Business Case Studies

With over 30 years’ experience in conveyor belting, read about how GB Belting accessed a grant from Tees Valley Business Compass, which is delivered by UMi, and used it to purchase three machines which then created two new roles within the company.

Photographer Ritchie Coatsworth, who owns his own studio in Crook, saw enquiries flood in within hours of attending a Digital Drive County Durham social media workshop.

In common with many businesses, Andrew Hall, an expert in woodturning and owner of Hallwood Hats, found his business’ survival threatened by the coronavirus lockdown. Forced to re-evaluate his business model, the County Durham-based entrepreneur says financial support and business advice from Digital Drive has given him and his business a new lease of life.

Training with a master barber after leaving school in 1979, Iain Kane has seen many changes in men’s fashions and in his business since then. Now, the Langley Park-based entrepreneur is hoping to take his business further with the launch of his new, upscaled e-commerce website, supported by Digital Drive County Durham.

Durham based start-up Aniseed Creative is off to a great start, finding new clients and a supportive network through the Durham Ambitious Business Start-ups (DABS) programme.