Chris is Chairman of Smart Cookie. Here he shares with us what his inspiration in the business is, who he admires, and what, if he could, he would do differently.
Category: Entrepreneurs
Interviews of some of the UKs leading Entrepreneurs & small business owners
Getting to know you: Tom Ball, Founder and CEO of NearDesk
Tom is Founder and CEO of NearDesk. Here he shares with us what his inspiration in the business is, who he admires, and what, if he could, he would do differently.
Getting to know you: Darren Fell
We talk to Darren Fell, Managing Director of Crunch Accounting. Here he shares with us what his inspiration in the business is, who he admires, and what, if he could he’d do differently.
Getting To Know You: Roy Kimani, CEO, nideo
Roy Kimani is co-founder of nideo. Here he shares with us what his inspiration in the business is, who he admires, and what, if he could he’d do differently.
Getting to Know You: Phil Hall, Chairman, PHA Media
Phil was editor of Britain’s biggest selling newspaper, the News of the World, for five years before taking up the reins as editor-in-chief of Hello! Here he tells us why he jumped ship & created his PR agency and what advice he would give to others looking to start their own business.
Getting To Know You: Ed Prescott, Managing Director, Prescott Jones Insurance Solutions
Ed Prescott tells us about his business, his admiration for his wife, and we find out what defines his way of doing business.
Getting To Know You: Gary Swart, CEO oDesk
We talk to Gary Swart about his business and his inspirations and find out what defines his way of doing business.
Yogurt supremo Hamdi Ulukaya scoops World Entrepreneur of the Year title in Monte Carlo
Hamdi Ulukaya, who launched New York-based Chobani in 2007, has won the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year competition in Monte Carlo.
Secrets Of Success: Entrepreneur of Year, Colin Stevens, CEO, Better Bathrooms
When Colin Stevens washed away the competition at last year’s National Business Awards, Business Matters managing Editor and NBA judge commented that here was a true entrepreneurial success story. Here Stevens’ tells us some of the secrets to that success.
Young entrepreneur launches video production company with strong opening cast
Young Entrepreneur Jasmine Hetherington-Wilkes has taken her video production company from Bedroom to Boardroom with London Mayor Boris Johnson one of the stars at the opening of their new premises in Tottenham, north London.
My influences: Marc Morley-Freer
Marc Morley-Freer, a respected face in the world of currency exchange and Head of Private Client Business at international payment specialist Smart Currency Exchange, tells us about his influences and offers some advice for start-up businesses
Getting To Know You: Jonathan Jordan, CEO, Sermelo
We talk to Jonathan Jordan the CEO of communications company Sermelo about who inspires him in business, what he would do differently if he could and the advice he would give to anyone just starting out in business.
Secrets of Success – Founder of Powerboat P1, Asif Rangoonwala
Having started many businesses over the years and as with most of his endeavours, Asif Rangoonwala saw an opportunity in the market to dominate and control an industry. In this case, it was the marine motorsport industry. Here he tells us the secret of his success.
Getting to know you: Rory Whelan
We talk to Rory Whelan about business, inspirations and find out what advice he would give to someone just starting out.
Getting to Know You: Huw Owen of Ark Continuity
The CEO, of Ark Continuity Huw Owen, takes us through his inspiration in business and the advice he would offer to anyone wanting to follow in his footsteps
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