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Tom Lawrence, 4N Regional Leader & Owner of TLC Office Supplies In Ripon

PBI: Tell us a little bit about who you are and how you got started in business? TOM: I have my own business which is an office supplies business called TLC and I am also regional leader for 4Networking covering more or less most of Yorkshire. What lead me to TLC, I made a career move that went wrong. One Monday morning, having been on holiday I just threw the car keys at … [Read more...]

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