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1. 1. Kindness key to success for shoe-repair boss

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 08 January 2003 KEVIN Feddy speaks to the chairman and chief executive of high street shoe repairs-to-key cutting chain, Timpsons.

2. 2. SARS: The impact

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 02 May 2003 BUSINESSES reeling from the effects of September 11, the economic slowdown and the war in Iraq are having to cope with a new menace - SARS. More than 375 have died from the incurable illness, which has infected almost 6,000 worldwide, mainly in the Far East. Kevin Feddy looks at the impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome on north-west companies.

3. 3. Lying in wait

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 20 June 2003

   MILLIONS of viewers are gripped by the Coronation Street storyline which has seen factory boss Mike Baldwin cheated by his assistant Joe Carter and Carter’s girlfriend Karen McDonald. Fiction is mirroring fact, as more and more companies suffer at the hands of fraudsters. It is a crime that costs British industry more than £40m a day.&  Kevin Feddy investigates its impact.

4. 4. Stuart was born to run

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 17 December 2003 CHIEF executive of ITIS Holdings, Stuart Marks lives life in the fast lane. He has been through every level of business and he is at his best when he is growing companies from the top. Even his social life is spent taking part in road races. But he slowed down enough to meet the M.E.N's Kevin Feddy.

5. 5. Former guitarist plays a different tune

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 07 January 2003 FANCY a career change? Want to start the New Year by finding a new job? Many others have successfully done so before. In a special Professionals feature, Kevin Feddy turns the spotlight on a former policeman, teacher and rock musician who have made the change and become lawyers.

6. 6. Timpson in top employers’ league

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 03 March 2003 MANCHESTER-based shoe repairs-to-key-cutting chain Timpson has been named as one of the 10 best companies to work for in the UK for the third successive year.

7. 7. Simon’s flying high with niche clients

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 25 February 2003 CORPORATE lawyer Simon Ledbrooke has clocked up almost 50,000 air miles in the past three months advising on deals spanning three continents.

8. 8. Borrowers paying price of apathy on protection

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 03 March 2003 HOMEOWNERS are wasting '480m a year on overpriced mortgage payment protection cover, according to insurance provider Goodfellows.

9. 9. £21.5m windfall for iSOFT’s top trio

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 03 March 2003 THREE founders of Manchester healthcare software business iSOFT shared a '21.5m windfall after a US investment firm bought a major stake in the company.

10. 10. Cobbetts in merger talks with Lee Crowder

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 04 March 2003 PARTNERS at Manchester law firm Cobbetts have agreed to enter merger talks with Birmingham practice Lee Crowder.

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