Nick founded Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts in 1986, while studying geography at Bristol University. The company has grown rapidly in the UK, the USA and Germany with sales of £50m last year. Nick is a non-executive director and shareholder in The White Company, founded by his wife, a mail order and retail company selling household goods.

Nick will speak alongside David Hathiramani, a Computer Science graduate who co-founded the online tailor A Suit That Fits.

David quickly became an IT manager after he graduated. In 2006, David met up with old school friend Warren and together they realised that, in combining their love of suits, passion for business, and complementary skills sets, they could reinvent the way that people think about ordering a suit. Using unique web technology, the service gives customers the flexibility to design and completely customise their suit.

All are welcome at this free event, which will be followed by a wine reception.

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In this 125th anniversary year of the founding of Royal Holloway by a Victorian entrepreneur, the first Thomas Holloway Entrepreneurship Lecture will examine the career path two entrepreneurs followed upon leaving University. Nick Wheeler, a Geography graduate, will explain how he turned a student hobby and £7,000 into Charles Tyrwhitt, a major international fashion brand, giving him a personal worth of over £30m. David Hathirami, a Computer Science graduate, will describe how he built the internet upstart, A Suit That Fits.
Hosted by Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs and the School of Management.

All welcome. Admission free. No booking necessary. Followed by a wine reception in the Windsor Building Foyer.

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Louis, a longstanding member of Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs, told us, “The Guardian has a superb social enterprise section and we are really proud to have been chosen!”

Tune in to hear Louis and other social entrepreneurs discuss social enterprise finance on The Guardian website.

For more information about VEO eyewear visit the VEO website.

Idelica was started by Emma Lopez-Johnson who started out in the speciality food industry by co-founding the Spanish food import and distribution company Edeli Ltd in 2005. Most of her previous adult life was spent working in publishing in London, but she grew up in Dorset on big rations of the famous Andalucian appetite for life and tapas inflicted by the Spanish family on her father’s side on countless Summer visits to Almeria.

Buy your christmas hamper from idelica today!

“Helping local individuals and groups to work with councils in converting less glamorous spaces to good use” The Times

The Empty Shops Network is a loose coaltion, an informal collective, a timely coming together of meanwhile art galleries, pop-up shops, short-term community spaces, informal activity hubs, and temporary studios. Some empty shops projects last a week, some six months; all believe that meanwhile activity is valuable to local communities.

In 2010, it’s estimated that about 13% of the UKs shops are sitting empty and that one in five empty shops may never be used again. Members of the Empty Shops Network help new businesses start on the high street, bring visitors back to Britain’s town centres and help the local community turn private spaces into public places.

Visit the Empty Shops Network website to find out more.

Here is a recording of his speech at the Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs Start It! session on 12 November 2009.

Make Your Mark in the Markets – the competition to give two people the opportunity to turn their entrepreneurial ideas into reality and start trading on a Market of their choice for SIX months for FREE!

• Six months free trading! That’s right, rent free! What could you do with that extra cash?
• £1,000 to support your business.
• Free NMTF membership, which includes public liability insurance.
• Free marketing and advertising for your business, through all partners involved.
• Opportunity to network with other entrepreneurs – share ideas
• Opportunity to test your business, with minimal financial cost to you.
• Free business starter pack, which includes top tips from Matthew Crawford, winner of the first Make Your Mark in the Markets, funding advice, business advice and much more.

•     Do you want to start or grow a business?
•     Do you want to turn a hobby in to a business?
•     Could your idea or business benefit from a free retail space?
•     Do you have an idea for a product or service?

If yes then Make Your Mark in the Markets is right up your street!

Closing date 22nd March 2010.

The Make Your Mark in Retail competition is for any small retail business looking to grow. The hardest part of growing your business is getting in front of the right customers. This competition gives the opportunity for one lucky business to do just that and for FREE.

In partnership with Natwest, Enterprise UK and The National Skills Academy, The Mall are offering one lucky business 6 months rent FREE trading in one of their centres on a Retail Merchandising Unit. As well as this they also have a whole host of additional prizes key to ensuring your long term business success.

Make Your Mark In Retail total Prize:

• 6 months free trading in a shopping centre on a Retail Merchandising Unit
• Free business banking for two years
• Access to a business relationship manager to advise you in your financial decisions
• A free place on the National Skills Academy Retail Masterclass
• A free place on the exclusive BSSA Oxford Summer School where you will learn about retail in more depth

The competition prize is worth well over £15,000

Visit The Mall website to enter