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best for their clients and will do what is
required to deliver, and they aren’t afraid to
join forces.
Deborah: The TVCA is promoting the area
as a whole and it feels like businesses are
in it together. We have the same approach
with strategic partners; we align ourselves
with professional service firms, banks and
other organisations to create a network
of preferred suppliers that we trust. We’re
purely a business law firm, we don’t dabble in
non-business law.
Nigel: We have experience of this within
our own organisation. As the region’s largest
commercial law firm, we stick to our area
of expertise, and this is the reason we have
hand-selected strategic partners who share
our values. We spend a lot of time learning
about our clients’ businesses and we can refer
with confidence.
Simon: The region is full of businesses that
are excelling in their field, we see this with
our clients and suppliers. It is exciting to see
the impact of this affecting business growth
within the region.
What can local businesses do to support
sustained growth within the Tees Valley?
Nigel: There seems to be a big push about
supporting and buying local and businesses
are embracing this trend. If you can source
products and services from the Tees Valley,
then you should.
Nik: Businesses are investing within their
teams and providing opportunities for a
career in the Tees Valley. At Endeavour we
have many success stories of trainees who
have progressed to partner level across all
our specialist departments.
Simon: Our trainees get a hands-on training
contract and a lot of our senior lawyers are
people who trained with the firm and stayed.
It has been one of the most effective ways of
developing and growing the business and we
have a very low staff turnover rate as a result.
Deborah: 25% of Endeavour Partnership
were once trainees. The reason why we
recruit the number of trainees that we do is
because we have every intention of keeping
them. We invest in people from day one.
Do you think the businesses within the
region are being more commercial?
Deborah: There seems to have been a shift
in the way businesses are accessing finance.
Grant funding seems to have died down
and there are more people prepared to
negotiate a small equity stake to an angel
investor. Business leaders are embracing this
method and aren’t as put off by it as they
were previously. Our team works with many
organisations who have done just that.
Simon: The region is well known for its
ability to get things done. By working
together and engaging professional expertise,
people are more informed, and this lessens
risk. That positive drive combined with a
"get-it-done" attitude is seeing businesses in
the region thrive.
Nigel: Tees Valley organisations are dynamic,
it comes naturally. We were the first in the
UK to create a Local Enterprise Partnership
and in the vanguard of adopting a combined
authority we have seen significant results
since their implementation.
Deborah: The TVCA seems to be a source
of support for the businesses within the
region and the mayor is active in promoting
business growth. Leaders have access to an
organisation where they can gain advice
and support, and this seems to be having a
positive effect.
And finally...
Nik: It is refreshing to walk around the
region and see the investment in the area.
There are positive attitudes and people are
proud of what has been achieved. It feels like
there is much more to come.
Simon: Many of our clients have invested
in development opportunities in both the
business and leisure arena. We have been
supportive with access to finance, securing
funding, acquisition and construction
property diligence. We are proud to have
been involved in some of these projects.
Deborah: The region is a great place to live
and work, and individuals and organisations
from outside of the area recognise this. Our
expertise in all aspects of commercial law has
seen our well-respected team work on some
exciting projects recently.
Nigel: Business is evolving, and the region is
successfully integrating new and emerging
industries, such as technology, alongside
more traditional sectors. The joined up,
innovative attitude within the Tees Valley has
seen major successes locally, nationally and
globally.
“The region is well known for its ability to
get things done.”
Stockton-based Endeavour Partnership
is the largest commercial law firm in the
Tees Valley and their clients benefit from a
respected and well-known team, specialist
departments and multiple layers of expertise.
The firm is aware of how important trusted
and accurate support can be to allow their
clients to remain focused on running their
business. As the world of business evolves,
the team are committed to exploring and
staying ahead of the curve.
A dynamic, personal approach, blended with
a depth of business expertise, ensures they
offer their clients a high level of insight and
commercially valuable solutions.
Contact Endeavour Partnership for your commercial law requirements:
01642 610300 [e-mail] endeavour.law
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