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Inspiring Story: Alan Mak - Giving others a Chance

Alan Mak has combined success at a large international business with a passion for helping young people to make the most of their talents.

Inspiring Story: Jonathan Pfahl - Helping people become stars

Originally from Sydney Australia, Jonathan has spent his entire business career setting up companies and investing in both shares and property. He was recently declared one of Britains Best Directors under 30 by Who’s Who Publications.

Inspiring Story: Clare Concannon - Enjoys a Positive Experience

Clare always swore she wouldn’t follow in the family tradition and become a teacher, but she has inherited the drive to educate, and after being made redundant she found her own entrepreneurial way to use it.

Inspiring Story: Eryca Freemantle - Faces The Facts

After a horrific accident changed Eyrca Freemantle life forever, she decided to take control and set up her own business.

Inspiring Story: Simon Duffy - Meet the Bulldog!

Unable to find any natural male skincare products in the shops, Simon Duffy decided to launch his own brand – Bulldog Natural Grooming.

Inspiring Story: Lisa Stockton and Ellie Pennington - Organic, seasonal and local food = Happy Kitchen

With a shared passion for organic, seasonal and local food, childhood friends Lisa Stockton and Ellie Pennington teamed up to launch social enterprise Happy Kitchen.

Inspiring Story: Andrew Fishwick - Gone Fishing

After training as an actor, Andrew Fishwick decided to focus on producing innovative work for the theatre. In 2006 he founded independent production company The Fish Partnership.

Inspiring Story: Alastair Mitchell and Andy McLoughlin - They know how to Huddle up

Alastair Mitchell and Andy McLoughlin are co-founders of Huddle, an online service that provides simple, secure workspaces containing powerful project and collaboration tools.

Get Involved Page: Passions into Profit: Share skills, Spark ideas

Are you curious and willing to make a difference to enterprise? Do you want to experience entrepreneurship first-hand? Do you believe in collaborative innovation to create a sustainable and positive new future? Then our Passions into Profit: Share Skills, Spark Ideas event could be for you!

Get Involved Page: Passions into Profit! Is entrepreneurship right for you?

The Passions into Profit event took place at The British Library Business and IP Centre on Tuesday 25 August.

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