54 LANCASHIRE BUSINESS DAY


Margaret Speight, Yasir Patel and Leon Crosby


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“And business does not have to be so complicated. Everyone has an opinion and something to say but don’t overthink it. Make mistakes, deal with them and carry on.”


Margaret added to “not give up on your dreams”. She added: “Keep honing your skills and your craft and the more you try new things the more you will surprise yourself.”


Leon said: “Do what you have a passion for, do


what makes you happy or do what you are good at. Start with those three things and the rest will work itself out.”


Andrew Buchanan, director for pubs and brewing at Thwaites, Gill Hall from Butler Farmhouse Cheeses, Amanda Parker, the Lord Lieutenant for Lancashire and owner of Ribble Valley venue Browsholme Hall, and Colin Mustoe took part in an ‘Established Entrepreneurs Panel’.


Gill told the audience how her family business overcame the odds after a huge blaze wiped


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out 95 per cent of its product and space. She said: “You don’t survive 90 years without problems including wars and we will survive it.”


She also thanked local businesses for their support in the wake of the blaze, saying: “I cannot speak highly enough about them.”


Andrew talked about change in the hospitality business. He said: “We focus on what we can control and adapt to things we can’t. We do that by creating environments where our customers can get cold beer, hot food and a


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