Networking
Meet the mentor: Chris Cole
Organised by Enterprise Nation
Enterprise Nation is hosting a daily Lunch and Learn webinar to give you a boost and offer advice from experts.
About this event
Lunch and Learn with Enterprise Nation
Enterprise Nation is hosting daily Lunch and Learn webinars to give you a boost, offer some advice, and become part of your daily business schedule. Enterprise Nation team members are interviewing guests from the worlds of enterprise and policy, and you can get your questions answered by the experts.
Wednesday 20 July: Meet the mentor: Chris Cole
As Chris Cole signs up as a Help to Grow: Management mentor, he joins Lunch and Learn to share his inspirational journey as an entrepreneur.
Growing up, Chris soon realised he wanted to build companies that his family would be proud of, and would generate freedom and flexibility through wealth creation. It all began at 16 with a sandwich delivery business.
After the sandwich business failed, Chris went to college before starting work at Johnson & Johnson to learn about sales and marketing. Chris joined the team that launched Hydrogen – a highly successful recruitment business. Over the following decade, Chris invested in and grew Bionic.
Chris has garnered awards such as Sunday Times Best Company, Virgin Fast Track, and Ernst and Young Entrepreneur. He is now one of the co-founders of 40 Fathoms. The business looks to invest in start-up and scale up businesses.
Join to hear Chris’ impressive story and his tips for making it as an entrepreneur.
About Help to Grow: Management
Want to help a small business grow?
Become a voluntary mentor for the Help to Grow: Management programme and commit 10 hours over 12 weeks to support businesses with their growth action plan.
The national mentor match goes live on 1 August 2022 and you can sign up as a mentor now. You may be working as an employee, a founder, a trusted expert or an adviser, and looking to get involved in this national effort to boost small businesses' performance.