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Meet the Entrepreneur


If you think you want to be your own boss and run your own business, but are not sure you have the right attributes to be an entrepreneur, read on. 

  • What are the characteristics of an entrepreneur? 
  • How does an entrepreneur think? 
  • Is your personal profile similar to that of a successful entrepreneur?   

We go out into the chemical science SME world and profile an entrepreneur who has successfully started their own chemical science business.  By doing this we aim to motivate budding entrepreneurs and provide you with an insight into someone elses trials and tribulations whilst setting up a company.

How did they do it?  Here's the answer.

Tony Flinn

Tony Flinn

Entrepreneur Profile - Tony Flinn

Tony started a company which now supplies to 6 of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies.


Ian Shott

Ian Shott

Entrepreneur Profile - Ian Shott

Ian built up a business by buying struggling companies and injecting them with a new lease of life.


Will Barton

Will Barton

Entrepreneur Profile - Will Barton

In 2004 Will decided to try something different. Two years later the company has floated on AIM for £65m.


Matthew Baker

Matthew Baker

Entrepreneur Profile - Matthew Baker

Matthew's first company was bought by the largest life science company in the world for $65m


Felix Franks

Felix Franks

Entrepreneur Profile - Felix Franks

During a 55 year career Felix became involved in a revolutionary treatment for diabetes, now in the hands of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world