Danish Ahmed wins TiE Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. His company, Bigshoebazaar.com is India’s largest online shoe store with dozens of popular brands and thousands of shoes to choose from.
www.PeteWilliams.com.au — 6 years after being first referred to in everything from the Herald Sun to Money Magazine as “Australia’s Richard Branson”, Pete Williams joins other outstanding entrepreneurs from across Australia to compete for the ultimate prize of being named 2010 Australian Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year. After stumbling upon the remains of the historic MCC Crested Carpet in the corner of a wrecking companies warehouse in 2003, and at the age 21 creating a national sensation by turning that trash into a limited edition series of sports memorabilia, Pete Williams has lived up to that ‘Branson’ moniker, going onto create some of Australia’s leading telecommunication companies; including Infiniti Telecommunications, On Hold Advertising, Simply Headsets and Preneur Marketing. “It’s been the belief of building sales and marketing companies that happens to selling ‘telco stuff’ …” that’s given Williams and his partners their growth. “It’s been a fun journey, and this is a real honor given that I’m only 28″ Somehow between selling the MCG and growing award winning companies, Williams wrote a book in 2006 ‘How To Turn Your Million Dollar Idea Into A Reality’ and gives his time as a faculty member of the worlds largest online (and free) training program fro entrepreneurs — The Thirty Day Challenge. Pete will join his fallow nominees at the regional award ceremony on August 26 in Melbourne where regional category winners will be announced. About Ernst …
Newspepper.com’s video report and exclusive interviews from the Shell LiveWIRE LIVE! event and Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2010 UK Final which took place in London on 13th October 2010. As well as the 8 award finalists, the video also features interviews with Jamie Murray Wells (Glasses Direct), Wayne Hemingway (Hemingway Design), Penny Power (Ecademy) and Sir Tom Farmer.
Learn more about James Temerty of Northland Power Income Fund, Canada’s Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2010 Award. Ernst & Young recognizes pioneering Canadian business leaders.
Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award makes a difference through the unique way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 135 cities in 50 countries. This year’s finalists included Dawn Motovidlak of Business Health Services, Deborah Stallings of HR Anew and Heidi Gerding of Hei Tech Services.