FOUR North-East innovators in online business are to compete for a national award and a £30,000 prize.
The four were named as regional finalists in the UK online for business and InterForum E-Commerce Awards.
The four category winners were selected from a total of 152 North-East companies.
Stairlift manufacturer, Bison Bede, of Consett, County Durham, won the e-business section, while One Voice Network, an umbrella group of community and voluntary organisations in County Durham won the voluntary and community category.
Infection Music, of Sunderland, won the e-business start-up award and Perfiliate Technologies, of Newcastle, won the e-trading section.
They go on to compete against regional winners from across the UK next month.
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