Defining Moments

I started moShine, a motion graphics animation studio with three fellow directors straight after we all left university. At the end of our degrees, when it came to the whole milk round recruitment thing, it was quite a deflating process. We constantly… read more

Lifestyle Story

When we were starting out, the hours that we were doing were long and hard. But in reality you don’t really mind when you’re the one who’s reaping all the benefits, creatively and financially. There’s a cluster of excited entrepreneurs who are all… read more

Mistake To Avoid

We’ve made loads of mistakes but we see them as learning experiences rather than grave errors! That’s the great thing about running your own business though; the responsibility is all on you. You can feed the lessons that you’ve learnt from failure to… read more

Secret

When we were setting up, again with the support of the region, we went to a lot of networking events. We managed to pick up a lot of business tips, contacts and recommendations about how to work and who to work for. Networking is very important,… read more

How I... Guide

Not only did we want to promote our own brand, we also wanted to promote networking and creativity among other people. We set up our own little events nights called moShine mix inviting DJs, live musicians, dancers, textile designers and loads more, to… read more

Pearl Of Wisdom

If you’re thinking of starting a business, my advice would be, don’t be afraid to seek advice. The North East is a great place to pick it up for free.… read more

Aspiration

As we’ve grown we’ve made more of a conscious effort to keep an eye on emerging talent in the region. We look to bring them in to do collaborative projects, not only to expand our own creativity but to give these people a chance to stay in the area and… read more

Challenge

Obviously starting up a new business presented its challenges. I didn’t have any family background in business. My parents are in the medical sector so going down this route wasn’t the natural progression they may have preferred. They probably wanted… read more

Challenge

Our primary driver was to have creative freedom. It wasn’t necessarily the financial drive to become rich. We wanted to express ourselves the way we wanted to. But because we were all from creative backgrounds, which was a lot of fun, when it came to… read more

Success

It turned out to be an enjoyable ride. We’re doing work now that we’re immensely proud of. We’re also appreciated for the creative work that we’re turning out which means that we’re rewarded financially too. Success to me is being able to have freedom… read more

Support Story

We were presented with a lot of help from the region which was really important for us having just come out of university. People like the Entrepreneurs Forum, the DigitalCity and the University of Teesside all inspired us and helped us to take that risk… read more