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Getting to know you: Cary Curtis of Give A Grad A Go Give A Grad A Go was started in 2009 by Cary Curtis. Its mission is to provide today’s talented and hardworking graduates with exceptional career opportunities within dynamic ambitious businesses. We find out what motivates Cary and ask if there was anything he'd do differently?

Lawyers4Mumpreneurs Suzanne Dibble crowned ‘Best Business Support’ in Mumpreneur Awards Dragons’ Den veteran Duncan Bannatyne was among the judges who voted business lawyer Suzanne Dibble’s venture Lawyers4Mumpreneurs a winner at the recent national Mumpreneur Awards ceremony.

Getting to know you: Nicko Williamson founder of Climatecars We caught up with Nicko Williamson founder and MD of Climatecars, to ask what keeps him motivated, what are his ambitions and what real-world advice would he give to those wishing to follow in his footsteps.

Getting to know you: Guy Letts, founder of CustomerSure After many years leading product development at Sage, Guy took on a commercial role, responsible for customer services and the combination of the two disciplines inspired this new customer service software, we ask him who he admires in business.

Getting to know you: Natalie Gross We caught up with Natalie Gross, who is the managing partner of Amaze, to ask what keeps her motivated, what are her ambitions and what real-world advice would she give to those wishing to follow in her footsteps.

Getting to know you: Felix Velarde One of the digital industry’s pioneers, having set up one of the UK’s first digital agencies Hyperinteractive in 1994. Felix is now Managing Director of the UK's most famous eCRM agency, Underwired Amaze, and a leading authority on digital strategy. We ask him who inspires him.

Getting to know you: Crispin Moger We talk to Crispin Moger, Managing Director and co-founder of Young Marmalade and Provisonal Marmalade, Britain’s leading insurer of young drivers and ask him who inspires him and what, if he could, he'd change given his time again.

Getting to know you: Henry Amar We talk to Henry Amar from fine food distributors, R.H. Amar, the family run business, based in High Wycombe. Henry has been working for the company for 50 years so we find out what motivates him and what advice he'd give to others.

Getting to know you: Nick Silverwood We spoke to Nick Silverwood, who manages all of Plusnet the Yorkshire based broadband providers SME business, and found out what inspires him in business and what he might look to do differently if he had his time again.

Getting to know you: Phillip 'Tugg' Gently We recently came across Phillip 'Tugg" Gently who has been working with the accounting software provider Kashflow on a series of business motivational videos. We spent some time to get to know the man behind the myth.

Getting to know you: Jouve Group's Pierre-Vincent Debatte We speak to Pierre-Vincent Debatte, who is the President and CEO of the Jouve Group, a century old printing and typesetting specialist that has undergone a major transition from print-based activities to move to the digital marketplace. We find who he admires and what inspires him in business.

Getting to know you: Chris Bayne, CEO for Access UK We talk to Chris Bayne, who recently became the CEO of Access UK after a £50M management buyout, and we find who he admires and what inspires him in business.

Getting to know you: John Blasco We talk to John Blasco, who is the MD of Hotelcare Ltd, the UK’s leading hotel support services company, and we find who he admires and what inspires him in business.

Getting to know you: Dr Anton Franckeiss We talk to Dr Anton Franckeiss’, who is the Managing Director at leading global behavioural consultancy ASK Europe, and we find who he admires and what inspires him in business.

Getting to Know You - Alastair Crawford founder & CEO of 192.com We talk to Alastair Crawford, the founder and CEO of 192.com, and find out what motivates and inspired him to create the directory and what advice he'd like to pass on.

79 not out: Lord Young continues to mentor British business & enterprise The man who was dropped by Cameron as the Government’s Enterprise Advisor last year, after making inappropriate remarks to the press, continues to be a substantial shareholder and chairman of KashFlow, one of the UKs leading cloud accounting package for SMEs.

Getting to Know You - David Maeer Marston & Langinger is the leading British luxury designer and manufacturer of garden rooms. We talk to MD David Maeer about how they have gone about their growth and what inspires him.

Getting to know you: Stephen Alexander, MD First Internet We caught up with Stephen Alexander, who set up Manchester based new media agency First Internet in 1998, when the web was in its infancy. Remaining at the forefront of the industry, First Internet’s services span everything from programming and web design to SEO and social media.

Getting to know you: Gary Summers, MD Alumet We get to know Gary Summers, the managing director of Alumet, and find out what motivates and inspires him and what advice he'd like to pass on.

Getting to know you: Tim Ringo We caught up with Tim Ringo, who is a partner in Maxxim Consulting, to ask what keeps him motivated, what are his ambitions and what real-world advice would he give to those wishing to follow in his footsteps.

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