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SUCCESS IS IN THE BAG FOR WINNER OF THE PITCH SCOTLAND
Tue, Jun 30th 2009
An entrepreneur who went from being unemployed to running a business turning over £250,000 has scooped the top prize at the latest leg of BusinessZone.co.uk's £50,000 competition. Craig Smith, founder of The Printed Bag Shop, was named winner of the Scottish heat of The Pitch 2009 during an exciting event in Glasgow on Tuesday.Judged by a panel of experts including Jennifer Cheyne, Edinburgh entrepreneur and...
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THE PRINTED BAG SHOP WINS CHRONICLE CHALLENGE
Mon, Jun 1st 2009
The Printed Bag Shop wins Chronicle challenge CRAIG Smith has been named the winner of our If We Can, You Can Challenge. The 29-year-old narrowly beat fellow finalist Emma Reilly in the Chronicle-backed competition. Craig, from Benton, Newcastle, launched The Printed Bag Shop two years ago after he and his partner found themselves out of work. He has turned a...
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FINALISTS SET TO BATTLE IT OUT IN BUSINESS AWARD
Fri, May 1st 2009
THESE are our two finalists in the hunt to find the business leaders of tomorrow. Emma Reilly, 27, and Craig Smith, 29, have been selected by a team of judges to battle it out for the If We Can, You Can competition. More than 100 people entered the Chronicle-backed competition and were whittled down to a final six last week. Now Emma and...
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THE PRINTED BAG SHOP BAGS ANOTHER AWARD.
Sun, Mar 1st 2009
Despite all the talk of recession, Craig Smith and his partner Lisa are celebrating – having won the North Tyneside Small Business Awards 2009 - Young Entrepreneur award for the second year running – as well as seeing their business grow spectacularly. What is astonishing is that Craig and Lisa started the business with literally nothing more than an idea, and...
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BUSINESSMAN HONOURED BY PRINCE'S TRUST
Sat, Nov 1st 2008
Nov 28 2008 by Katy Simpson, Evening Chronicle Ed Lawson, Craig Smith, Joshua Davies HE has been crowned a king among Princes.Businessman Ed Lawson, of Rowlands Gill, has been named Volunteer of the Year by the Princes Trust for his dedication to helping disadvantaged young people follow their dreams.The prize, sponsored by the Chronicle, was presented to Ed by Newcastle United legend...
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CRAIG BAGS A TOP AWARD FOR ENTREPRENEURS
Mon, Sep 1st 2008
Sep 18 2008 by Karen Dent, The Journal THE founder of a fast-growing small business has been named as the region’s top "enriched" entrepreneur and the success of his fledgling environmentally friendly bag company has taken him to sixth place in a new national league table. Craig Smith only set up The Printed Bag Shop a year-and-a-half ago but has...
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YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR CRAIG HAS TOP AWARD IN THE BAG
Sat, Mar 1st 2008
Young entrepreneur Craig has top award in the bagMar 17 2008 by Karen Dent, The Journal AN entrepreneur who sells a green alternative to free supermarket carriers has bagged an award less than a year after starting his business.Craig Smith, 28, scooped the Young Entrepreneur title at the North Tyneside Small Business Awards for The Printed Bag Shop, which produces...
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