Defining Moments

I co- run KLB Promotions & Events Ltd with my partner Karen, who originally founded the company back in 1986. It was first started up to provide staff to a major North East Brewing company and to try and meet the promotional needs of other manufacturers… read more

Lifestyle Story

Running your own business 24/7 is very demanding. People say to me that we must have great freedom with our time but that’s only if the client doesn’t require us. This sometimes dictates what we do socially. The secret behind being a good entrepreneur… read more

Mistake To Avoid

I have made mistakes in the past but its all part of the learning curve. It’s just really important you learn from them. One of the biggest mistakes was when we had interest from Tesco in using our promotional staff. However we never got them to sign an… read more

Secret

I would advise anyone thinking of starting their own business to formulate a business plan and to stick to it. If you don’t stick to your core principles, the reason you started your business in the first place, you could end up with egg on your face!… read more

Challenge

The biggest challenge that we have had to face is the pre-conceived notion from the big supermarkets and other brands that London agencies are better equipped to do the large contracts. We’re really selling the fact that we are based in the North East –… read more

Success

We have enjoyed some successes to date working for some really big brands such as Boots, Sky Plus (who we helped to launch their brand), Heinz, among over leading high street names. We have also done work for Middlesbrough and Sunderland football clubs… read more

Aspiration

Ultimately we want to grow the business and really push the boat out. Recently we’ve tried to tap into a new market. Leisure time is increasing and many people want to entertain at their homes. Our idea is to allow them to do so and use their garden as… read more

Support Story

In all honesty I have approached a number of business support organisations and although they offered advice I didn’t find them overly useful. In the main our families have offered us the most support through looking after our children when we were busy… read more