Anthony Charles Robinson

Anthony Charles Robinson
OBE
Born (1952-09-07) 7 September 1952
Yorkshire, England
Occupation Entrepreneur
Language English
Nationality British
Website
www.tonyrobinsonobe.com

Anthony Charles Robinson (Tony Robinson), OBE (born 7 September 1952) is a business speaker, author and micro-enterprise campaigner.[1]

Early life

Anthony Charles Robinson was born in 1952[2][3] in North Ferriby, East Yorkshire. He lived in Hessle until the age of 19.

Education

Robinson attended Beverley Grammar School in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, from 1964 to 1971.[4]

Career

In January 1986,[5] Robinson founded the Business Advisory Bureau (BAB) Limited. which specialises in helping large organisations (both in the private and public sectors) engage with and supply SMEs.

In 1998,[6] jr co-founded the Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative (SFEDI) Group,[7][8] which despite being independent is the government recognised UK Standards Setting Body for Business Support and Business Enterprise. The Group received £1.2 million of government funding in 2011 to help boost its Get Mentoring scheme.[9][10]

Robinson co-founded and developed the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurship (IOEE),[11] an entrepreneurs learning institute dedicated to recognising individuals who choose enterprise and entrepreneurship as a professional career.

Enterprise Rockers CIC[12] was founded in 2001 by Robinson and Tina Boden.[13] The pair held the first MicroBizMattersDay on January 8, 2015.[14]

Since September 2004, Robinson has served as a non-executive director for Yorkshire Coast Enterprise (YCE) Limited, a non-profit organisation promoting enterprise in Scarborough, North Yorkshire since 1985.[15]

Ahead of the 2015 UK general election, Real Business featured Robinson as part of a five British entrepreneur and executive line-up focussing on the government’s support of small companies and the improvements a new government could make.[16]

Freedom from bosses forever : how to take control of your own destiny by going it alone is a satirical book written by Robinson with Leonora Soculitherz which was self-published in July 2014.[17] According to WorldCat , the book is held in 3 libraries <ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/title/freedom-from-bosses-forever-how-to-take-control-of-your-own-destiny-by-going-it-alone/oclc/890005680&referer=brief_results WorldCat book entry] </ref>

Honours

In 2001, Robinson was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours List in recognition of his service to small firms and training.[18][19]

He also received the Lifetime Contribution to Enterprise award from the International Association of Book-keepers (IAB) in 2012 (the first of its kind) [20] The Start Your Business magazine awarded Robinson with a Life Time Achievement Award in 2013 f ”.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Here's how the Government can help the micro-business boom". Small is Beautiful. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  2. ↑ "Birth Record". FreeBMD. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  3. ↑ "Anthony Charles Robinson Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  4. ↑ "Why daring to be different can be good for business". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  5. ↑ "Business Advisory Bureau". Companies House. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  6. ↑ "Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative". Companies House. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  7. ↑ "Enterprise Alliance UK Launch Event Confirmed Attendance List" (PDF). Alan Barrell. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  8. ↑ "InBiz founder named enterprise support champion". businesszone. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  9. ↑ "New investment for business mentors". Gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  10. ↑ "Mentee Pocketbook" (PDF). Get Mentoring. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  11. ↑ "The Most Influential Business Books for These Successful Entrepreneurs". Ed Goodman. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  12. ↑ "Enterprise Rockers". MicroBizMattersDay.rocks. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  13. ↑ "Why daring to be different can be good for business". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  14. ↑ "National Enterprise Network gets behind #MicroBizMattersDay". National Enterprise Network. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  15. ↑ "Yorkshire Coast Enterprise Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  16. ↑ "General election 2015: What the next UK government should learn from British SMEs' frustrations". realbusiness. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  17. ↑ "Freedom from Bosses Forever". Completely Novel. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  18. ↑ "Supplement to the London Gazette, 30th December 2000" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  19. ↑ "New Years Honours". BBC News, 30th December 2000. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  20. ↑ "Lifetime Contribution award for small business mentor Tony Robinson". The York Press. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  21. ↑ "Winners Announced at the 2013 Start Your Business Awards". Start Your Business Magazine. Retrieved 2016-02-09.

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