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| Author Tony Grist Source Wikipedia North East England |
Jane Lambert
In 2014 the North East Local Enterprise Partnership ("NELEP") published a strategic economic plan to create 100,000 new jobs in its region by 2024, A copy of the plan can be downloaded from "the Plan" page on NELEP's website.
Those new jobs were expected i:
Until the lockdown, the plan seemed to be working. The website reported that 74,000 new jobs had been created since 2014 and improvements to employment rates, economic activity and productivity had been achieved. More detail is offered in the "Our Progress" page.
Though the shutdown will have dampened demand for some of the products of the advanced manufacturing sector such as motor vehicles those four sectors should be more resilient than most. Indeed, there should even be some positive growth,
Though the shutdown will have dampened demand for some of the products of the advanced manufacturing sector such as motor vehicles those four sectors should be more resilient than most. Indeed, there should even be some positive growth,
Much of that growth will come from startups and other small business including especially spinoff ventures from the region's research universities. An important resource for entrepreneurs and small business owners is the Business and IP Centre at Newcastle Central Library. This was the first of a national network of regional libraries to partner with the Brtish Library in offering high-quality business advice, information and training either free of charge or at a modest cost. Newcastle Business and IP Centre offered a particularly extensive range of services to its users.
Many of those services have been suspended during the shutdown but it is still possible to access online services from Newcastle and London. It is also worth joining the Business and IP Centre's Linkedin and Facebook groups and following their twitter stream.
One of the most useful services offered by the Newcastle Business and IP Centre was the IP clinic operated by local patent attorneys in partnership with the library and the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys. I normally advise and assist the attorneys and lawyers who run these clinics by providing further advice on complex legal issues and other matters on which counsel are best placed to advise (see Jane Lambert IP Services from Barristers 6 April 2013 NIPC News), While the clinics are shut I provide initial advice and signposting over Zoom. I also discuss IP issues likely to affect private inventors through my Inventors Club blog and trade mark, domain name and other branding issues in my Branding blog.
Anyone requiring initial advice and signposting over Zoom should complete the form below. Anyone who wishes to discuss this article should contact me through my message page. I shall respond promptly by phone, VoIP or email.
Many of those services have been suspended during the shutdown but it is still possible to access online services from Newcastle and London. It is also worth joining the Business and IP Centre's Linkedin and Facebook groups and following their twitter stream.
One of the most useful services offered by the Newcastle Business and IP Centre was the IP clinic operated by local patent attorneys in partnership with the library and the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys. I normally advise and assist the attorneys and lawyers who run these clinics by providing further advice on complex legal issues and other matters on which counsel are best placed to advise (see Jane Lambert IP Services from Barristers 6 April 2013 NIPC News), While the clinics are shut I provide initial advice and signposting over Zoom. I also discuss IP issues likely to affect private inventors through my Inventors Club blog and trade mark, domain name and other branding issues in my Branding blog.
Anyone requiring initial advice and signposting over Zoom should complete the form below. Anyone who wishes to discuss this article should contact me through my message page. I shall respond promptly by phone, VoIP or email.
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