We talk to Brian Sharples, the CEO of HomeAway, the UK’s Number 1 holiday rentals website, about what motivates and inspires him in business and the advice he would give to someone just starting out.
Category: Entrepreneurs
Interviews of some of the UKs leading Entrepreneurs & small business owners
Getting to know you: Andrew Skeene
We talk to Andrew Skeene, entrepreneur and one of the co-owners of Global Forestry Investments, about what motivates and inspires him in business and the advice he would give to someone just starting out.
Profile: Jo-Are Bjerke
We talk to Jo-are Bjerke, managing director of seating specialists HÅG, about what motivates and inspires him in business and the advice he would give to someone just starting out.
Getting to know you: Andrew Butt
We talk to Andrew Butt, the co-founder and managing director of both Enable Software and Enable Infomatrix. Andrew began his working life aged 12 fixing computers at a Coventry based helicopter company, and who then went to become the youngest ever qualified helicopter pilot aged 17 about what motivates and inspires him in business and the advice he would give to someone just starting out.
UK’s top business role models
A recent report, conducted by YouGov, for the business advice website Yoodoo.biz asked UK business owners who they regard as British business role models and look to for inspiration. JK Rowling emerging as the nation’s favourite female business role model amongst women with Richard Branson holding his title as Briton’s favourite male business role model amongst men.
Getting to know you: Graham Mulholland
We talk to Graham Mulholland, managing director of epm: technology, based in Draycott, Derbyshire, about what motivates and inspires him in business and the advice he would give to someone just starting out.
The Dragon’s are already breathing fire – at each other
While the entrepreneurs are preparing the elevator pitches for their business ideas to hopefully get essential funding and mentoring next week an increasingly acrimonious bust-up between two of the Dragons’ promises to spice up the show.
Secret Millionaire star Kavita Oberoi appointed Chair of the Global Girls’ Fund
The International Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting celebrated its centenary with the appointment of entrepreneur and Secret Millionaire star Kavita Oberoi as Chair of the Global Girls’ Fund Board.
Sometimes you shouldn’t take a Dragon too seriously…
On April 1st, like many other people, Business Matters columnist, serial entrepreneur and TV dragon Duncan Bannatyne made an April Fools joke. Using his Twitter account he suggested that he was feeling too old to be the face of his gym & leisure business and that he was renaming the group of 60 gyms to “Armstrong Health Clubs” after the name of his managing director Nigel Armstrong. However some people took this joke a little too seriously….
The cream of the next generation – The Enterprising Young Brit Awards
The Enterprising Young Brit Awards for 2010 were announced today at a glittering lunch, attended by Lord Mandelson, at the Institute of Directors in London.
The winners alll received £1,000 for their business, coverage in national media and an invitation to join the Enterprise UK Ambassador programme. As an Enterprise UK Ambassador they will get a chance to network with some of the UK’s top entrepreneurs and help us inspire the next generation of Peter Jones and Michelle Mone!
Getting to know you: Matt Gordon
We talk to Matt Gordon, the managing director of Limited Space about what motivates and inspires him in business and the advice he would give to someone just starting out.
James Caan’s new aproach to recruitment saves SMEs millions
James Caan and webrecruit have reportedly saved UK’s small to medium sized businesses an estimated £6 million in recruitment costs in just one year.
The Apprentice taught me to be a vulture
Many think that reality TV shows like The Apprentice & Dragons’ Den are only about giving contestants their five minutes of fame, think again – The Apprentice’s Claire Young says the show has given her “invaluable lessons” on promoting her business.
Getting to know you: Roy Peires
We get to know Roy Peires, the Chairman and founder of Club La Costa Resorts & Hotels, and find out what motivates and inspires him and what advice he’d like to pass on.
Getting to know you: Dean Forbes
Dean Forbes goes under the spotlight to tell us about his transformation from professional footballer to being the commercial leader of small and medium sized software firms.
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