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Maven Invests £25 Million In North East Businesses, Safeguarding And Creating Almost 1,000 Jobs
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Global Procurement Group Secures Position In Prestigious Sunday Times Profit Track 100
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The list, which is compiled by the Sunday Times, comprises UK companies with the fastest profit growth. The news follows other recent award successes, including the Sunday Times’ Fast Track 100 and Startups: Best Growing, Larger, or International Business. Founded by CEO Fokhrul Islam in 2013, in under a decade the group has witnessed sustained growth, with headcount increasing to 40 in 2015, 75 a year later, 140 in 2017 and rising to circa 550 by the end of 2019. Global headcount today approaches 800 and is set to continue to grow to circa 1,000 by the end of 2021,…
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The King Of Hilltown
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For most people, leaving a steady career to live the precarious life of an artist would probably represent a significant risk. However, thanks to his meticulous nature and entrepreneurial spirit, that was never quite the case for Whitley Bay’s Darren Mundy. A talented artist since childhood, his skills would eventually lead him into a successful career in graphic design, but there was always a budding businessman in the background. Darren elaborates: ‘I was always drawing as a kid, but I have also been selling my work for as long as I can remember. I recall drawing cartoon characters like Batfink and selling them to classmates for 50p!’ Superheroes with ‘wings like a shield of steel’ aside (I was also a Batfink fan), Darren’s commercial appeal would develop alongside his talent, especially when he turned his hand to producing tributes to his musical heroes: ‘I actually bought my first car with…