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New Chairperson role at T&DBA
Could you be the new Chair of the Thirsk & District Business Association?
The Thirsk & District Business Association has been an established organisation since 1928 (previously the old Chamber of Trade) and has a long and distinguished history of involvement in the business community in the Thirsk area. The T&DBA has members from all types of business sectors including retail, commercial, professional and industrial businesses within the community.
The Business Association is made up of two parts – the
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Our Thirsk Business Member in the Spotlight for November 2022 is Abigail Homer from The Therapy Room Thirsk
1. When did you start your business?
I started it on a very part time basis in 2017 but have turned it into full time in October 2022.
2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?
I started it as a relaxing hobby when work and life were stressful. Over the two years of training, I needed lots
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Our Thirsk Business Member in the Spotlight for September 2021 is Sharon King from Ewe and Yarn.
1. When did you start your business?
Ewe & Yarn opened on 9th September 2017
2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?
I am a geography teacher, but Fibromyalgia and Teaching are a bad mix, and I had the opportunity to develop Ewe & Yarn beyond a dream when I sold a previous home. Thirsk Yarn Bombers in
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Our Thirsk Business Member in the Spotlight for July 2021 is Paul Lund from Davis & Lund.
1. When did you start your business?
We first opened in Ripon back in July 2016 and after quickly becoming the market leading independent agent, we decided to open in Thirsk at the end of 2020.
2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?
I had been given notice of redundancy after working for NatWest for nearly 26 years. I have
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Our Thirsk Business Member in the Spotlight for June 2021 is Nicola Cooper-Heenan from Cooper & Barr Opticians.
1. When did you start your business?
We opened our Thirsk practice in January 2015.
2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?
I have a successful Opticians practice in Stokesley, which I joined in 2000, but I always wanted to expand and open a new practice from scratch - taking the elements that worked well in my
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Our T&DBA Member in the Spotlight for March 2021 is Rebecca Thompson from Rebecca Jayne Artist and Teacher of Art.....
1. When did you start your business?
I launched with my business with a solo exhibition in December 2017 at The Station - Richmond
2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?
Quite honestly, I wanted more flexibility so that I could spend more time with my lovely family and three sons and a job
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We are kicking off our Spotlight On feature for January 2021 with Julie Gilbert from 1st Mortgage Services...
1. When did you start your business?
I started 1st Mortgage Services in 2008, just before the financial crash – I’ve always enjoyed a challenge!
2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?
I’d been a mortgage adviser for 10 years. I had always wanted my own mortgage brokerage since I started in the industry at 18 years old
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Our Thirsk Business Member in the Spotlight for December 2020 is Suzy Jennings, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Darrowby Consulting Ltd...
1. When did you start your business?
January 2020
2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?
We are a husband and wife team with two different sets of complementary skills. Through informal discussions with friends in business and the not-for-profit sector, we came to realise there is a demand for the kind of
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Our Thirsk Business Member in the Spotlight for November 2020 is Ken Wood from KDW Architecture ...
1. When did you start your business?
19 August 2019
2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?
I had worked in private practice for 25 years and had 12 successful years as a Director for a North Yorkshire based company before a change in circumstances led to me exploring setting up my own independent business. With help and encouragement