Entrepreneurs

When it comes to entrepreneurs, are they born or can they be made? That was the theme of a BCS debate, hosted by Brian Runciman, featuring Christopher Thomas, Director at Sports Fusion; Timothy Barnes, Director of UCL Advances and Emma Jones from Start-up Britain, Founder of Enterprise Nation.

When it comes to entrepreneurs, are they born or can they be made? That was the theme of a BCS debate, hosted by Brian Runciman, featuring Christopher Thomas, Director at Sports Fusion; Timothy Barnes, Director of UCL Advances and Emma Jones from Start-up Britain, Founder of Enterprise Nation.

Even though Charlie Walker had a promising career ahead of him he decided that starting his own business would be the way forward. He spoke to Henry Tucker MBCS about his experiences.

Chair of the newly founded BCS Entrepreneurs Specialist group, Anil Hansjee, explains the aims of the group, the government's approach to entrepreneurs and the effect of the current economic climate on entrepreneurialism.

Chair of the newly founded BCS Entrepreneurs Specialist group, Anil Hansjee, explains the aims of the group, the government's approach to entrepreneurs and the effect of the current economic climate on entrepreneurialism.

Chair of the newly founded BCS Entrepreneurs Specialist group, Anil Hansjee, explains the aims of the group, the government's approach to entrepreneurs and the effect of the current economic climate on entrepreneurialism.

Winner of the Young Professional of the Year at the 2011 UK IT Industry Awards, Nicola Cooper, talks about why she chose a career in IT, why she doesn't believe there is a glass ceiling for women in IT and why there still needs to be more role models for women in IT.

The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in the UK and could suggest another possible career path. What inspires you? Brian Runciman MBCS spoke to some of the finalists in the BCS IT Awards Innovation and Entrepreneurship section.

Video interview with the winner of the UK IT Industry Awards 2011 in the category Mobile IT Innovation of the Year. The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) presents a personal banking app on mobile phones.

Video interview with one of the Medallists of the UK IT Industry Awards 2011 in the category Mobile IT Innovation of the Year, with TotalMobile presenting an entreprise mobile working platform for local governments

Video interview with one of the Medallists of the UK IT Industry Awards 2011 in the category Mobile IT Innovation of the Year. Absolute Software presents a life cycle management platform that runs over PC, Mac, iOS and Android.

Video interview with UK IT Industry Awards 2011 finalists in the category Mobile IT Innovation of the Year. Remploy presents a service using satellite internet technology to bring careers services to local areas.

Video interview with UK IT Industry Awards 2011 finalists in the category Mobile IT Innovation of the Year. Pizza Express presents an app so you can pay with your mobile phone.

Video interview with UK IT Industry Awards 2011 finalists in the category Mobile IT Innovation of the Year. The National Air Traffic Services present an air traffic warning device for amateur pilots.

The launch of BCSEntrepreneurs was a chance for existing and would-be entrepreneurs to interrogate and network with an expert group of innovation stakeholders from local and national government, from big business, from funders and from the rapidly growing start-up service sector - including representatives from the emerging technology clusters of East London and beyond.

Panel discussion at the BCSEntrepreneurs Inaugural Netstorm: The Government Agenda on 'What is government doing to support technology entrepreneurship and how do you make it work for you?' The panel includes Zoe Webster, Lead Technologist Technology Strategy Board; Derek Goodwin, Deputy Director for Investment, UKTI; Michele Barker, Head of Software and IT Services, BIS' and Kulveer Ranger, Director of Digital Policy for the Mayor, City Hall.

Panel discussion at the BCSEntrepreneurs Inaugural Netstorm:The Corporate View on 'What can big business do for small business and when will it start to happen?' Panel members include Anil Hansjee, Director, Corporate Development, Google EMEA; Andy Mulholland, Global CTO, Cap Gemini; and James Finn, Head of Innovation, O2.

Panel discussion at the BCSEntrepreneurs Inaugural Netstorm: The Entrepreneur's Need on 'What factors were vital to start-up success and what challenges remain?' Panel members include Andy Munarriz, Founder, Hullomail; Michael Nagel, Founder, credcomms.com; Chris Muktar, Founder, wikijob.co.uk; and David White, CEO, kusiri.com

Panel discussion at the BCSEntrepreneurs Inaugural Netstorm: An Ecosystem Response on 'What’s the role of emerging technology clusters and how do you get involved?' Panel members include Jeremy Acklam, Director, Venture Innovators; Mike Butcher, Editor, Techcrunch; Elizabeth Varley, CEO, Techhub; and Reshma Sohoni, Partner, Seedcamp.