Gary Thompson
- Gary Thompson

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Looking forward to 2009, We are already making big changes for the better
- Number of businesses:
- 1
- Years in business:
- 4
- In business:
- Yes
- Mentor:
- Yes
- Mentee:
- No
- Strengths:
- Defining Moment
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I was working as a business development manager for a local University, and I worked through an academic department who wanted to work with a small business as a necessary evil to get access to funding to continue research. This was not what the small… read more
- Lifestyle Story
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I do work long hours, but I take time out during the day to go to the gym and spend an hour with a clear head which makes the day go smoother. The business also allows me to do something I promised my friends I would years ago; I sponsor my local… read more
- Mistake To Avoid
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Unfortunately there are people out there who will never be happy no matter how far you bend over backwards to help them. That has changed with the help I have received from my mentor. He realised that I was working on so many things and taking on more… read more
- Pearl Of Wisdom
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If you’re thinking about starting a business, I would suggest that you use someone with business experience to bounce off, be it a mentor, a non executive, or someone in business who you can trust.… read more
- Pearl Of Wisdom
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You will make mistakes, but a good entrepreneur will try again, will learn from them, and adjust, adapt and overcome. Never lose that self belief that one day you will succeed, and achieve the goals you set out in the very beginning.… read more
- Challenge
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Running the business has made me think, I wish I had done this earlier in my career instead of listening to the people who cast doubt on your ideas. I came to realise that these people do this because they are happy in their cocoon, where day in and day… read more
- Challenge
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I did come close several times to wrapping it all up as the days were long and I felt it a struggle to balance everything in two hands. But I got over the first year as you never know what’s around the corner.… read more
- Success
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I think a good entrepreneur changes direction to suit the opportunities they encounter through the development of their business. C2M has become the instigator of many innovations, which has allowed the spin out of other companies, each with a unique… read more