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Go Wansbeck (GOW) was an Enterprise Agency (Local Enterprise Growth Initiative) in Wansbeck, Northumberland, UK. The agency was founded in 2007, [1] to bring new enterprise to the area, which had suffered high unemployment for some time.

In 2013 Go Wansbeck closed down after over five years of helping local businesses.

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Go Wansbeck brought over £16 million into the area and helped over 300 start-ups. [2]

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References

  1. "Exclusive: Enterprising Britain 2009 – Go Wansbeck - the Information Daily.com". Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. "Go Wansbeck transforms area's enterprise record - the Journal". Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.