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- In my opinion >

"In my opinion, you either want to grow a business or you want to make money for yourself; the two things aren’t really..." John Elliott

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- I feel confident that we’re going to... >

"I feel confident that we’re going to get there. I’m very passionate about what I do and believe absolutely that this..." Sarah Taylor

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- 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 say I’m going to retire at 50 and make x millions..." Roy Stanley

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- I definitely want to exp >

"I definitely want to expand. It was so amazing to see this place open I would love to see it again. It would be great..." Naomi Johnson

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- We’ve grown quite quickly since we... >

"We’ve grown quite quickly since we started; we’ve got six people working for us and we’re looking for a seventh at the..." Paul Bell

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- I was looking at the margins of our... >

"I was looking at the margins of our company and thought, hang on, there’s a lot of potential here for North East Bakery..." Greg Phillips

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- I strongly believe that if you aim as... >

"I strongly believe that if you aim as high as you can, then what you end up with is often better than what you would..." Gavin Blowman

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- From the outset we wanted to start a... >

"From the outset we wanted to start a business that provided a worthwhile service that benefited the Northumberland area..." Denise Walker

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- I’d seen the way some big PR companies... >

"I’d seen the way some big PR companies monopolize on the artists that are trying to get attention, by charging..." Melanie Cornish

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- My aspiration is to have a high street... >

"My aspiration is to have a high street branded chain of Walkeazy Chiropody and Foot Care Centres across the country...." Linda Winship

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- I’ve got bigger plans for a production... >

"I’ve got bigger plans for a production line in mind. It would be mainly machinery with a few operators and I would like..." Matt Scott

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- My motivation for setting the company... >

"My motivation for setting the company up was that I really wanted to do things to the highest standard that we possibly..." Kari Owers

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- My aspirations have always been to... >

"My aspirations have always been to create a beneficial, respected and renowned business, in relation to web based..." Ceyhan Mihcioglu

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- We’re now aiming to be the number one... >

"We’re now aiming to be the number one recruitment and marketing digital communications company, and we’ll do it from..." Simon Pearson

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- I know that we’ll win some >

"I know that we’ll win some, lose some, but it’s given me the encouragement to push the boundaries out more often." Nickie Gott

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- I never wanted ‘millions’ >

"I never wanted ‘millions’ but just to be able to provide a comfortable living for myself and my family. I feel getting..." Terry Barnett

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- Antonia >

"Antonia and I have got lots of experience in PR and media and we’ve seen things along the way and seen people do things..." Christian Cerisola

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- For my business >

"For my business, I wanted to help SMEs gain a good knowledge of health and safety requirements and provide them with..." Nancy Haughey

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- I’m really interested in all aspects of... >

"I’m really interested in all aspects of entertainment and hope to become an agency one day. I want to bring in more..." Chris Emery

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- From the outset we wanted to start a... >

"From the outset we wanted to start a business that provided a worthwhile service that benefited the Northumberland area..." Lorna James

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- We wanted to set up a business that... >

"We wanted to set up a business that reflected our uniqueness as a group; as people with limitless ideas and limitless..." Rona Askew

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- I’m now working with an organisation... >

"I’m now working with an organisation called NStar who are here in the North East, to raise external finance. I’d like..." Jonathan Wells

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- I saw other tiaras on the market >

"I saw other tiaras on the market and felt that I could do better. I felt there was a lack of style and design with..." Rosie Willett

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- Ultimately we have very high... >

"Ultimately we have very high aspirations for Your Film. We want to be the biggest and best digital film production..." Kevin Owens

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- My aspiration when I started the... >

"My aspiration when I started the business was basically just to get it off the ground. I’ve exceeded the estimates on..." Kaye Winship

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- I wish to prove myself >

"I wish to prove myself and fulfil my goals and ambitions. When your building a business of your own it can be very..." Ceyhan Mihcioglu

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- My aspirations at the moment are to... >

"My aspirations at the moment are to create beautifully ornate and timeless wallpaper for ‘vien ici’. I’m moving to a..." Vien le Wood

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- In the beginning I wanted to be able to... >

"In the beginning I wanted to be able to work later on in life because I want to, rather than because I have to. That’s..." Jonathan Grubin

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- At the moment I’m working with... >

"At the moment I’m working with companies in the U.K/U.S.A and China. I wish to build collateral and plan very..." Michelle Taylor

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- We want to continue to grow the business >

"We want to continue to grow the business, but doing it in such a way that doesn’t jeopardise my or Antonia’s or our..." Christian Cerisola

