THE founder of an organisation that is in the running to operate a North-East-wide business support service is giving a talk in the region tomorrow.

Emma Harrison is the founder and chairman of A4e (Action for Employment), which she established to provide training and opportunities for people who lost their jobs during the decline of the Sheffield steel industry.

A finalist in the 2003 National Entrepreneur of the Year, Ms Harrison became familiar to a national audience as a mentor on Channel 4's Make Me A Million.

Emma is a key speaker at the third annual Entrepreneurs' Forum conference at the Newcastle-Gateshead Hilton tomorrow.

For last-minute bookings, call the conference hotline on 0191-226 7499.