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Category: Profiles
UK’s leading entrepreneurs tell Business Matters what inspires them and defines their way of doing business
Getting to Know You: David Ross of Keycare
We talk to David Ross about business, inspirations and find out what advice he would give to someone just starting out.
Getting to Know You: Gary Hibberd of The Agenci
We talk to Gary Hibberd about business, inspirations and find out what advice he would give to someone just starting out.
Getting to Know You: Carl Hasty, Smart Currency Business
The Director of Smart Currency Business, the corporate arm of Smart Currency Exchange, explains how a rugby captain, like-minded people and small, considered steps have helped him achieve corporate success.
Getting to Know You: Tim Morgan
We talk to Tim Morgan about business, inspirations and find out what advice he would give to someone just starting out.
Profile: Vashi Dominguez Proves Diamonds are a Man’s Best Friend
Starting out originally in electronics, Vashi Dominguez began his career at 18 rather humbly – in a small shop in Tenerife. After realising that he would be able to earn more for his hard work on a commission basis, he quit to set up his own shop. One shop would soon become a chain.
Getting to know: Richard Bosworth
The What If? Forum comprises a unique peer group of business leaders and the UK’s premier business development meeting place. We talk to Richard Bosworth about business, inspirations and find out what advice he would give to someone just starting out.
Getting to know you: Julie Pickersgill
We talk to Julie Pickersgill about business, inspirations and find out what advice she would give to someone just starting out.
Getting To Know You: Mike Wheeler
We talk to founder and Managing Director of Auto Styling Truckman, Mike Wheeler, about why when expanding the business through acquisition it was right to be seen to do the right thing, and why their flat management system is crucial to their way of doing things.
Getting To Know You: Louise Richley, MD, Beyond Digital Solutions
We talk to the Managing Director of digital comunications specialists Beyond Digital and find out why she admires Karren Brady and past Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Getting to know you: Chris O’Connell, CEO of Timothy James Consulting (TJC)
We talk to Chris O’Connell about his business TJC, his inspirations and ask him what advice he would give to someone just starting out.
Getting to Know You: Dave Chaplin, CEO of Contractor Calculator
Dave Chaplin is CEO and founder of ContractorCalculator.co.uk, which has provided advice and guidance on freelancing since its launch in 1999. Here he talks to us about his inspirations and tells us what advice he would give to someone just starting out
Getting to Know You: Charles Purdy, Smart Currency Exchange
The CEO of currency specialist Smart Currency Exchange, Charles Purdy, discusses where he finds inspiration and some of the things he has learnt about business throughout his career.
Getting to know you – Karen James, Lilac James Co.
We talk to Karen James founder of Lilac James Co. about her inspirations and ask her what advice she would give to someone just starting out.
Getting To Know You: Nik Entwistle, Managing Director of creative agency, Turn Key
Nik Entwistle, Managing Director of creative agency, Turn Key, which provides an integrated mix of design, branding, digital, marketing, PR and social media services to clients across the UK tells us what motivates him and what, if he could, he’d do differently.
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