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Call to action for North East entrepreneurs

A RALLYING call has gone out to entrepreneurs across the North East to use their talent and innovation to lead the region strongly out of the recession.

Three high profile business leaders each offered inspiring messages of encouragement to the private sector saying entrepreneurs must step forward and show their true mettle.

There was also agreement for greater understanding of business needs at government level and for entrepreneurs to be allowed the freedom to act.

The calls came at the Entrepreneurs’ Forum’s annual Chairman’s Dinner hosted at the BALTIC, Gateshead, by current chairman Tom Maxfield.

He called for “a seismic shift” in the way government related to business and promoted an entrepreneurial culture.

He said the Forum itself was having to readjust to the new economic climate where additional funding sources were disappearing.

Mr Maxfield added: “As an organisation founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs we are blessed with talent and experience that will enable us to devise a strategy to ensure the Forum continues to provide support, motivation and inspiration to entrepreneurs throughout the region. We are up for the challenge.”

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