The fashion etailer, A Suit That Fits has been awarded ‘Smaller Etailer of the Year’ at the Drapers
Awards 2010. As the Oscars of the fashion industry the winners of the 20th Anniversary
Drapers Awards were announced last night at Grosvenor House, London.
Category: Entrepreneurs
Interviews of some of the UKs leading Entrepreneurs & small business owners
Karen Darby leaves social enterprise she founded after less than a year
Self-made millionaire businesswoman Karen Darby is no longer involved in Call Britannia, the social enterprise she founded after an acrimonious battle for the business with her board and social investors.
Entrepreneurs tell Lord Sugar ‘you’re fired’ & The Apprentice is not for them
New research by a leading UK-based accounting software company has revealed that well over three quarters of business owners wouldn’t accept a job with Lord Sugar for a salary of £100k.
Getting to Know You: Chris O’Connor
We caught up with Chris O’Connor, who has taken his company to be one of the largest independent hospitality agents in the UK, to ask what keeps him motivated, what are his ambitions and what real-world advice would he give to those wishing to follow in his footsteps.
25 year old crowned Shell LiveWire young entrepreneur of the year
Jessica Grosvenor won the award, which recognises and celebrates the achievements of the UK’s finest young entrepreneurs, in recognition of the success of her business, Freelance Training & Consultancy, which provides bespoke training to college students, teachers and nurses.
Finalists for the Orange Leader of the Year announced
Vote for the best of the best in British business – the National Business Awards in partnership with Orange has announced the finalists of the Orange Leader of the Year award and thrown open the category to an online vote.
Who is currently the highest paid director of a British company?
We ran a competition within our followers earlier on Twitter and using our Facebook group, to see who they thought was the the highest paid company director of a UK company was. The answer was far from obvious
Getting to Know You: Ken Hom
We caught up with famous chef and entrepreneur Ken Hom, to ask what keeps him motivated, how he juggles his various commitments, what are his ambitions and what real-world advice would he give to those wishing to follow in his footsteps.
Global entrepreneur aims to build smallest multinational in 12 Days
Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin is embarking on a highly unusual challenge. He is setting out on a whirlwind 12-day world tour of Tokyo, Paris, London, New York and San Francisco to try to make his one-man entity Sebastien International the Smallest Multinational in the World.
A Tailor-made Winner!
The Cambridge graduate, Warren Bennett, has beaten off stiff competition from across the UK to be crowned ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ in the Nectar Business Small Business Awards judged by the entrepreneur and TV Dragon, James Caan.
The Apprentice 2010: The male applicants
Here is a rundown of the eight male contenders looking to prove themselves to Lord Sugar, and under the ever watchful eye of retired PR-guru Nick Hewer . The eight are all hoping to join Tim Campbell, Simon Ambrose and Lee McQueen as the previous male winners of the BBC1 business reality show coming back to our screens on October 6th. With some of them saying things like: “I was a sniper in the Royal Marines and I take that killer instinct across into business.” and “In business there’s no place for shirkers and no place for passengers. I insist that people who work for me deliver.” We can foresee a lot of butting of antlers over the sixteen week run!
The Apprentice 2010: The female applicants
Here is a rundown of the eight female contenders looking to prove themselves to Lord Sugar, under the ever watchful eye of successful female business woman Karren Brady. The eight are all hoping to join Michelle Dewberry and Yasmina Siadatan as the previous female winners of the BBC1 business reality show, back to our screens on October 6th. With some of them saying things like: I’m a hyper-achiever. Everything I do is always a success.” and “If you get in my way, I’ll mow you down.” We think series 6 could well see some sparks flying!
Willie Walsh elected President of the London Chamber of Commerce
Willie Walsh, the CEO of British Airways, was been announced as the new, and 44th, President of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) following his election at the membership organisations’ AGM.
Lord Sugar joins Twitter
Lord Sugar, has joined Duncan Bannatyne, Peter Jones and many other famous business leaders on the social networking site Twitter.
Getting to know you: Michael Phillips
We talk to Internet entrepreneur Michael Phillips, founder of consumerchoices.co.uk, a leading provider of comparison sites and services, to ask what keeps him motivated, what are his ambitions and what real-world advice would he give to those wishing to follow in his footsteps.