As Colchester-based Ellisons Solicitors celebrates its 250th anniversary, senior partner Guy Longhurst tells Sheline Clarke why being rooted in the community is so important and why he is confident for the future of the firm.
Entrepreneur Marc Linch is a director of four successful Essex businesses and is a firm believer that customer service is king. He tells Sheline Clarke about his approach to developing enterprises that are both successful and sustainable.
An initiative to encourage women to start their own businesses has been launched at Colchester Business Enterprise Agency. Sheline Clarke spoke to chief executive Bob Baggalley about the scheme and the agency’s wider brief to support and nurture fledgling businesses.
Some of Suffolk’s best dressed and most discerning women are these days sporting handbags created by designer Jane Goodchild at her Tuddenham headquarters. Sheline Clarke went to meet her.
Running a successful theatre involves a unique blend of creative and business talents. Theresa Veith, executive director of the Mercury Theatre in Colchester, tells Sheline Clarke how it’s done.
Julia Glenn is chief executive of Suffolk-based Extremis Technology, a fledgling company which designs portable shelters to house people hit by natural disasters. Sheline Clarke went to meet her.
Fast-growing Essex forwarding and logistics specialist Velta International has added two more strings to its bow, with the launch of a new export service and the opening of a dedicated air freight office at Heathrow. Founder and managing director Doug Reynolds tells Sheline Clarke why these are important pieces in the Velta jigsaw
Stansted Chamber of Commerce is working hard to connect local businesses with the regional airport. Sheline Clarke spoke to founder and chair Julie Budden about making the most of such an economically-significant neighbour.
Being a fourth generation Covent Garden fruit and vegetable merchant has stood Michael Pooley in good stead.
Richard Anscombe, the chief executive of AtlasFram, the farmer-owned co-operative based at Framlingham, was named Director of the Year in the 2013 East Anglian Daily Times Business Awards. Our Q&A aims to get to know him a little better
