PETER BARRON highlights the value of the Durham Future Innovation Building Programme (DFIB). WHEN Doctor Chenna Rajagopal wanted to develop his pioneering business, he turned to Business Durham for help. And the economic development arm of Durham County Council came up with answer to his needs through the Durham Future Innovation Building Programme (DFIB). Dr Rajagopal runs a business called Affotek – based at the North East Technology Park (NETPark) at Sedgefield – using technology to create medical solutions that are both more affordable and less disruptive to people’s lives. Originally from India, Dr Rajagopal trained in the UK and worked as a Consultant Paediatrician at Catterick Military Hospital, while also providing cover at The Friarage Hospital, in Northallerton, and occasionally at Darlington Memorial Hospital.
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PETER BARRON highlights the benefits of the Durham Ambitious Start-ups Programme (DABS) ENTREPRENEUR Claire Mitchell admits that her plans to turn her passion for education into a business could have foundered without the support of Business Durham. Now, thanks to the Durham Ambitious Start-ups Programme (DABS), Berry Education has come through the challenges of lockdown with ambitions to grow. Claire’s company, based on the Old Brewery offices in Castle Eden, provides holistic support services to help multi-academy trusts with leadership and governance. It is now on the cusp of entering an exciting new digital phase, with plans to create more jobs.
PETER BARRON looks at the wide range of support available in County Durham BUSINESSES will inevitably face many challenges as the country faces up to the enormous task of rebuilding the economy following the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic. And the team at Business Durham – the economic development arm of Durham County Council – recognises that it is their job to help established, growing and start-up local businesses to negotiate those difficulties in what is bound to be a turbulent environment. The priorities in County Durham are to work to create more and better jobs; to build a stronger, competitive economy; and to help people get into work.
ABPC board chair Kerina Clark A BUSINESS park forum wants to appoint an individual or company to help put it on the map. Aycliffe Business Park is the largest in the North-East, with an estimated 500 companies employing more than 10,000 people. The board of Aycliffe Business Park Community (ABPC) is looking to make an appointment on a consultancy basis to support the implementation of its On the Map business engagement project. The project was originally set up eight years ago as an informal group, but was formalised into a limited company in 2016 with the appointment of several unpaid directors. Five years since launching officially, ABPC now wants to engage with more companies on Aycliffe Business Park by appointing its first paid-for role, initially on a six-month term.