2009 Future 50
Welcome to the first edition of the EDP Future50.
Some of the names in these pages you’ll recognise, others have been so busy building their businesses they’ve seldom sought the headlines.
Some have already built multi-million-pound enterprises and have the potential to make their business bigger still. Others are just starting out, but carry great promise.
The overall message is simple. However bad the economic climate, innovators and entrepreneurs are still looking for opportunities and they are still making money. The recession doesn’t mean that business has stopped.
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The East of England has proven to be a natural habitat for some of the greatest pioneering business minds of our time. The likes of James Dyson, Sir Alan Sugar and Hermann Hauser have all called this region “home”.
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As a child, I loved playing Monopoly. Mortgaging my hotels to keep Euston Station. Mortgaging my houses to acquire the utilities. Borrowing from the bank to pay for everything! Selling everything to pay the bank! I realise that I’ve never really stopped.
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The 2009 panel of judges for the Future 50 have a wealth of business knowledge between including college principal, entrepreneurs and company directors.
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Last September, the EDP called for entries and nominations through our EDP24 website. More than 140 names were put forward and our nine-strong judging panel set about the task of whittling down the list to 50 candidates.
Find out what the judges looked for >>