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A Working Class Hero
Tom Bowden runs Working Class Heroes in Ulverston. We stopped by to get an insight into how he's achieved retail success. Read Tom's full story »
Emma Davies
Another in our series of profiles on ex-students of Barrow Sixth Form College - some of the people who have gone on to do great things after starting out in Furness. Read Emma's full story »
Sky's the limit
Another in our series of profiles of past students from Barrow 6th Form - and the career adventures they've had after starting their journey in Furness. Read Erin's full story »
Sally Schofield
This is the second in a series of profiles on ex-students of Barrow Sixth Form College - some of the people who have gone on to do great things after starting out in Furness. Read Sally's full story »
Magpie
Here's an excellent local success story: a college student who exhibited at the Art Foundation – Lucy Sanderson – has also started her own business: Magpie. Read Lucy's full story »
PROFILE ON: Go Furness Creative Trainee of Month
In the first of a new series of in-depth profiles, we talk to local trainee Peter Stockton about training to become a photographer. Read Peter's full story »
A Healthy Business!
Diane has been a key figure in Barrow for about 18 years now. She has been passionately enthusing local men and women to exercise long before there were any other health clubs in the area. Read Diane's full story »
River Deep Mountain High
Johan and Emma have established a highly successful business in a marketplace that was completely oversubscribed: Outdoor Leisure Activities in the Lake District. Most people would have noted the fierce competition and the saturation and never given it a second thought. Read Johan's full story »
In Short, she’s Smart, Talented and Successful!
Paula grew up in Barrow and was the 5th generation of her family to attend Roose Primary School. She descends from the Cornish miners who originally settled in The North and South Rows in Roose, the purpose built mining homes. Read Paula's full story »
Mixing Business with Fun!
During 2001 Colin Garnett was working as a Community Outreach Worker in Dalton-in-Furness, when local web designer David Fisher, invited him to form a partnership and launch Red Abbey. Read Colin's full story »
