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Management Today has published its annual list of Britain's top 100 entrepreneurs for 2010. Topping the list is Petrofac boss, Ayman Asfari. He is joined by three other men from the oil industry, Richard Higham from Acteon, Aidan Heavey from Tullow Oil and Sir Ian Wood of the Wood Group. Meanwhile a little further down the list, Britain's fashionistas are also holding their own, with Net-a-Porter's Natalie Massenet leading the way in third place in the list. Carly Read of Icon Live, The White Company's Chrissie Rucker, and LK Bennett founder Linda Bennett are all in the top 100.
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Richard Watson, the man who predicted the credit crunch has made his predictions for 2010. The British trends advisor who lives in Sydney successfully predicted the credit crunch and was spot on when last year he predicted 2009 to be a year dominated by loathsome bankers, comtempt for high-earning CEOs and campaigns to protect local businesses.
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The Sunday Times has announced its list of contenders for their annual Business Person of the Year award. The finalists have shown true grit and determination - many have hauled their businesses through a rather perilous time unscathed and are survivors in the business world. The contenders are Angela Ahrendts (pictured left), Ross Brawn, Frank Chapman, Richard Cousins, Founders of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone and Evan Williams, Steve Jobs, Sam Laidlaw, Alan Mulally, Kate Swann, and John Varley.
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Barbara Walters presented Sir David Frost with an honorary lifetime achievement award for his 40 year career as a television presenter at the International Emmy Awards in New York last night. British comedian and television presenter Graham Norton presented the awards
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Achievable" but radical change to rebuild parliament's independence from the executive, including a new body of elected backbenchers responsible for organising Commons business, is proposed today by a prestigious select committee set up by Gordon Brown.The...
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In a recent visit to the Emirates whilst presenting at the Women in Leadership Forum, motivational speaker and BBC broadcaster, Carole Spiers detected not just a gleam of optimism, but an abundance of confidence, along with a strong awareness of the challenges ahead and the need to adapt to the inevitable corporate change
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Saturday 31 October sees London 2012 celebrating exactly 1,000 days to go, with the news that over five million people are currently participating in London Games-related projects. Initiatives that are drawing people to get involved in the Games include the London 2012 Inspire Programme, which includes community projects related to sport, culture,...
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Brown assigns senior officials to help secure top Europe role for former PM. Gordon Brown has asked two of his most senior civil servants to lobby discreetly within Europe for Tony Blair to become its new president amid warnings from allies in government that the former prime minister will lose his chance unless he launches a dynamic campaign.John Cunliffe,...
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Since its inception in 1968, 62 men have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for Economics. Elinor Ostrom, Professor of Economics at Indiana University has a reputation for challenging conventional wisdom and is the first woman ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize for Economics
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In addition to the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Games (see separate news), three other Olympic Games Organising Committees presented to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Copenhagen today. The Beijing 2008 Organising Committee (BOCOG) was making one of its final reports now that its edition of the Games are over, while London 2012 and Sochi...
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Links between diversity and company image and inclusivity and staff retention are well known but it is new factors coming to light around increased creativity and better customer service that are ensuring diversity and inclusivity are keys to success.
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A relaunch of the New Statesman includes a new look, more pictures with their first ever picture editor and a host of new columnists. They include the writer and after dinner speaker Will Self, world renowned economist and international keynote speaker David Blanchflower and award-winning comedian Mark Watson