All Fresh Business Thinking articles in January 2021 – Page 3
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OpinionGBEA’s 20 most exciting fashion & beauty entrepreneurs to watch in 2019
The UK’s fashion and beauty industries are among the most attractive and lucrative for budding entrepreneurs. They give entrepreneurs the freedom to express their creativity while offering the potential for big profits. Combined, fashion and beauty are worth an estimated £49 billion to the UK economy. With the rise of ...
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JD&Co rejoins the fight to champion entrepreneurs
The NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards has announced that JD&Co has joined in its mission to champion entrepreneurship in the UK for a second year. The executive search and people consultancy became a partner for the London & South East region in 2018, but we’re thrilled to welcome them as ...
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MINI’s support is anything but…
MINI has committed itself to another year of celebrating and champion the UK’s very best entrepreneurs with the NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards. MINI has been one of the biggest supporters, having been a Great British Entrepreneur Awards partner since day one. 2019 will be their seventh year working together. ...
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GBEA’s 20 most exciting health & fitness entrepreneurs to watch in 2019
With obesity and inactivity growing to dangerous levels in the UK, more entrepreneurs are championing a healthier lifestyle, whether it’s through technology, food and drink, or clothing designed to encourage more exercise. As the public becomes increasingly aware of the health problem, these businesses are among the most popular and ...
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GBEA is changing things up
The NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards announced some exciting changes for the Awards in March with three brand new regions. That’s not all, though… They are completely changing the format of its awards ceremonies! Here we have #GBEA host, Wynne Evans, and founder, Francesca James, to explain more… ...
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Great British Entrepreneur Awards announces partnership with Global Entrepreneurship Week UK
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards has announced a partnership with Global Entrepreneurship Week UK for the 2019 programme. Global Entrepreneurship Week is an initiative that sees 35,000 events take place simultaneously across 170 countries that inspires over 10 million people to explore their potential as an entrepreneur while fostering connections ...
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GBEA's 20 most exciting young entrepreneurs to watch in 2019
Whether their entrepreneurial spark was ignited by selling sweets to their friends in the playground, or later on in their teens or twenties, young entrepreneurs are becoming some of the most influential talent in the UK. They will be dictating how society lives, works, dresses and eats for many years ...
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GBEA’s 20 most exciting eco entrepreneurs to watch in 2019
As people become more and more aware of the impact they have on the planet, we are seeing a growing number of entrepreneurs who are starting businesses primarily designed for change, rather than for profit. Ahead of Earth Day on Monday (22nd April), Team GBEA has compiled this list of ...
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King of Shaves pledges to ditch single-use plastic with Code Zero launch
King of Shaves, the independent men’s grooming brand founded by NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards judge Will King, has today revealed its commitment to reduce single-use plastics, with the launch of its single-use plastic free range and a commitment to be completely single-use plastic free by 2023. The move comes ...
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GBEA’s 20 most exciting start-up entrepreneurs to watch in 2019
A record 660,000 new businesses were created in 2018, showing that the UK’s start-up revolution is showing no signs of slowing down. But with so many new businesses launching every day, it really takes something special to stand out from the crowd. These are 20 of the most exciting entrepreneurs ...
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Specsavers founder Dame Mary Perkins joins GBEA judges
Specsavers founder, Dame Mary Perkins, has been announced as the latest entrepreneurial champion to join the judging panel for the 2019 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards.A fully qualified optometrist, Mary launched Specsavers with her husband Doug in 1984 and went on to establish it as the world’s largest privately-owned opticians ...
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World Water Day – ‘No more dirty pints’, says Brewgooder
“No more dirty pints” is the powerful message from craft beer brand, Brewgooder, to mark World Water Day. The brewer, led by Alan Mahon who won the National Entrepreneur for Good Award in 2018, gives 100% of its profits to clean water charities as part of a mission to end ...
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Equifax lends support to Great British entrepreneurs
The NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards has announced a national partnership with Equifax. With one of the largest sources of detailed consumer and business data in the UK, Equifax can provide insight into the behaviours and drivers behind the economy helping entrepreneurs to drive their businesses forward. The mantra of ...
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Jenny Campbell joins the Great British Entrepreneur Awards
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards has announced that serial entrepreneur Jenny Campbell has joined the judging panel for 2019. The former CEO of YourCash Europe and one of the five Dragons on BBC’s Dragons’ Den for the past two series, Jenny is someone who has a long history with the ...
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Search for the 2019 Great British Entrepreneur of the Year is on!
The search for the 2019 Great British Entrepreneur of the Year has begun as the NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards opens for entries. The NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards acknowledges the hard work and inspiring stories of British entrepreneurs and businesses in the United Kingdom. It celebrates the incredible stories ...
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University College Birmingham rejoins Great British Entrepreneur Awards
The Business School at University College Birmingham has rejoined the Great British Entrepreneur Awards as its education partner for the Midlands region. The Business School at UCB joined the programme for the first time in 2018 and the Great British Entrepreneur Awards team said they are "thrilled" UCB has committed ...
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Great British Entrepreneur Awards continues Redrow partnership
Great British Entrepreneur Awards has today (Monday) announced that it has renewed its partnership with Redrow for a third consecutive year. In a statement, it said: "They might be used to building houses, but Redrow is helping us to build on our mission to celebrate and champion British entrepreneurs." Now ...
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Grenade founders named Great British Entrepreneur of the Year 2018
The founders of sports nutrition brand, Grenade, were crowned ‘Great British Entrepreneur of the Year’ for 2018 at the National Winners’ Evening of the NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards in London tonight (24 th January). The husband and wife duo of Alan and Juliet Barratt started the company with ...
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London and South East winners crowned at Great British Entrepreneur Awards
Entrepreneurs from across London and the south east of England came together in London last night (Wednesday) to celebrate their success at the last regional gala final of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Now in its sixth year, the Great British Entrepreneur Awards celebrates the hard work and inspiring stories ...
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Wales and South West winners crowned at Great British Entrepreneur Awards
Entrepreneurs from across Wales and the south west of England came together in Cardiff last night (Thursday) to celebrate their success at the penultimate regional gala final of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Now in its sixth year, the Great British Entrepreneur Awards celebrates the hard work and inspiring stories ...
