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Smarta 100 Blog Posts 2012

Smarta 100 Academy video highlights: The art of recommendation

Smarta 100 Academy video highlights: The art of recommendation
11 September 2012 by Mike

What happens when you gather five top entrepreneurs in a room, plus an excited audience buzzing with business ideas and passion? You get the Smarta 100 Academy together with O2.

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Smarta 100 winner Naked Wines, one year on

Smarta 100 winner Naked Wines, one year on
14 August 2012 by Tina

Rowan Gormley, the founder of Naked Wines, talks about bagging the big prize at last year's Smarta 100 and explains why he decided to do good with the £10,000 cheque.

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Life after Smarta 100: Bulldog

Life after Smarta 100: Bulldog
08 August 2012 by Tina

As we continue the countdown to this year's Smarta 100, we have caught up with previous winners. Here Simon Duffy, the founder of natural male grooming business Bulldog, explains what it was like to win in 2010.

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Life after Smarta 100: Teamly

Life after Smarta 100: Teamly
01 August 2012 by Mike

As the entries for this year's Smarta 100 continue to come in, we are catching up with previous winners. Here Scott Allison, the founder Teamly, the productivity tool, explains how he enjoyed the experience of becoming a Smarta 100 winner.

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Finding funding: Smarta 100 Academy video highlights

Finding funding: Smarta 100 Academy video highlights
27 July 2012 by Mike

Advice, networking, free drinks and fun were in abundance at the second sold-out 'Smarta 100 Academy together with O2' event on Monday night.

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Life after Smarta 100: borro

Life after Smarta 100: borro
25 July 2012 by Tina

As the entries for this year's Smarta 100 continue to come in, we are catching up with previous winners. Here Paul Aitken, the founder of short-term loan provider borro, explains how he enjoyed the experience of winning the Smarta 100.

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Three lessons in funding from the Smarta 100 Academy

Three lessons in funding from the Smarta 100 Academy
24 July 2012 by Mike

The second Smarta 100 Academy event together with 02 delivered a true business masterclass. Entrepreneurs packed into London's One Alfred Place eager to learn about different ways they can seek funding for their businesses.

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Life after Smarta 100: Pink Ribbon Lingerie

Life after Smarta 100: Pink Ribbon Lingerie
18 July 2012 by Tina

As we continue the countdown to this year's Smarta 100 we have caught up with former winners. Here Camille Johnson from Pink Ribbon Lingerie explains how she enjoyed taking part in the process last year.

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Life after Smarta 100: Blottr

Life after Smarta 100: Blottr
13 July 2012 by Nicole

As the entries for this year's Smarta 100, together with O2, continue to come in, we are catching up with previous winners. Here Adam Baker from Blottr explains why he decided to enter last year and how winning spurred on his business.

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Life after Smarta 100: Splats

Life after Smarta 100: Splats
10 July 2012 by Mike

As the entries to this year's Smarta 100, together with O2, keep coming in, we are catching up with previous winners. Here Rainbow Hart from Splats explains why she entered her business last year and what it is like to be a Smarta 100 winner.

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Smarta 100 2012 Prize

  • >£10,000

    GRAND PRIZE

    for the Smarta 100 Business Of The Year, as voted by you!

Smarta 100 Special Awards

O2 is the exclusive partner of the 2012 Smarta 100
www.o2.co.uk/business