So now is the time to share a change of plans. As readers from the start of my blog will know, my original intention as I left university was to study medicine. Having failed to get a place, I endeavoured to pursue a different career path, in business, and was lucky enough to be offered [...]
Archive for July, 2009
A change of heart
Posted in Birmingham Future, Graduate Apprentice, Learning, Medicine, Opinion, Personal on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A typical VC project
Posted in Graduate Apprentice, Learning, On-the-job, Opinion, VC Consulting on July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
VC Consulting are involved in a variety of interesting projects. One of the benefits of helping small and start-up businesses is seeing a range of weird and wonderful business ideas, with ambitious (but often sadly deluded) owner-managers. My favourite one of these was a start-up business requiring capital of £2 million to start the business, [...]
You’re Hired: Full Circle
Posted in Birmingham Future, Emily Williams, Event, Graduate Apprentice, Graduate Apprentice 2009, Graduates into employment, Personal on July 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the consequences of my India trip was unfortunately missing the formal announcement of my successor as the Graduate Apprentice. The selected individual is Emily Williams, the first female to accept the role, and a graduate in Mathematics from the University of Lancaster. Emily was the outstanding candidate of the selection day, providing us [...]
India
Posted in India, Personal, Travel on July 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Holiday time! I am a very lucky boy and was offered the opportunity for a holiday to India with my family. It was all very last minute, with a two-day stopover in Mumbai to stay with family and spend time with my cousins, and an 8-day trip to Chennai, down in the south to see [...]
