Episodes
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Meet Michael Gibbon, Director at Rainton Bridge Group Ltd
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Rainton Bridge Group Ltd is an IT solution business providing an outsourced IT department to SME's all over the UK.
In this episode Director Michael Gibbon talks to Melanie about how he started his business, what is main 'bread and butter' service is and the benefits of using his services.
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Meet Tony Liddell, Archaeologist and owner of Vindonora Solutions
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Friday Sep 22, 2023
In this DBN Podcast Tony chats to Melanie about the archaeological services he provides and shares what has been his most fascinating finds and why!
More recently Tony has started a podcast of his own called Within the Boggart Wood, a Northern Counties Paranormal Podcast. In this podcast Tony shares stories and information on ghostlore, folk customs and superstitions, history and archaeology, as well as details on site investigations into our region’s alleged paranormal phenomena!
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Meet new DBN member Philip Andrew from 121 Business Links
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Meet new DBN member Carol Smith from County Durham Community Foundation
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Friday Sep 01, 2023
County Durham Community Foundation is an independent grant-making foundation that works with individuals, families and local businesses who want to put something back into their community, either in their lifetime, or through leaving a legacy.
Melanie Cant (DBN) talks to Carol about the foundation, how it works, who benefits and what Carol is looking for from DBN members.
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
James Miller from UMI talks to Melanie at DBN about the FREE Digital Health Check available for North East SME's and shares 5 top tips on how to strengthen your digital presence!
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Mary Jallow talks to Melanie at DBN about saving money on your utilities
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Meet DBN member Mary Jallow who is a self employed consultant for Utility Warehouse.
Since registering as a self employed consultant, Mary has saved her customers anything between £50 to £500 per month! In this podcast Mary talks to us about why she loves her job and how networking has helped grow her customer base.
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Meet one of our newest DBN members, Lorraine McGill from Willow and Maine Interior Designs.
Lorraine started her business in 2018 and grew it while she was employed in a full time role for a North East IT business. Now, four years later she is working in her interior design business full time! In this podcast Lorraine talks to us about growing her business, some of the projects she's worked on and what her future plans are for Willow and Maine.
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Coral Sirett is a qualified nutrition and weight management adviser, speaker and the founder of Zest Health.
In this episode Coral talks to Melanie about how employers can support their employees by offering ways to support health and wellbeing in the workplace.
After moving to the North East just under a year ago Coral tried various networking groups before joining Do Business Network. Networking has not only helped her connect with other business owners but it's also introduced her to new friends too!
You can find out more about Zest Health by visiting the website here: https://www.zest-health.com/
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Meet David Bainbridge from First Cohort Intdernational Ltd
First Cohort International Ltd is a state-of-the-art substance abuse testing and safety service provider. Based in the North East of England, they deliver workplace drug testing services to businesses and individuals.
First Cohort Managing Director David Bainbridge talks to us about drug testing in the workplace and the effects that consumption of drugs and alcohol can have on both the individual and the people working around them.
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
What do historic art treasures, hi-tech manufacturing, kitchen showrooms and properties for sale all have in common? They can all be experienced and explored using 3D virtual reality.
In this DBN podcast Owen chats with Melanie about his “leap of faith” into self-employment and how it has helped him to achieve a perfect work / life balance as well as gaining some exclusive access into normally restricted places.
Owen also discusses the environmental benefits of enabling people from around the world to experience production lines, art treasures, retail and premises without leaving their offices and the many benefits of online business networking.
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