BQ Magazine ¦Success Story Entrepreneur North East Yorkshire Scotland

Tales from a craggy outlook

Rob Cormie is the head of Quayle Munro in Scotland. After weathering the economic storm, the finance house is focusing on wind-powered renewable energy as one of its five key sectors.
Ryedale rides to the future

It may be based in a sleepy North Yorkshire town, says Peter Baber, but printing company Ryedale Group is up to really exciting things.
Credit that’s worth it

Skipton based Contis Group hopes to pioneer a new kind of payment card. Peter Baber reports.
On all cylinders

Don’t tell Geoff Turnbull you can’t grow a company in recession. He has a £50m contract that shows you can. And there’s plenty of scope for others, he tells Brian Nicholls.
Let’s get this show on the road

Kenny Kemp meets the man who savours the balancing act that exists at the heart of Scottish Opera.
Simply thriving

Sometimes it’s the simple idea that becomes a winner. Brian Nicholls highlights the success of Laura Ann Kemp and her mother Gaye Shakeshaft.
Keep your feet on the ground

University spin-outs are playing a vital role in helping Scotland realise its ambition of being a global centre of excellence for renewables, reports Darran Gardner.
Ideas? The kids are alright

Converting dreams into a business may have worked for Richard Branson, but, as Peter Baber writes, some youngsters need a little help.
Thumb like it hot

You can fit the staff of One Thumb Mobile into a Victorian office lift. But mobile aps creator Richard Hasinski is happy to be a tiny success story. Stewart McIntosh meets him.