http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/ Interviews with business people in the North East. An interesting insight into the lives and work of people in the North East region of the UK. en-gb http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/05/12/andy-s-fingerprints-all-over-city-51140-20893915/ Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/05/12/andy-s-fingerprints-all-over-city-51140-20893915/ Environmentally sound cars, the future shape of Newcastle’s architecture, and whether we actually need Swan House roundabout, all exercise the mind of _space Architecture and Management’s Andy Roberts. Graeme King met him. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/05/06/huge-leap-of-faith-pays-off-for-skydiving-chris-51140-20867001/ Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/05/06/huge-leap-of-faith-pays-off-for-skydiving-chris-51140-20867001/ When Chris Peacock turned his back on sky-diving he threw himself into running the family business. Now managing director at Peacocks Medical Group, the adrenaline junkie tells Andrew Mernin he has his sights set firmly on expansion. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/05/05/entrepreneurs-set-out-to-explain-differences-51140-20861816/ Sun, 04 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/05/05/entrepreneurs-set-out-to-explain-differences-51140-20861816/ Planning for the future is never far from the mind of the entrepreneur, and in the latest of our series ‘Head to Head’ in conjunction with the Entrepreneurs Forum, we meet two entrepreneurs that have different takes on exit strategies, and life and business in general. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/04/28/businessman-with-a-talent-for-giving-something-back-51140-20828235/ Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/04/28/businessman-with-a-talent-for-giving-something-back-51140-20828235/ A HINT of Royal scandal, a brush with some of the biggest bands of the 80s and a career stretching from art to the internet. Karen Dent speaks to ZebraHosts’ Nick Collins about his design for life. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/04/22/taking-care-of-the-little-guy-51140-20797309/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/04/22/taking-care-of-the-little-guy-51140-20797309/ AS MIDDLESBROUGH boss John Wright marks the end of his first year at the helm of the Federation of Small Businesses with a tour of duty in Helmand province, Afghanistan, SUE SCOTT discovers what makes the Cleveland adventurer tick. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/04/21/university-dean-who-really-means-business-51140-20794057/ Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/04/21/university-dean-who-really-means-business-51140-20794057/ Universities and businesses have not always enjoyed the best of relations, but that is changing according to Alastair Thomson, new dean of the business school at the University of Teesside. Andrew Hebden went to meet him http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/04/14/the-odd-job-builder-who-s-expanding-on-spanish-isle-51140-20758891/ Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/04/14/the-odd-job-builder-who-s-expanding-on-spanish-isle-51140-20758891/ He may be in the running for a prestigious business award, but property developer and restaurateur Sayeed Ahmed is not one for boasting about his achievements. He tells Karen Dent how he prefers to do business. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/04/07/helping-local-food-producers-taste-national-success-51140-20727775/ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/04/07/helping-local-food-producers-taste-national-success-51140-20727775/ THE task of putting North East food and drink on all the nation’s top tables is a big one, but County Durham-born Jack Jeffery just might have the experience and nous to get the job done. Graeme King met him at his hilltop home. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/03/31/forget-about-bouncers-i-m-in-the-meet-and-greet-industry-51140-20694707/ Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/03/31/forget-about-bouncers-i-m-in-the-meet-and-greet-industry-51140-20694707/ Not many managing directors will have been threatened with a knife and a gun, but then Steve Howe is not your typical business executive, as Peter McCusker discovered. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/03/25/global-chief-has-never-forgotten-early-lessons-51140-20667923/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:30:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/03/25/global-chief-has-never-forgotten-early-lessons-51140-20667923/ FirstGroup chief executive Moir Lockhead today heads a global transport business boasting 135,000 employees and leading brands such as America's famous Greyhound buses. But, as he tells Andrew Hebden, he has never forgotten the lessons he learned as an apprentice bus mechanic in Darlington http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/03/17/the-man-making-sure-the-tyne-stays-ship-shape-51140-20632456/ Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/03/17/the-man-making-sure-the-tyne-stays-ship-shape-51140-20632456/ SHIPS are Dave Skentelbery’s passion. As a boy he wanted to captain them. Now, as boss of the Tyne’s last remaining shipyard, he wants to build them. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/03/10/family-values-drive-motor-man-51140-20592851/ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/03/10/family-values-drive-motor-man-51140-20592851/ Family values, sport and singing help Benfield Motors’ managing director Nigel McMinn bring balance to his life, as Karen Dent discovers. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/03/03/developer-with-a-passion-for-his-projects-51140-20548494/ Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/03/03/developer-with-a-passion-for-his-projects-51140-20548494/ FAST-growing developer Mandale has schemes right across the region and beyond. Graeme King met estates director Joe Darragh and talked not only about property, but building snooker tables and the joy of time spent away from your mobile. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/02/25/jennifer-knows-how-to-pull-things-together-51140-20518170/ Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/02/25/jennifer-knows-how-to-pull-things-together-51140-20518170/ Jennifer Welch is a Horden miner’s daughter, who served as a military policeman in Katmandhu. Graeme King meets the woman who is now at the top Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in the North. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/02/18/how-richard-turned-tragedy-into-success-51140-20487291/ Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/02/18/how-richard-turned-tragedy-into-success-51140-20487291/ IT was the tragic, untimely death of his brother which shaped Richard Bottomley’s early career and spurred him on to the success he has achieved today. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/02/11/accountant-shares-her-interest-in-fair-trade-51140-20459519/ Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/02/11/accountant-shares-her-interest-in-fair-trade-51140-20459519/ Accountant Patricia Alexander tells Karen Dent how the death of a work colleague changed her outlook on life – and led to a new career as managing director with financial co-operative Shared Interest http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/02/06/time-to-praise-people-who-risk-everything-51140-20439573/ Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/02/06/time-to-praise-people-who-risk-everything-51140-20439573/ WHEN we read about takeovers, management buy-outs or entrepreneurs risking everything to expand their businesses, we probably never stop to think about the professional advisers who help make it all possible. Lawyers such as Gillian Hall are the backbone of these deals and responsible for bringing business and money into the region. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/02/04/lawyer-makes-sure-business-is-a-pleasure-51140-20430706/ Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/02/04/lawyer-makes-sure-business-is-a-pleasure-51140-20430706/ TALENTED Newcastle lawyer Lucy Winskell has a passion for work and for the North-East, as Karen Dent discovered. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/01/28/a-helping-hand-at-grass-roots-level-51140-20400747/ Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/01/28/a-helping-hand-at-grass-roots-level-51140-20400747/ AT a free broth and stotty event in Horden organised by Kate Welch’s Acumen an ex-miner, who hasn’t worked for almost 15 years, says: “Well I do miss getting out with the lads. I haven’t got much money to go out drinking these days.” http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/01/21/bringing-culture-to-the-people-51140-20372748/ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/interviews-with-business-people/2008/01/21/bringing-culture-to-the-people-51140-20372748/ Keeping Newcastle and Gateshead in the cultural spotlight is the task of NGI’s Stella Hall and as Graeme King finds out she is relishing the challenge.