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.

Carl Hopkins invited to be expert judge for The Pitch 2011, the UK’s premier small business competition

Posted on 7th April, 2011 by Stef Hopkins in Comment & Judging

Former Channel 4 Secret Millionaire, Carl Hopkins will join serial and social entrepreneur Karen Darby on the panel of judges for The Pitch 2011, the UK’s premier small business competition.

Now in its fourth year, The Pitch offers entrepreneurs from around Britain the opportunity to pitch their business to the judges and a live audience for the chance to win £50,000 worth of business support and the title of Best New Business.

Carl Hopkins leads creative search for the London 2012 Olympic mascot for Yorkshire

Posted on 12th January, 2011 by Stef Hopkins in Comment & Judging, Marketing

As one of the region’s best known marketers, Carl Hopkins, has been asked to help choose a Yorkshire mascot for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Carl was approached by Welcome to Yorkshire, the official tourism agency for the region. Their 2012 team Yorkshire Gold, is working with the London organising committee of the Olympic Games on a competition to create a customised Yorkshire version of Wenlock and Mandeville, the official London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascots.

Carl helps pick Rotherham as most enterprising place in Britain

Posted on 17th November, 2010 by Stef Hopkins in Comment & Judging, Enterprise

Earlier this year Carl was invited, for the second time, to sit on a panel of top judges to find the most enterprising place in Yorkshire and the Humber as part of this year’s Enterprising Britain Competition.
Carl and the team of judges voted for Rotherham which was consequently put through to the finals. Today, Rotherham has been named the most enterprising place in the UK after winning the competition.

Carl returns as a judge on Enterprising Britain

Posted on 16th July, 2010 by Stef Hopkins in Comment & Judging, Enterprise

Carl Hopkins has been invited, for the second year running, to join a panel of top judges to find the most enterprising place in Yorkshire and the Humber as part of this year’s Enterprising Britain Competition.

Secret millionaires choose Gaist as The Pitch Northern heat winner

Posted on 13th July, 2010 by Stef Hopkins in Comment & Judging, Speaking Events

Secret millionaires Carl Hopkins and Jonathan Hick chose online mapping service Gaist as their winner of The Pitch 2010 Northern heat in Liverpool this week.

The Pitch, in association with Yell, is a small business competition that gives entrepreneurs the chance to pitch their business to high-profile business experts, for the chance to win a prize package worth £50,000.

The North prepares for The Pitch 2010: Secret millionaires to judge Northern entrepreneurs

Posted on 5th July, 2010 by Stef Hopkins in Comment & Judging

The Pitch 2010 Northern heat kicks off on Tuesday 6 July, at MODO Bar in central Liverpool, and will see entrepreneurs pitching to a panel which includes northern business gurus and secret millionaires Carl Hopkins and Jonathan Hick.