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WCIT Enterprise Awards - 12th June 2014
A hat-trick of successful exits by all three Enterprise Award panellists from
three years ago!
T
he Enterprise Awards Dinner created by
the Entrepreneurs Panel in 2011 was
initiated by Liveryman John O’Connell
to give a higher profile to the work of WCIT
members who are mentoring entrepreneurs.
In that inaugural year for the 'EAD' John had on
his panel three entrepreneurs:
Aidan Cooney of Opta Sports Data
Duane Jackson of Kashflow; and
Stuart Clark of Impendium Systems
to achieve great success.
Entries closed on May 16th and entrepreneur’s
categories are:
Young (30 and under);
Emerging (less than £1 million annual
revenue);
Developing (£1-£5 million annual revenue);
Enterprise (more than £5 million annual
revenue);
Social;
Judges Discretionary Award;
In this last year all three have enjoyed great
success by selling the businesses they founded.
Whilst denying any suggestion of having a
Midas touch, understandably John believes this
unique occurrence reflects well on the quality of
the event and the impact members can make on
entrepreneurs.
WCIT Liveryman John O’Connell
(left) and WCIT Freeman Stuart Clark,
Founder and CEO of Impendium Ltd.
Awards include:
a specially tailored seminar on maximising
the impact of social media, growing your
business and optimising your exit;
free one year membership of the WCIT and
also TechUk;
high profile in the media etc…;
John's involvement with all three has varied
subsidised membership at the Innovation
from being a Non-Executive Chairman for Opta
Warehouse;
Sports Data; for Impendium a sounding board
a networking dinner;
and facilitator of technology and a partnership
an in company tutorial by Mike Tobin
with Portrait Software when John was there, also
founder/CEO of Telecity, based on his
as Non-Executive Chairman (Portrait itself was
recent best seller;
sold at a premium three years ago) and thirdly,
a box at the O2.
indirectly, as a Patron of the Prince's Trust who
provided 'legendary' Duane Jackson his first
computer whilst he was a 'guest' within one of
“...all three have enjoyed
HM's prisons!
great success by selling the
businesses they founded”
In 2011 Stuart Clark received the Emerging
Entrepreneur Award, presented to him by Mike
Lynch. Aidan Cooney was the winner of the top BOOK NOW!
Award - the Enterprise Award in 2012 - handed Currently tables are still available for what has
over by Steve Garnett. (Duane being Duane
become the Oscars for Technology
clearly decided he didn't need to bother to enter!)
Entrepreneurs, so book now through:
Stuart and Aidan's subsequent successes confirm www.itcmentoring/awards or
[email protected]
the foresight of the Awards Judging Panel in
identifying entrepreneurs which have the
essential characteristics of vision, determination,
leadership and stamina.
The WCIT Enterprise Awards Dinner 2014 is
being held on June 12th at Plaisterers' Hall,
when other world class entrepreneurs, being
sponsored by members of the WCIT, will be
recognised for their achievements.
WCIT Freeman Duane Jackson
Founder of Kashflow Software Ltd.
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Aidan, Duane and Stuart will be back on stage
there to tell us about their paths to success and
the pitfalls they avoided along the way,
hopefully to inspire other winning entrepreneurs
Aidan Cooney of Opta Sports Data