As an apprentice Paul Champion's dream was to have a job where he carried a briefcase. Now he has a job encouraging youngsters to also aim for the top, as Christopher Knox discovers.Read
IN the last three years, Fergus Trim has been instrumental in bringing over 2,000 jobs to the North East, after moving to the region from London to help fill one of the region's biggest business parks.Read
SHOPPING channel audiences all over the world have fallen in love with products made by Crafter’s Companion, a growing business based in a little village in County Durham. John Hill meets founder Sara Davies, and finds out why is she is being lauded as one of the region's best young entrepreneurs.Read
HE has a 'thank you' letter of from Nelson Mandela, invented the fanfest, has spent a life in sport, and still plays 11-a-side football at 50, but Tim Cantle-Jones says he is now an entrepreneur.Read
GENERATOR has been at the forefront of music development in the region since it was launched in 1991 and has supported artists including North East favourites Maximo Park, and helped to create music businesses. Christopher Knox met up with its chief executive Jim Mawdsley.Read
THE new voice of small businesses in the UK is a North East-based business growth expert who fine-tuned her communications skills as a prison watchdog.Read
A POSITIVE mental attitude, standing up for yourself and not buying anything you can't afford are among the philosophies that have served lecturer turned farmer Hans Pörksen well.Read
ENTREPRENEUR Roger McKechnie founded iconic North East snack company Phileas Fogg, developed a holiday retreat which attracted Hollywood stars and is now back in Consett with big plans for his latest venture. Peter McCusker finds out why.Read
THE job of the region’s highest profile union leader has got even harder as millions of workers struggle against cutbacks. But Christopher Knox finds TUC regional secretary Kevin Rowan more than equal to the challenge.Read
HE calls himself the 'chief cook and bottle washer' - something he enjoys more than his brief stint as David Beckham's bag carrier - and sees himself as the custodian of a tradition that stretches back 181 years. Karen Dent meets David Devennie, the man charged with bringing the Northern Counties Club into the 21st Century.Read
ETHICAL Superstore's co-founder Andy Redfern has a mantra that it's easier to beg forgiveness than to ask permission. John Hill finds out how this willingness to take a leap has shaped his career.Read
As retailers get ready for the busiest time of year, Christopher Knox, takes a seasonal trip to meet Barry Blamire, the managing director of one of the North East's biggest department stores.Read
ASPIRING politician, radio personality and public relations firm boss Graham Robb has battled Peter Mandelson for a parliamentary seat and dined with David Cameron. Peter McCusker finds how he has balanced work and politics.Read
FROM calling bingo at a seaside arcade to running the North East's busiest casino, Richard Noble certainly knows a few things about the gaming industry. Christopher Knox caught up with him.Read
MERE Mortals founder David Jeffries left Newcastle for New Zealand three years ago, but a few months ago he returned to return the business to its moving image roots.Read
THE decision to move from Dubai to take up one of the top posts at Newcastle-based plc Grainger didn't require a lot of thought for Mark Greenwood.Read
NEWCASTLE'S Kitchenware Records has become one of the North East's most famous creative fountainheads, signing a host of chart toppers including Lighthouse Family and Editors. Christopher Knox caught up with its founder Keith Armstrong.Read
HE is just 30 years old but Mark Berriman has already set up a string of successful businesses and won a brace of awards. Christopher Knox met up with him to discuss his future plans and how his dog Charlie proved the key to his greatest success.Read
THE fact he would become an accountant was "drilled into" John Josephs' subconscious from an early age by his parents - and it's a choice he's never regretted.Read