, people‑focused and fuelled by ADHD. Based...
No Barriers to Business – Kayleigh Fearn: Supporting Neurodivergent Communities
When Kayleigh Fearn set out to build her own psychotherapy practice, she wasn’t simply starting a business — she was creating the kind of therapeutic space she knew was missing for many in the neurodivergent community. Adults and children. Teens navigating big...
Sycamore Gap saplings inspire New Year tale of hope
When we spoke to our client Cath Darling, founder of Elemental Occupational Therapy, in March 2025, she was the lucky recipient of one of 49 coveted ‘Trees of Hope’ saplings from the famous Sycamore Gap. Read the original blog post here. Since then, the Occupational...
2,000 reasons to be positive about business in the North East
TEDCO Chief Executive, James Craft, reflects on some of the incredible work being done in the North East to support aspiring entrepreneurs, new start-ups and organisations trying to scale. In recent weeks we’ve been working away on our 2023–2025 Impact Report here at...