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Maildistiller has been acquired by Proofpoint and as a result ‘Proofpoint Essentials’, a new email security service dedicated to SMBs has been born. Going forward all communications and branding previously referencing Maildistiller will now be replaced by Proofpoint Essentials.

Are you looking for money to help your business? Wondering where Business Link went?

Recently I have been asked by a number of clients about sources of finance both loans and grants. Other than a couple that I blogged about recently (links at the bottom) I could only think of how things were a year or two ago when I would say "Just phone Business Link". But now all has gone quiet and it seemed as if that support had vanished.

Does your website need to go mobile?

You have had a company website for years, the web development company you worked with put all their efforts at the time to make your website work in IE7 or even IE6. They spent long hours finding the best...

Everyone I know loves the iPad. It looks nice, it turns on quickly, it is a great way to consume information. However, most of the people I see using an iPad are doing so for personal use, often to placate a small child.

How does it fit into a business?

Generally a business owner is looking to provide tools to ensure that their team is productive. So, when evaluating an iPad or any tablet for that matter a business should...

Every business needs to ensure that their customers' needs are being met and hopefully exceeded in order to:

• Ensure that they are happy to pay for the product/service
• Create an environment where they want to come back for more
• Spread the word to...

The North East Business Support Fund can provide up to 40% funding up to a maximum of 1400 for a range of projects such as:

• Business growth planning
• Strategy Development, Change Management, Business Expansion Planning
• Product development /...

Have you taken advantage of the Investment for Growth fund?

No?  You should.  The fund has been around for a year and will run until December 2013. They provide a 40% grant towards almost any business improvement process. Whether that's to develop a new...

The James Farley Post Office (the main one) in New York city has an oft quoted inscription that goes:

Neither Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Dark Of Night Shall Stay These Couriers From The Swift Completion Of Their Appointed Rounds.

In our business our clients generally expect us to be open for business unless a major disaster strikes especially as our clients are all over the world.

Is your business prepared for bad weather?

On 4th July 2012 a report was published concluding that children requiring heart surgery in England and Wales would be better served by concentrating expertise in 7 hospitals. One of which is the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle. Implementation of this report has been repeatedly delayed, resulting in an environment that is uncertain and may lead to unnecessary suffering and deaths in children with Congenital Heart Defects.

Please support the implementation of the report by supporting the e-petition.

Once an e-petition has 100,000 signatures, it can be considered for debate in the House of Commons. Please forward the link to as many of your family, friends, and colleagues as you can.

This morning, a group of men in Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and Canada will ( in my experience anyway ) be greeted with a great big kiss - the moustache is gone!

The Transcendit team have raised £759 towards testicular and prostate cancer initiatives and learned the "personal joy" that having a moustache brings.