"Absolute tosh!" Our very own Steve Waud doesn't hold back on trickle down economics, but is one of the most passionate advocates for the trickle up effect of growing and supporting small businesses. He covers launching BEF 21 years ago, initially as an 18-month project and his own journey from apprentice engineer to commercially-savvy business developer to CEO of BEF. "I knew what it was like to go to banks and ask for money," says Steve, who is characteristically forthright about the ...
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"Absolute tosh!" Our very own Steve Waud doesn't hold back on trickle down economics, but is one of the most passionate advocates for the trickle up effect of growing and supporting small businesses. He covers launching BEF 21 years ago, initially as an 18-month project and his own journey from apprentice engineer to commercially-savvy business developer to CEO of BEF. "I knew what it was like to go to banks and ask for money," says Steve, who is characteristically forthright about the ...
How to run brilliant fundraising events and grow a social enterprise with Rob Cairns, Fund A Fest
FUNDED: Brilliant Entrepreneurs and Founders
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11 months ago
How to run brilliant fundraising events and grow a social enterprise with Rob Cairns, Fund A Fest
"Rattle a tin in someone's face and you might get a pound, but if someone's having fun you might end up getting a lot more money for a good cause," says Rob Cairns, founder of Fund A Fest CIC. His business, a social enterprise, helps charities, community groups and social enterprises create fundraising events. Fund A Fest launched in 2019 after the "world had changed" when Rob was ill and subsequently diagnosed with Lyme disease. This pushed Rob to want to work for himself with charitable an...
FUNDED: Brilliant Entrepreneurs and Founders
"Absolute tosh!" Our very own Steve Waud doesn't hold back on trickle down economics, but is one of the most passionate advocates for the trickle up effect of growing and supporting small businesses. He covers launching BEF 21 years ago, initially as an 18-month project and his own journey from apprentice engineer to commercially-savvy business developer to CEO of BEF. "I knew what it was like to go to banks and ask for money," says Steve, who is characteristically forthright about the ...
