Interviews of some of the UKs leading Entrepreneurs & small business owners
We spoke to Dr Rahul Nanda, Global Chairman of TOPSGRUP securities, about his vision is set on becoming the number one brand in the global security space and a US$ 10 billion security group by 2020. What motivates him and what advice would he give to anyone wanting to follow him?
Tim Campbell, winner of the first series of BBC TV’s The Apprentice, has received an MBE in the Queen’s 2012 New Year Honours list.
Lord Alan Sugar and Sir Richard Branson were chosen in a survey by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) as the senior business leaders that the majority of managers would like to shadow for the day.
Ambitious fashion-lover Hannah Buckley who abandoned a successful career as an accountant to follow her dream and launch her own high street fashion website earlier this year, has ended 2011 by winning a national award to recognise her achievements.
In light of the recent events surrounding executive burnout and mental health issues – both in business and in sport – we asked West Ham United Vice-Chairman Karren Brady if, more than ever before, the pressures of football were mimicking those present in the corporate world.
Alastair Mills is the CEO of Six Degrees Group. They have had a busy 2011 acquiring five businesses in six months, so we ask him what keeps him motivated, his ambitions and what real-world advice would he give to those wishing to follow in his footsteps.
We chat to Maria Hatzistefanis, the cosmetics entrepreneur, and Founder and President of London-based global skincare brands, Rodial, and NIP + FAB about what inspires you, and what if she could, she would do differently.
When asked whether they believe they have the skills and experience to start up, nearly forty per cent of working aged females say they think they do, while a quarter agree that there will be good start-up opportunities where they live in the next six months. So why are so few women taking the leap into entrepreneurialism?
Carole Stone, author, broadcaster and founder of YouGovStone, has won the inaugural Institute of Directors and O2 ‘Britain’s Best Connected Woman’ prize, as voted for by delegates at this year’s Women as Leaders Conference.
Twenty three year old Arnold Du Toit has been named the winner of the PC World Business competition to find Britain’s best young entrepreneur.
Nicolas Mamier, MD, Appetite Branding, the communications and design agency, formed in 1991, tells us what keeps him motivated, his ambitions and what real-world advice would he give to those wishing to follow in his footsteps.
We caught up with Dominic List, who is the CEO and founder of Comtact, to ask what keeps him motivated, what his ambitions are and what advice would he give to those wishing to follow in his footsteps.
Claire Young, the straight-talking, no-nonsense finalist from BBC1’s The Apprentice has been using her experience to promote entrepreneurship and enterprise to our younger generation since leaving the show. She is now set to takes that one step further with the launch of the new youth initiative Teenbiz, which provides funding to entrepreneurs aged 13 to 18 years old.
With over 20 years experience in management consulting we asked Rachel Blackburn from the Norwich based US2UConsulting to tell us what inspires her in business and what advice she would give to any one starting business today.
Ajaya Sodha, Chairman of Key Travel, the leading Travel Management Company (TMC) dedicated to the not-for-profit sector joins us to tell us how he has been able to drive the company he founded over 30 years ago to be one of the leading companies in its sector, who inspires him and what he would possibly do differently if he could.
