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Our T&DBA Member in the 'Spotlight' this month is Simon Raper from Equinox Commercial Finance.
1. When did you start your business?
Equinox Commercial Finance was founded in early 2019 with the goal of providing small and medium sized businesses in the North Yorkshire region with alternative sources of funding.
We are a genuinely independent Commercial Finance Broker and are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers.
Through our established Lender Partner network we can give
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In this month's Spotlight feature we talk to Lucy Turner who is Head of Fundraising at Herriot Hospice Homecare.
1. When did you start your business?
Herriot Hospice Homecare was established in 1992, we primarily started out as a volunteer service, providing respite sitting and befriending, driving support and a patient grant scheme. In 1996, we became an official charity and by June 2005, the charity went from being a small amateur organisation run by volunteers to a service run
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In this month's Spotlight feature we talk to Rob Davies from It’seeze Websites, read on to find out more from Rob.
1. When did you start your business?
1st April 2014
2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?
Throughout my career I’ve worked in advertising agencies and design companies, advising businesses on how to promote and market themselves. In 2013, having sold my previous online business, I discovered the it’seeze website franchise, which I found to
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Each month we ask one of our members a list of questions about their business and put them in the Spotlight. In this month's Spotlight feature we talk to John Dennis from JD Photography Studio.
1. When did you start your business?
We started as a Limited company on the 28th October 2004.
2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?
As an enthusiastic amateur back in the day, I joined a Photographic Society and met many
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In this month's SPOTLIGHT feature we talk to Caroline and Sue from White Rose Book Café
1. When did you start your business?
1995
2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?
White Rose Book Café is an award winning family business. Sue Lake and her late father Steve Clements opened the shop in Thirsk in October 1995, to offer a modern, quality bookselling environment. Sue’s sister Caroline, assists in the running of
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In this month's SPOTLIGHT feature we talk to freelance copywriter Nicki Cawood.
1. When did you start your business?
I’ve been offering copywriting services and blogging since 2006. I’ve worked with a vast number of clients, on some fabulous projects across a wide range of sectors in that time.
2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?
After my eldest son was born I wanted a change of pace and to work from home. I
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In this month's SPOTLIGHT feature we talk to Jamie Jenkinson from Sector Associates Ltd.
1. When did you start your business?
Previously I ran a business called PXL insurance which was an Appointed Representative from 2011. I decided to go it alone, sold the PXL business and started Sector Associates Ltd in August 2018.
2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?
I guess it’s a similar story in that having had a lot of success
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In this month's SPOTLIGHT feature we talk to Chad Campbell from Cleancore UK.
1. When did you start your business?
April 2018
2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?
After working for other people for 15 years with little appreciation, I decided to set myself a goal to work for myself and build a business to be proud of, I decided to create something different, there is a lot of companies in Thirsk offering
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In this month's SPOTLIGHT feature we talk to Sheralyn Wade at Thirsk Racecourse.