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How support and expert guidance is helping businesses in County Durham to flourish.

Light bulb moment sees smart home installation business switch on

Light bulb moment sees smart home installation business switch on

COVID-19 spurred a wave of new business registrations as people had more time to reflect, learn new skills and invest in themselves. For Luxeia co-founders Connor Thompson and Tez Errington, the pandemic provided an opportunity to develop a solution to a shared frustration around the lack of connectivity between smart home devices.

Now, with the support of Durham Ambitious Business Startups (DABS), Luxeia is ready to turn up the heat in more ways than one.

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From full-stack development to food sustainability with DABS

From full-stack development to food sustainability with DABS

Building a mobile app takes a lot of time and money, even if you can do most of the technical work yourself. This is why Reuben McQueen and Ibrahim Mizi launched software development agency OpenKit – to create a revenue stream that could help fund their sustainable meal planning platform, Food Forage.

Now, with the support of Durham Ambitious Business Startups (DABS), the two entrepreneurs are beginning to see their two ventures take off.

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Powering better outcomes for patients with support from DABS

Powering better outcomes for patients with support from DABS

While working together as General Practitioners in New Zealand, Paul Baker and Amanda Porch experienced first hand how lifestyle medicine could transform patient outcomes. Now, as the husband-and-wife duo behind healthtech start-up, Diabetes Lifestyle Doctors. Paul and Amanda are working with Durham Ambitious Business Start-ups (DABS) to grow their digital platform and help more patients turn the tide on diabetes.

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Teacup and Tova getting to grips with digital marketing thanks to DABS

Teacup and Tova getting to grips with digital marketing thanks to DABS

Teacup and Tova turned to Durham Ambitious Business Start-ups (DABS) to get the one-to-one support and training they needed to get their business off the ground.

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Elvet Recruitment growing through people with DABS support

Elvet Recruitment growing through people with DABS support

Construction staffing specialist Elvet Recruitment has had a stellar start, smashing its goals and growing to a team of five in its first year, with support from Durham Ambitious Business Start-Ups (DABS).

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Mission completely possible for brewer with DABS business support

Mission completely possible for brewer with DABS business support

Many have tried – and failed – to create the magical alchemy of a tasty beer that delivers a buzz, yet is completely alcohol-free. However, one Durham company is changing all that with its first release of lagers that have virtually no alcohol in them at all.

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