Mark Easby
- Mark Easby
- Myself and my two partners are just getting used to having ownership of our own company having been trading a month, including getting our own processes and our own office set up. It’s all incredibly exciting, but incredibly nerve- wracking at the same time! View Mark's full story
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- Number of businesses:
- 1
- Years in business:
- 1
- In business:
- Yes
- Mentor:
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- Mentee:
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- Strengths:
Partners
- Support Story
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The North East is the best region to find support. There’s always a door open for any issue you might have, and we’ve taken a lot of value out of talking to the organisations based here. Building up a network of support has definitely opened up opportunities that we wouldn’t have dreamed possible for a long time.… read more
- Success
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When we look at ourselves now, and the situation we were in eight months ago, we’re blown away by the progress we’ve all made. Back then we had ambitions to set up our own company certainly, but now we have a stable and sustainable core business with many exciting things on the horizon. We can now sit back a bit and decide where we want to go and who we want to work with, and having the flexibility to do that is just amazing. … read more
- Challenge
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We needed to make sure our finances and legal issues were well looked after, and it was critical we had someone who we trusted and understood us as a company to do that. In addition we learnt about VAT and it’s implications, as well as the day to day accounting that a small company would require. It was hard especially because we’re all creative people, but we knew that side of the business had to be stable.… read more
- Pearl Of Wisdom
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It will take a lot of energy and a lot of resilience, but these things are made far easier if you have a passion for what you do. I wouldn’t be sat with my laptop at 11 0’clock at night while my wife is watching ‘I’m a Celebrity’ if I didn’t truly love what I’m doing!… read more
- How I...
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...attempt time management!… read more
- Lifestyle Story
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To be honest, I do spend a lot of time with my laptop on my knees! I got married recently and juggling a 24/7 job with my social and home life is very difficult, but I can’t stress enough the importance of the people around you. My wife is fantastic and has been a tremendous support.… read more
- Secret
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If you’re thinking about starting a business yourself, I believe the most important thing to do is to seek the right support- business support, partners, colleagues, and making sure that your family and friends are right behind you. I can’t recommend this enough.… read more
- Lifestyle Story
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Myself and my two partners are just getting used to having ownership of our own company having been trading a month, including getting our own processes and our own office set up. It’s all incredibly exciting, but incredibly nerve- wracking at the same time!… read more
- Defining Moment
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I have a bit of a chequered background really. One of my parents was a teacher, the other worked for the ICI for over 45 years in security. Growing up I was never involved in the business world, and I chose my University degree in Media Technology out of interest. The internet was just finding its legs at that point and I thought it was a really exciting opportunity to get involved with. … read more