Highwayman

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Mel Zuydam is group financial director (FD) of the Highways Agency, the company responsible for the building, maintenance and safety of the U.K.'s motorways, dual carriageways, and strategic A-roads. Zuydam discusses the road network's Pounds Sterling 80 billion balance sheet as well as the challenges the agency faces in operating the network.

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Fit for anything

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Former tennis star Fred Turok turned his love of health and fitness into a business when he started the LA Fitness Club in the early 1990s, eventually floating the company on the stock market for 55 million pounds sterling in 1999.

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A helping hand

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Issues concerning the use of mentors by businesses, particularly start-ups, are discussed. The importance of creating a mentoring relationship of mutual trust and respect is highlighted.

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