My guest on the show this month is Debbie Pierce, Founder and Managing Director of The Bury Black Pudding Company.
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Now Bury and black pudding have been synonymous for over 100 years and Debbie’s company are the only manufacturer currently based in the town.
The business is […]

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Rainbow Camper Hire, based in Keswick in the glorious Lake District, has to be one of the most colourful businesses in the North West region. 
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Rainbow Camper Hire was set up eighteen months ago by Founder Andrew Matthews, formerly one of Booths top store managers, the ‘Classic Volkswagen […]

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My guest this month is Thomas Mahon, who after fifteen years in Savile Row is widely recognised as one of the best tailors in the world.
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Given that Tom’s clients include royalty, as well as the rich and famous, it’s remarkable that he runs his business from […]

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My guest this month is Rob Brown, Managing Director of one of the most high profile PR agencies in the North West, Staniforth.
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Rob has long been recognised as an enthusiastic expert in online PR and in April published his first book - ‘Public Relations and The Social […]

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My guest this month is Clitheroe based serial entrepreneur and savvy private equity specialist Richard Stephenson, CEO and majority shareholder of Yudu Media - the online publishing network accessed in over one hundred and eighty countries worldwide.
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Nurtured by Richard since 2003, the business that has […]

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My guest this month is Matthew Driver, co-founder and Director of Babisil the innovative and award winning baby product business based in Colne. 
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Now Matthew and his wife Victoria created the business in 2005, when they took a leap of faith and combined his experience as a […]

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My guest this month is Marcus Simmons, Founder and MD of iknow UK, the internet marketing hotel websites business HQ’d in Preston - that also happens to be the fastest growing company in its sector in the UK.
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Now Marcus, who was originally a manufacturing management […]

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My guest this month is Brian Rourke, founder and MD of one of the most successful manufacturing SME’s in the North West - B. Rourke & Co. Ltd.
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Now Brian’s story is a colourful and inspirational one - having left school without any qualifications and after […]

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My guest this month is Michelin-starred Chef Restauranteur Paul Heathcote.
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Now Paul, who originally hails from Bolton, is one of the North West’s most successful catering entrepreneurs - his business interests include a diverse collection of fourteen restaurants as well as a highly successful outside catering business, […]

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My guest this month is Simon Nixon, Founder and CEO of the World’s biggest price comparison site Moneysupermarket.com
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Simon founded the business, which is based in Ewloe on the outskirts of Chester, in 1999 - and the launch represented another step in a career spent building […]

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