Young business minds from the British Asian community making all the right noises on social media.
Seven British Asians are among the Top 100 most influential entrepreneurs on social media.
These include familiar names, such as James Caan (former investor on BBC’s reality show Dragon’s Den) and Lord Karan Bilimoria (co-founder of Cobra Beer).
Refreshingly, young British Asian entrepreneurs are also recognised for their contribution: Darshan Sanghrajka, Neha Manaktala, Rajeeb Dey, Rishi Chowdhury and Tushar Agarwal.
Darshan, a graduate of University of St. Andrews, is the founder of Super Being Labs which offers business solutions by combining creativity with technology.
As the only British Asian woman on the list, Neha specialises in finance and started her own company called DealIndex in 2014.
The 29-year-old Rajeeb enjoys an impressive profile, having been named the world’s youngest Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2012.
The co-founder of StartUp Britain, backed by Prime Minister David Cameron, is also the CEO of Enternships.com – a ‘portal for work placements and jobs in leading start-ups and dynamic businesses across Europe’.
Rishi from Twickenham is the founder of IncuBus Ventures, based in Camden, to help accelerate young entrepreneurs aged 18 to 25.
Former investment banking analyst Tushar is now the CEO of Hubble, ‘an online marketplace for renting office space’.
He says:
“I listen to a lot of rap music, so I get a lot of inspiration from that.
“I’d have to quote Notorious B.I.G. from one of his most famous interviews: ‘keep learning, keep hustling and treat every day as if it’s your first day as an intern’.”
This list is compiled by Rise, an online scorekeeping website, by measuring the Klout scores –‘social media activity and engagement’ – of business founders in the UK.
While Virgin’s Richard Branson may be at the top now, this list changes every fortnight so it will be interesting to see how quickly power shifts in the online space.
Here is the full list of the Top 100 Entrepreneurs in the UK:
- Richard Branson
- Victoria Beckham
- Lord Sugar
- Duncan Bannatyne
- Justin Matthew
- Theo Paphitis
- Peter Jones
- Deborah Meaden
- Pete Cashmore
- James Caan
- Jamal Edwards
- Brent Hoberman
- Mary Portas
- Martha Lane Fox
- Saul Klien
- Jacqueline Gold
- Michelle Mone OBE
- Michael Acton Smith
- Emma Sinclair
- Richard Carman
- Sherry Coutu
- Lord Ashcroft
- Michael Birch
- Sue Black
- Andrew J Scott
- Oli Barrett
- Mike Turner
- Robert Craven
- Shaa Wasmund MBE
- Kanya King MBE
- Sarah Willingham
- Duena Bomstrom
- James Watt
- Matt Hodkinson
- Elizabeth Varley
- Tim Fuell
- Charlie Mullins OBE
- Steve Karmeinsky
- Josef Dunne
- Rishi Chowdhury
- Duane Jackson
- Andy McLoughlin
- Tom Ball
- Nicolas Babin
- Hilary Devey CBE
- Kathryn Parsons
- Michael Hayman
- Rajeeb Dey
- John Caudwell
- Benjamin Southworth
- Julia Hobsbawm
- Richard Reed
- Elliot Ross
- Tom Bloxham
- Amber Atherton
- Pasa Mustafa
- Justin Pollard
- Scott Taylor
- Tink Taylor
- Sarah Wood
- Michael Litman
- Pier Paolo Mucelli
- Ollie Forsyth
- Luke Johnson
- Alex Tew
- Peter Lord
- Paul Lindley
- Will King
- Solomon Ian-Sangala
- Kirsty Henshaw
- Neha Manaktala
- Darshan Sanghrajka
- Rohan Silva
- Simon Devonshire
- Deborah Fuhr
- Calum Brannan
- Wendy White
- Laurence Kemball-Cook
- James Jameseder
- Nick Hungerford
- Martin Dickie
- Tamara Littleton
- Duncan Cheatle
- David Richards
- Julien Callede
- Mayel De Borniol
- Lex Deak
- Touker Suleyman
- Alicia Navarro
- John Vincent
- Fraser Doherty
- Mark Pearson
- Aidan Fitzpatrick
- Chantal Coady
- Lord Karan Bilimoria
- Richard Moross
- Neil Westwood
- Tushar Agarwal
- Rowan Gormley
- John Mitchinson
It is encouraging to see established entrepreneurs as well as young business minds from the British Asian community making all the right noises on social media.
In our world today, harnessing the right kind of influence on these platforms can go a very long way in growing a company and making a real difference.
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