Roy Stanley
-Member Profile >
- Name:
- RoyStanley
- 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...
view Roy Stanley's full story-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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