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 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 guests this month are Andrea Winders and Tina Dutton, the dynamic Founders of Warrington based Pink Ladies, the women-only cab service which is being rolled out nationwide and overseas.
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Now Andrea and Tina, who worked together prior to starting Pink Ladies, planned and launched their business […]

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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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My guest this week is Cheshire based Steve Purdham, one of the most successful internet entrepreneurs in the UK.
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In 1996, Steve was one of the founders of Congleton based Surf Control a leading global internet security software company, that at the height of the ‘dotcom’ boom was valued […]

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This week my guest is a working mother who went one step further than most working parents, when she set-up her own childcare company in 2003.
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The dynamic lady in question is Jennie Johnson, MD and Founder of award-winning Manchester HQ’d Kids Allowed. In just five years, […]

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My guest this week is Andrew Tinkler, CEO of Stobart Group Ltd.
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Now the company behind the iconic ‘Eddie Stobart’ brand was in dire straights when Andrew and his partner, William Stobart, bought the business in February 2004. Since then, they’ve dramatically turned the business around and have […]

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