A Man with All Kinds of Energy ; George Rafferty Is the Voice of the North East's Fast-Growing Oil Sector, Which Is Bringing Thousands of Jobs to the Region. But Peter Mccusker Discovers He Still Harbours Dreams of Becoming an Entrepreneur.

The JournalOctober 19, 2009

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AFTER just a few days as a 19-year-old police cadet George Rafferty realised he was not cut out for the job. "I had always fancied being a police officer as it seemed like a varied and interesting career, but I quickly realised it was going to be too restrictive for me," he says.

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A Man with All Kinds of Energy ; George Rafferty Is the Voice of the North East's Fast-Growing Oil Sector, Which Is Bringing Thousands of Jobs to the Region. But Peter Mccusker Discovers He Still Harbours Dreams of Becoming an Entrepreneur.

"I like to be able to think independently and wanted a career that would give me the opportunity to do things a bit differently."

In the intervening 35-plus years Rafferty has satisfied these desires in a variety of business management and business development roles. But to his mind there is something missing from his CV.

"I have enjoyed my career immensely and in that time I have set up businesses and run businesses for other people. But my biggest regret is that I have not had the idea myself that would allow me set up a business, and for that busine...

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