DESIGNING EXPENSIVE 'CRIBS' FOR FOOTBALLERS, CRICKETERS AND OTHER CELEBRITIES HAS HELPED TO WIN JOHN MORPHET OUR NORTH WEST ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARD. MICHAEL FAHY CATCHES UP WITH HIM
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In the first of a regular series, we ask an entrepreneur to put an executive motor through its paces. This month, Associated Network Solutions’ managing director Scott Fletcher gets behind the wheel of the new Jaguar XJ TDVi.
When EN asked me to do a ‘Clarkson-style’ review of a high-end car, I was rubbing my hands with glee. I’m a bit of a petrol head anyway, and the thought of putting a BMW M-Power, Aston Martin, Merc SL55 through its paces excited me – “Bring it on!”, I thought. Then I was told it was a Jaguar, and my heart sank.
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If you want to steal a march on your competitors it might be time to Ad it up. Alan Johnstone discovers how some entrepreneurs make the most of advertising breaks.
“Shy kids,” a friend’s mother opined with an accusatory gaze, “get nowt.” It was a harsh lesson for a ten year-old waiting politely for a bit of birthday cake, but, nevertheless, it was a lesson well learnt.
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To some, family-run businesses may be seen as backward-looking, but as Gareth Chadwick finds, they are responsible for over half of private sector GDP and prosper through a unique mix of commitment, responsiveness and downright fear.
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His plans to buy the Neverland ranch mights seem as wacko as Jacko himself, but to Simon Yates of QS discounts running a family business is as easy as 1-2-3. Stuart Anderson reports.
He claims to be “a family man with a family store” but Simon Yates’ latest plan might be taking fatherly generosity a tad too far.
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Organising a conference requires more nerve and guild that most people think. So, what should you consider before sending out the invitations? James Graham reports
Picture the scene: It's 5pm, and tomorrow you're hosting the region's event of the year, a
massive business conference with star speakers. Headlining is Larry King, the legendary American broadcaster. You're just finishing for the day when a call comes through – it's King's
agent.
"We got a problem," he says. "Larry's not well, he can't travel. He won't be able to make the conference." For event organiser Mike Firth, this was very bad news. "I hope it's terminal," barked Firth, probably only half in jest.
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