Sponsors

George F White are a professional and experienced team operating in the rural economy of northern England. Their most public image is in the sale and acquisition of property at the top end of the rural niche – however, behind the scenes they have the largest grouping of Chartered Surveyors in the region providing integrated services to a huge range of clients.

One NorthEast is the Regional Development Agency (RDA) covering Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, Tees Valley. Their vision is a vibrant, self reliant, ambitious and outward looking region promoting the benefits of living, working and doing business in North East England.
 

Armstrong Watson is an accountancy practice with personal and business financial advisers and strategists to help you every step of the way. From the makeshift home office to the London HQ, from the pride in taking on your first employee to tackling the first AGM, whether you're a budding entrepreneur or the chief executive of a plc, you need people to call on who specialise in the complexities of finance. People who can remove unnecessary stress to let you get on with your job. If you want to add some real value to your business, Armstrong Watson are with you.
 

Dickinson Dees is one of the North’s largest law firms and one of the leading independent regional firms in the UK providing a full range of services for corporate, public sector and private clients. Currently employing 925 people across its five offices in Newcastle, Tees Valley, York and London, Dickinson Dees is a significant member of the national business community. The firm has recently been short listed for Regional/National Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2008.
 

The Lycetts Group is a well established, forward thinking group of companies providing a comprehensive range of insurance and financial advice to a broad cross-section of commercial and private clients. With offices located throughout the UK, Lycetts aims to provide clients with high quality, personal service supported by the professionalism and expertise of a truly independent company.
 

Since 1838, the Royal Agricultural Society of England has played a leading role in the development of British agriculture and a vibrant rural economy through the uptake of good science, the promotion of best practice and a co-ordinated, impartial approach to wide-ranging rural issues. Today the Societies work includes support for business and social welfare in rural communities, education, and it’s famous shows and events.