Sep 12 2016
Emma Jones
Founder of Enterprise Nation, Business Expert and Author
Emma Jones MBE is a Co – Founder of the Start-up Britain Initiative and the Inspiration and driving force behind Enterprise Nation. Following a degree in Law and Japanese, Emma joined international accounting firm Arthur Andersen, where she worked in London, Leeds and Manchester offices and set up the firm’s Inward Investment practice that attracted overseas companies to locate in the UK. In 2000, bitten by the dot.com bug, Emma left the firm to start her first business, Techlocate, after 15 months, the company was successfully sold to Tenon plc.
“One of UK’s top ten business advisers”
In March 2011 Emma was one of 8 co-founders to launch StartUp Britain, the national campaign to encourage more people to start a business and support existing businesses to grow. Over a period of 3 years (March 2011 to 2014), Emma led and managed the private sector campaign that facilitated mentoring, hosted Industry Weeks, toured the UK with entrepreneurs and experts, launched special projects such as PopUp Britain and had a critical role to play in record results of people becoming their own boss.[/expand]
In her presentations, Emma talks about the challenges and triumphs of starting and growing a business including references to her own business journey, as well as touching on her role as a Business Ambassador and her interest in international trade as an option for small businesses. Emma will focus on the challenges of growing your business in 2016.[/expand]
Emma is a fantastic connector and has an infectious enthusiasm for all things she does. She is full of energy and clearly passionate about start up businesses and entrepreneurs.[/expand]
Topics
StartUps
Small Business
The State of Entrepreneurship
Publications
2014
The StartUp Kit
2012
Turn Your Talent into a Business
2010
Working 5 to 9
Go Global
2008
Spare Room Start Up
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