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Bosses backing Bobby.


A BUDDING young entrepreneur has set his stall out for the future.

Bobby Gray Bobby Gray may refer to:
  • Bobby Gray, a boxer from San Jose, California.
  • Bobby Gray, a player in the NFL.
, 22, so impressed The Mall bosses with his business ideas they gave him a barrow barrow, in archaeology
barrow, in archaeology, a burial mound. Earth and stone or timber are the usual construction materials; in parts of SE Asia stone and brick have entirely replaced earth. A barrow built primarily of stone is often called a cairn.
 and a week's free trading at the Middlesbrough town centre venue.

Bobby, who is currently on a course with young people's employment charity Fairbridge Teesside, had sold several hundreds of pounds worth of stock at specialised 'Hoodies and Tees' garment stall by the end of last week.

He designed the slogans for the contemporary T-shirts himself.

Bobby, who lives in central Middlesbrough, said: "I put my business ideas forward and The Mall's marketing manager Karen Eve

The Mall liked them. The reward was a week's free trading.

"The money I make goes to Fairbridge Teesside.

I was unemployed and Fairbridge helped me out so it's a way of giving something back." Bobby has a group of Fairbridge young people working with him on the stall.

He said: "I also have the opportunity of retraining re·train  
tr. & intr.v. re·trained, re·train·ing, re·trains
To train or undergo training again.



re·train
 with The Mall. In the end what I want is a job." The stock was supplied by The Mall and Fairbridge Teesside..

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DRESS FOR SUCCESS: Bobby Gray with The Mall's marketing manager Karen Eve
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Publication:Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
Date:Apr 13, 2009
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