A ROCK band is preparing to take the music business by storm after cracking the world of business.

Five months ago, seven students from St Leonard's School in Durham City formed their own band, called Small Print, and set about promoting the band at a series of gigs in schools in the region.

The musicians not only write and perform their own material, they design their own artwork, organise and market the gigs and have produced their own CD.

Now the band has received an award, not for its musical prowess, but for its business acumen.

Small Print won the best product/service award at the Young Enterprise Regional Trade Fair held last weekend at Gateshead's Metro-Centre.

Published: 04/03/2005