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“there is a
genuine business
‘community’ feel
to the place.”
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Coffee
BREAK
WE TAKE A BREAK AND SIT DOWN WITH A DIFFERENT EMPLOYEE
OR BUSINESS OWNER ON AYCLIFFE BUSINESS PARK TO ASK THEM
20 QUESTIONS ABOUT A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS.
In this issue, Commercial Expert managing director
Mike Coates is in the chair...
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What do you do?
Provide bespoke Commercial Finance
solutions to clients requiring funding
for their business.
Who have you worked
for in the past?
Wades Coffee Shop, Clements
Delicatessen, Humphreys Pub,
Darlington Civic Theatre but I have
been self-employed for most of my
adult life.
Best part of your job?
The satisfaction of getting the most
complex case completed and over the
line.
Is there anything about your job that
you really don’t like?
The lethargic and Dickensian attitude of
some other professionals.
Favourite thing about working on
Aycliffe Business Park?
Very close to home, great transport
links and there is a genuine business
‘community’ feel to the place.
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Four famous people you’d love to
have round for dinner and why?
Quentin Tarantino, film genius, Jimmy
Carr, funniest man alive, Richard
Branson, brilliant business magnate,
Michael Huthence (INXS), musical
legend.
If you could do something else in
business, what would it be?
Be involved in renewable technologies,
it’s the future!
10. Who’s your favourite Tweeter?
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Which company/individual on the
park do you do the most work with?
I support a few business like OneGym
and Ramsey’s Garage.
Who’s your tip for future success?
Apart from Commercial Expert Ltd,
Growth Funders is one to watch.
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I don’t tweet.
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Do you have a favourite band
or type of music?
The Prodigy, I grew up with dance
music in the 1990’s and it just sort of
stuck.
What is your greatest achievement?
Providing for my family by creating a
sustainable business.
How would you best describe
yourself in four words?
Determined, Integrity, Honest,
Dependable.
18. Where do you see yourself
Have you ever done anything really
daring?
I have skied naked, and sadly it
appeared on TV.
What’s the best piece of business
advice you’ve been given?
One of them is ‘look after number one,
but be considerate’.
If money was no object, what would
be your ideal car?
Porsche.
Money no object, your dream
holiday would be?
An American road trip.
in five years?
Much of the same, more successful,
less hair.
19. Who’s the most famous person
you’ve ever met?
I saw George Clarke from Amazing
Spaces last month, does that count?
20. Do you have any guilty pleasures?
Gin!