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 Roy Stanley
Name:
Roy Stanley
Business:
Tanfield Group Plc
Web site:
www.tanfieldgroup.com
Years in business:
20
Number of businesses:

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My first ever business venture was when my dad won enough money playing cards to buy a television. I was about six at the time and my friends...

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-challenge - When you first start in business... >

"When you first start in business, you love living and breathing it..."

-defining moment - I taught for over ten years in a local... >

"I taught for over ten years in a local comprehensive in Newcastle. I..."

-lifestyle story - I actually think I’m coming into the... >

"I actually think I’m coming into the most creative, energetic..."

-secret - It’s not going to be plain sailing... >

"It’s not going to be plain sailing. Maybe it’s just me but I’ve..."

-How I …started and expanded the business >

"I started the Tanfield Group as a sub contract engineering company...."

-How I …deal with venture capitalists >

"I’ve had experience with venture capitalists, and those experiences..."

-pearl of wisdom - Over the past 20 years... >

"Over the past 20 years, I don’t think there’s a way that I haven’t..."

-pearl of wisdom - People often say that your mistakes are... >

"People often say that your mistakes are attached to people..."

-aspiration - As far as vision is concerned... >

"As far as vision is concerned, it starts with you. What is it that..."

-success - Walking out onto the shop floor gives... >

"Walking out onto the shop floor gives me the most satisfaction...."

-challenge - I guess one of the worst experiences... >

"I guess one of the worst experiences that you can ever have in life..."

-lifestyle story - I had three kids... >

"I had three kids and a mortgage, but I guess I just have a propensity..."

-support story - All the opportunities I’ve had in my... >

"All the opportunities I’ve had in my adult life have sprung out of..."

-How I …raise finance >

"My more recent experience has been to do with raising money through..."

-How I …approach the global market >

"I’ve found that you need to stay in touch with the global market..."

-pearl of wisdom - I think if you want to start out in... >

"I think if you want to start out in business, the one thing I would..."

-pearl of wisdom - I’ve always had the attitude that you... >

"I’ve always had the attitude that you recruit as early as you can the..."

-aspiration - I didn’t have a horizon of where I... >

"I didn’t have a horizon of where I wanted to be, I didn’t set out to..."

-success - Tanfield was thought about... >

"Tanfield was thought about, conceived and developed in the North..."

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