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Breakfast with Imran Hakim, Series 4 Winner Of BBC2’s Dragons’ Den And Inventor Of The iTeddy
Young entrepreneur Imran Hakim is best known as one of the most successful individuals to win investment on BBC2’s Dragons’ Den with his innovative iTeddy product. However his business experience goes far beyond the realm of television. An optometrist by profession, he runs a successful group of independent practices in and around his home town of Manchester and has run his own business since he was 16.
Imran controls a diverse business portfolio and most recently became known for the development of iTeddy after wiining investment from Theo Paphitis and Peter Jones on the hit BBC2 TV show, Dragons’ Den. He worked with the infamous businessmen to launch the award-winning iTeDDy and associated licence platform, www.iteddy.com. Billed as the Teddy Bear brand for the 21st century, the product is now retailing in more than 40 countries world-wide, including every major UK toy retailer (including Tesco, Asda, Argos, Makro, John Lewis, Harrods, Hamleys etc) with an extensive TV campaign planned for later in the year. Revenues for 2008 are already at $20 million!
His business experience ranges from restructuring existing loss-making businesses out of administration to become successful and profitable operations and successfully negotiating licensing arrangements with global brands including Reebok and Revlon in order to secure distribution rights within given territories.
He has since won several business awards including Best Newcomer to Vision Express 2005 and North West Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2006. His work growing the iTeddy brand has also earned him a plethora of industry awards for Design, Innovation and Technology.
Imran works to encourage entrepreneurship, mentoring young entrepreneurs, and now focusing on looking at investing seed capital in start-up companies.
Ideal Business Show Wales 2008 takes place at the National Indoor Athletics Centre, Cardiff and in these uncertain economic times the theme of the event is; Business Survival, Profit & Growth – who better than the unstoppable Imran Hakim to open Day 2: ‘Surviving the Downturn’ with a Networking Business Breakfast.
To attend this event for free, click here and fill in your details on the right or call 0117 9154546.