I was pleased to receive an invitation to attend the Guild
of Entrepreneurs annual lecture held at St Lawrence Jewry straight after the
Big Curry Lunch Launch. The timing of the former meant I had little time for the
drinks reception beforehand, arriving just as proceedings commenced.
The Guild has been in existence since 2014 and are very
active. They are an aspirant Livery Company and will in time join the 110 other
companies in the City. Their lecture was entitled “Does a formal education
maketh the entrepreneur?” or more succinctly – are entrepreneurs born or
made?! To answer this conundrum a panel of six experts discussed the various
aspects of the make-up of an entrepreneur, each drawing from their own
experiences in business. And they were wide and varied but fascinating
nonetheless. The audience too had plenty to say and the whole evening was
expertly hosted and managed by Jon Hammond, himself an experienced businessman
and advisor.
Needless to say, the answer to the question was not
straightforward and binary and the consensus was that it takes a range of
skills to be successful (and fail!) but that nature, not nurture had a slight
lead. But everyone acknowledged that entrepreneurship alone was not enough; a
good back-up team was vital!
So a very interesting debate, followed by some sandwiches.
My thanks to the Master and his Wardens – and to the panel – for an excellent
evening.
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