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  • The Channel Changer

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    When Rob Woodward arrived at Pacific Quay in Glasgow, Scotland’s commercial television group was in debt-laden disarray. Kenny Kemp meets the man who helped switch the telly back on.

  • The formula for success

    As I See It

    The recession and related fallout has not held back one North East company as Peter Jackson reports.

  • The X-it factor

    Simpson

    It’s hard to exit a business now at a price one would like to realise, but private banker David Simpson says there’s a build-up of guidance to help both the sale and the personal situations that follow.

  • Nought to £140m in a few simple steps

    Andrew Hodgson, SMD

    Andrew Hodgson, the man behind one of the region’s fastest growing firms, SMD, shares the life lessons that guided him towards success.

  • A deal of delight

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    A new city deal signed between central government and authorities in Leeds could prove a real boost to the city, says Peter Baber.

  • Working through the gloom

    Deals

    The economy might be depressed, and lending might be way down from what it was. But BQ finds many Yorkshire dealmakers surprisingly sanguine about the future.

  • Cedar Court's new rulers

    Cedar Court

    The man who founded one of Yorkshire’s most successful hotel chains has stepped down after 26 years. BQ meets two directors who are now running the Cedar Court group.

  • The halo effect

    success story

    With Sir Brian Souter moving up to chair Stagecoach next year, he will have more time to devote to his portfolio of other business interests, as Kenny Kemp discovers.

  • Something to shout about

    Success story

    Philip Hardie isn’t usually the sort of business owner to shout from the rooftops, nor even the roof racks as Brian Nicholls discovers.

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