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BE-NE takes trade and investment under its wing

North East businesses planning to invest in foreign markets will receive greater help with the creation of a new partnership between two of the region’s business support groups.

Business & Enterprise North East (BE-NE) has taken over the running of the North East Regional International Trade Office (NERITO), in a move that will bring overseas trade and investment support closer to the other BE-NE services, Business Link and the North East England Investment Centre (NEEIC).

This week, 26 NERITO employees will relocate from Aykley Heads in Durham to the BE-NE headquarters in Seaham, where they will be able to coordinate with the other business support services based there.

Alastair MacColl, chief executive of Business & Enterprise North East, said: “Over the last two years we have made business support in our region substantially more effective, easier to access and simpler to use. The integration of overseas trade and investment into our wider portfolio of business support products will build on that momentum and allow us to offer our business community an even more comprehensive service.”

For the past two years, the NERITO services have been operated by the North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC). James Ramsbotham, Chief Executive of NECC, said: “Moving NERITO and the UKTI services alongside existing business support is the right move for businesses. At NECC, we have campaigned for simplification in the support provided for companies and this will directly help businesses accessing a range of services. We urge businesses to use these excellent services to help expand their operations globally.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .