Strong nerves are needed when the tough get going, but if the nerves hold, the pay-off can be well worth the effort.

New Year proof of the effectiveness of this approach comes from brewing equipment manufacturer Microdat, a company that has continued to invest and develop new products through the recession. The firm’s current order book, already exceeds total sales in 2009 and six new jobs have been…

Congratulations to Sam Moss and Michael Brothwell, enterprising founders of the burgeoning Leeds Brewery, on collecting their Young Achievers Award.

Their unwavering commitment to quality and customer service, allied to a keen awareness of market opportunities may not be a million miles from those of young Josh Tetley.

His brand did pretty well – let’s drink to his successors achieving similar longevity!

While Yorkshire boasts more breweries than any other UK region – more than 70 compared to 16 in the early 1970s – its principal city’s own independent brewery didn’t arrive on the scene until 2007. However, since then the Leeds Brewery has certainly made up for lost time.

With sales now exceeding 20,000 thousand pints a week through the brewery’s growing chain of distinctive Leeds pubs and other watering…