Just a reminder of this event for you, in case you didn't see it the
first time.


--- In ppsn@..., "Serena Magnate" <miz_magnate@y...>
wrote:
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> The Rise and Rise of Black British Entrepeneurs
>
> (PPSN Members please try to attend)
>
> The black business community forms a vital part of London's
economy.
> Today there are more than 10,000 black-owned private sector
> businesses in London. Their combined annual turnover exceeds £4.5
> billion, and they provide over 70,000* jobs to London's economy.
>
> In celebration of this success, the British Library is holding a
> panel discussion with four inspiring entrepreneurs from the black
> community.
>
> Come and hear them reveal the secrets of their success. Take the
> opportunity to put your own questions to a panel of leading
players
> and to learn from their experiences. Enjoy an evening of
networking
> with BME business entrepreneurs.
>
> The discussion will cover such key topics as: What first inspired
you
> to set up your own business? How did you get your idea off the
> ground? What particular obstacles did you encounter along the way?
> Where did you obtain your financial backing and business advice?
What
> are the personal qualities that drove you on to success? What is
> needed to improve opportunities for the next generation of
> entrepreneurs from the black community?
>
> Moderator
> Dotun Adebayo, Radio Five Live and BBC London Presenter, will
chair
> the discussion. Dotun currently hosts his own show, Up All Night
on
> national BBC Radio Five Live as well as BBC Radio London. As a
child
> he appeared on stage and in films. He was Music Editor at the
Voice
> newspaper, has written and presented documentaries for Channel 4,
and
> founded the X Press which publishes black fiction. He is currently
> working on his first novel, Promised Land, charting 50 years in
the
> lives of Britain's richest black family.
>
> Panel
>
> Yana Johnson
> Yana Johnson is the founder of Yana Cosmetics, delivering
solutions
> that capture the ethnic and European market alike. Prior to
launching
> her own line of cosmetics for women of colour, Yana had a
successful
> career in music. She wrote songs with Shola Ama, Roachford,
Massive
> Attack, and Ritchie Rich. Yana has won a number of awards
including,
> Black Enterprise, European federation of Black Women Business
Owners,
> Global Women Inventors Innovators award and Mahogany Brides. She
is
> now focused on expanding her Yana cosmetics brand into new
markets.
>
> Tim Campbell
> Tim Campbell, 28, of Jamaican origin was born in East London,
> Plaistow where he still lives with his family. Tim achieved
instant
> celebrity status when he secured a £100,000 a year job with Sir
Alan
> Sugar after winning BBC2's The Apprentice in 2005. No doubt his
> psychology degree from Middlesex University helped him to win the
> series. Tim's current role is as Project Director of Integra, a
face
> care system for Amstrad's health and beauty division.
>
> Charles Ejogo
> Charles Ejogo is founder of Umbrolly. Charles began his career in
the
> City but it was being made redundant as a 25-year old that spurred
> him on to set up his own business. The idea for umbrella vending
> machines came to him while stuck on the London Underground on a
rainy
> day. It took a lot of persistent negotiation to secure the rights
to
> install vending machines at tube stations. Despite failing to
close a
> deal on BBC2's Dragons Den, Charles has secured business angel
> funding and has ambitious plans for overseas expansion.
>
> Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones
> Also known as "The Black Farmer", Wilfred has been a success in
> various fields. He produced and directed food and drink programmes
> for BBC TV before founding his own food and drink marketing
company,
> working with brands such as Lloyd Grossman and Kettle Chips.
Finally,
> he realised his ambition of having his own food brand when he
bought
> a farm on the Devon/ Cornwall border marketing The Black Farmer
range
> of sausages and sauces. In January 2005 Wilfred set up The Black
> Farmer Rural Scholarship to give inner-city teenagers a taste of
> rural life under his personal mentoring.
>
> * Redefining London 's BME-owned Businesses, March 2005, LDA
>
> Event time: 18.30-20.00 followed by a drinks reception until
21.00pm
> Location: Conference Centre, St Pancras
> Price: £10.00 (concessions £7.50)
>