The Independent – June 2004

British universities are emulating America by supporting their graduates in setting up spin-out companies. The result is a new generation of entrepreneurs. Gareth Rubin investigates

“The university’s very proud of us; they keep shouting about us from the rooftops,” says John Corner. What the university in question – Teesside to be precise – is proud about is Yuzu, the web- design spin-out company that Corner jointly owns and Teesside helped him set up. Read the rest of this entry »

A Teesside media company is going for growth.

And the Middlesbrough firm is also making a name for itself in the leisure industry.

Yuzu has used its creative and technical skills to successfully secure design and web development work for several top nightclubs across the UK.

The company, set up by Liam Dawson and John Corner in 2003, has clinched contracts with Newcastle-based Vimac Leisure, to develop websites for its venues across the UK. Read the rest of this entry »