North East Media News

Issue 121

What inspired you to start this business, and what was the journey like from idea to execution? I’d always wanted to work for myself, even going back to my days at One NorthEast when I was in my mid-twenties. But for one reason or another it was never the right time. However, in my early 30s I found myself out of work so I decided to look at starting a business. I thought, if I don’t do it now I never will. The other driver was seeing so many other people doing it, and honestly, a feeling that I could do it better. I would see so-called writers send out press releases that I read and thought, this is awful. So if they can do it so can I, but better. Once I’d made the decision, I sought advice from East Durham Business Service, and they were great. They talked…