10 YEARS OF TEES BUSINESS
TALKING UP TEESSIDE
Looking back on some of the best quotes from the 40 business leaders who have been the focus of the front cover features in the first 10 years of Tees Business
ANDY PRESTON entrepreneur , issue 1 , spring 2015
“ Middlesbrough can have an amazing future as a vibrant , prosperous technology hub of national importance . I have a personal ambition for this area to punch above its weight . Right now , I think it ’ s punching at its weight .
“ This is a brilliant area . But we have to acknowledge our weaknesses . There ’ s too much talking up mediocrity and not enough ambition . There ’ s some brilliant stuff happening here but the only way to make it better is to acknowledge that we are weak in many areas .”
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