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Entrepreneur Profile - Will Barton


Will Barton
Dr Will Barton has worked in the chemicals industry for many years and in 2004 he decided to try his hand at something a little different.  Two years later he's sitting on a company which has floated on AIM with a value of £65m.

 

Profile


Name:                   Dr Will Barton MA, FRSC, MIoD
Age:                       55        
Education:            1st Class Honours Degree in Physics (Oxford)
                               D.Phil in Theoretical Physics (Oxford)
                               Certificate in International Business General Management 

Occupation:         Chief Operating Officer
Organisation:      Oxford Catalysts
Number of employees: 10 (6 chemists)


Becoming an Entrepreneur

Did Will always dream of being an entrepreneur? What help did he have?

Setting up the Business

How Will went about setting up the business and making it successful

Looking Back

Does Will have any regrets? What would he have done differently?

The Future

What does the future hold for Will and Oxford Catalysts?