Win mentoring sessions with Carl Hopkins and £15,000 for your business
Posted on 27th April, 2012 by admin in Enterprise, NewsCould your business do with an amazing boost? Carl Hopkins is one of the four mentors on offer for a competition run by The Guardian, in association with “Business in You” – a partnership between private enterprise and government.
Two readers will win the chance to make their business great with an amazing package of support, including £15,000 of advertising for their company in the Guardian and two one-to-one meetings with each of four business experts.
Rotherham rolls out the red carpet for Royal visit to ‘Most Enterprising Place in Britain’.
Posted on 12th April, 2012 by Stef Hopkins in Enterprise, NewsCarl Hopkins joined a group of Rotherham children last week to show The Duke of York what makes the town ‘The Most Enterprising Place in Britain.’
Minister announces 15,000 Business Mentors milestone as Carl Hopkins named as mentor ambassador
Posted on 16th March, 2012 by Stef Hopkins in Enterprise, General, News
Business and Enterprise Minister Mark Prisk has announced key milestones in mentoring support for entrepreneurs as the first Global Entrepreneurship Congress to be held in Europe gets underway.
In another step forward for the programme, prominent entrepreneurs Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, Mike Southon, Carl Hopkins and Penny Power will take on the voluntary roles as mentoring ambassadors, throwing their support behind plans to create a network of tens of thousands of business mentors and promote the Get Mentoring initiative and mentorsme portal.
Carl Hopkins takes on the role of dragon for school’s Dragons’ Den event
Posted on 15th March, 2012 by Stef Hopkins in Comment & JudgingCarl Hopkins was invited to act as one of the Dragons for Silcoate’s school Dragons’ Den event on Thursday 8th march.
The aim of the ‘business challenge’, put to all sixth formers, was to prepare a brief for a product/idea and propose it to four Business Dragons. All the teams briefly met with the Dragons to [...]
Carl Hopkins speaks at Brighouse link
Posted on 2nd March, 2012 by Stef Hopkins in News, Public Speaking, Speaking Events
On Wednesday 29 February Carl was invited to speak at the Brighouse Link Networking Group.
Carl spoke about the 11 principles and extra steps he takes in all of his businesses to improve their chances of success.
Propaganda appoints Carl Hopkins as Executive Chairman
Posted on 19th January, 2012 by Stef Hopkins in NewsPropaganda has announced the appointment of industry heavyweight and business consultant, Carl Hopkins, to its board of directors, as it continues to take its own unique approach to transforming brands to new heights.
Shelley College invites Carl to return as the guest speaker for 6th form presentation evening
Posted on 6th January, 2012 by admin in News, Public SpeakingCarl Hopkins was invited to return to Shelley College, this time for the 6th form presentation evening held within the college on Wednesday 5th January.
Carl delivered a short speech touching on his upbringing and sharing his own personal journey into enterprise.
Plumber named Britain’s best entrepreneur in nightclub dancefloor showdown
Posted on 22nd November, 2011 by Stef Hopkins in Comment & Judging
The creator of an ingenious way to deal with burst pipes took to the dancefloor with four other entrepreneurs and emerged victorious in Britain’s biggest business pitching contest, of which Carl Hopkins was a judge.
Young people to be honoured at housing association awards ceremony
Posted on 15th November, 2011 by Stef Hopkins in Comment & Judging, Motivational SpeakersA group of housing associations is set to celebrate the dedication and commitment of some the young people it works with at an awards ceremony.
The Airport group, an informal alliance of 14 like-minded, stock transfer housing associations, is holding its second annual Young Flyers awards on Wednesday 16 November at The City of Manchester Stadium and has invited Carl Hopkins to be a guest speaker and judge.
National enterprise programme launches campaign to transform young people’s education
Posted on 14th November, 2011 by admin in Enterprise
An award-winning enterprise education programme is launching a national campaign during Global Entrepreneurship Week to create a culture of enterprise in education.
‘Are You Ready?’ was launched in June 2011, with support from founding Patron Carl Hopkins and works with schools and colleges to develop enterprising and entrepreneurial learning for young people aged 4-19 so they develop the skills, attitudes and aspirations necessary to survive and thrive in the 21st century.
