ONE OF the major criticisms levelled against the
"There's a lot of tendency to bash the
A.M.," but I think the eco-system is far better than
Stelios has more experience than most when it comes to comparing the business environment in the
The Greek Cypriot entrepreneur is best known for founding
Easygroup, which owns the rights to the Easy brand.
However, despite his broad range of business interests, Stelios said he does not consider himself a serial entrepreneur.
"I think the term 'serial entrepreneur' can be misunderstood. It sounds like we're starting a business, closing it down and then starting again. We're not doing that."
Instead, Stelios said he likes to think of himself as a business manager who's in the "business of managing one business; that's the Easy brand."
Stelios spoke to City A.M. following the
This year's winners were picked from a pool of 52 UK-based businesses and shared a pot of £300,000 in cash prizes. Every entrant had to be under 35 and have been running a registered company in the last five years with an ownership stake of more than 50 per cent.
The biggest grant was awarded to
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