Ask an Expert - Sam Gyimah
In these sessions, Sam can provide you with essential tips and advice on funding sources, how to prepare for pitches and who's best for your business idea. Sam started his career at Goldman Sachs where he worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions and Equities Divisions. At Goldman Sachs Sam worked on some of the largest mergers in the UK , including the £100 billion merger of Glaxo Welcome and Smithkline Beecham. At 26, Sam left Goldman Sachs and persuaded his bosses to back his first venture. Within three years he had 70 staff and a turnover of £10 million. Sam launched his second company in March 2008, workology.com, an online community to help professionals who want to take control of the way they work. |
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CBI Entrepreneur of the Future 2005 and CEO of Workology, Sam Gyimah is the British Library's new business expert, on hand to offer one-to-one tailored advice. Trained as an investment banker Sam knows the world of banking inside and out, but having steered two successful companies through the good and the bad times he also understands the issues all budding entrepreneurs have to battle with.