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- I’m excited about the growth of the... >

"I’m excited about the growth of the business and I would love to give people the opportunity to run a Regalo in local..." Clare Rutherford

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- Eventually I want to be able to offer... >

"Eventually I want to be able to offer this service on the NHS to those who truly need it. Whilst this is a private..." Ann Oliver

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- Eventually >

"Eventually, once established myself I would like to be able to offer advice and support to youngsters in the area who..." Michelle Taylor

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- I don’t want to become a multi... >

"I don’t want to become a multi millionaire or have a franchise of Flirtatious Lingerie Boutique’s, I just want to have..." Fiona Houghton

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- As far as vision is concerned >

"As far as vision is concerned, it starts with you. What is it that you want for you, and what is it you see? Your..." Roy Stanley

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- I would say word of mouth >

"I would say word of mouth and networking are the strongest tools I’ve used. I would definitely like to grow the..." Nathan Robinson

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- In the near future I hope to move the... >

"In the near future I hope to move the business away from home to a commercial building with room for design and..." Anh Mao

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- I have high aspirations for my business >

"I have high aspirations for my business. We want to extend into the delivery market and we’re currently looking to..." Lindsay Hogg

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- Over the past few years >

"Over the past few years, interest in unusual and beautifully designed wallpaper has reached a high. People are..." Vien le Wood

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- As we’ve grown we’ve made more of a... >

"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..." Satish Shewhorak

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- I’ve been knocked down time >

"I’ve been knocked down time and time again with money troubles, lack of confidence and lots of really hard times, but I..." David Shannon

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- I’ve got a great passion for thinking... >

"I’ve got a great passion for thinking of ideas and seeing them born, and this is a project that I believe so much in...." Matt Stirland

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- My hope >

"My hope and strategy is to continue growing in a sustainable method whereby I can grow with my business, and I..." Sean Gerrie

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- I have different types of customers... >

"I have different types of customers like the elderly who physically struggle to clean and the affluent who don’t have..." Alison Stanley

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- Ultimately it will be best to start... >

"Ultimately it will be best to start looking at growing to accommodate a) myself and b) eventually an employee. At this..." Sean Gerrie

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- Our biggest mistake has been relying on... >

"Our biggest mistake has been relying on specific people for some of our software development – we now employ the..." Les Calvert

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- It’s my passion for food that has... >

"It’s my passion for food that has driven me forward. I’ve always wanted to work in the food industry, but I knew that..." Nicole Race

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- Because the business has been part time... >

"Because the business has been part time for the past four years whilst I've been studying, I still feel that it’s a..." Rosie Willett

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- I wanted young people of all abilities... >

"I wanted young people of all abilities to enjoy learning as well as teachers to be able to enjoy teaching. Plus, I..." Anne Curtis

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- I’m thriving on this opportunity >

"I’m thriving on this opportunity and am so eager to drink up all advice, help and support available. I find all of..." Michelle Taylor

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- I wanted to work with children in ways... >

"I wanted to work with children in ways that we’d done before the National Curriculum came in. I wanted to know that I..." Trudy Hindmarsh

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- In the future >

"In the future, Christian and I both see ourselves moving in very much the same vein that we started off. A lot of our..." Antonia Clifford

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- Part of my future plans involves... >

"Part of my future plans involves developing a corporate sales strategy. I will shortly be joining Darlington Business..." Nicole Race

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- My vision >

"My vision and ethos is strongly based on ethics and transparency, so Seeded SEO will not be a faceless, personality-..." Sean Gerrie

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- I have aspirations for where I want to... >

"I have aspirations for where I want to go with the company. I want to continue the success of the business, carry on to..." Karen Forster

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- In terms of looking towards the future >

"In terms of looking towards the future, I have just set up a parent company to NJL Yorkline called Ventures UK Plc..." Jamie Greenwood

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- I’m always looking to the future for my... >

"I’m always looking to the future for my company. We’re currently getting the website up and running and have already..." Anne Larvin

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- I would love to grow the business >

"I would love to grow the business and expand it. I will hopefully have two or three outlets in the North East in the..." Sue Harris

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- I’m hoping to develop the website more >

"I’m hoping to develop the website more and I’m putting a lot of time into that at the moment. It will take about a..." Matt Scott

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- Although I’m still at the establishing... >

"Although I’m still at the establishing stage I hope to grow the business to offer services in photo restoration, DVDs..." David Goldsmith

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