Unlike most first time mothers Deirdre Thackray wasn't content with putting her feet up for nine months - instead she used this time to start planning her first business.
Clare Concannon always swore she wouldn’t follow in the family tradition and become a teacher, but she has inherited the drive to educate, and after being made redundant she found her own entrepreneurial way to use it.
Frustrated that young people with talent often struggle to get the breaks they deserve, Adam Sibley decided to set up non-profit organisation Talented Young People.
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Lee Hazzard always knew that a career in the entertainment industry was for him. Now he helps young people get their big break in the creative industries.
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