Welcome back for another episode of A Cast of Entrepreneurs. Today, the cast is made up of three B Corp business leaders from the North East.

Hosts Elaine Stroud, Chief Executive of The Entrepreneurs’ Forum, and Sally Cowling, Head of Member Experience, are joined by:

Nicki Clark OBE; co-founder and CEO of UMi. UMi help business do more and go further by taking the hard work out of finding and using the best information, advice and finance. As a wholly employee owned and B Corp certified business, UMi is all about creating impact in a way that places equal importance on people, planet and profit. Since 2007 UMi has; helped over 600,000 business owners and managers, invested over £300m in grants and loans which have importantly leveraged over £650m in private sector finance, influenced the creation or safeguarding of over 40,000 jobs and invested over £100k through the UMi community fund.

Graham Purvis LLB CTA; managing director at award winning Robson Laidler Accountants. Robson Laidler’s purpose as a business is to “make a positive difference to people’s lives”. Graham is also a tax advisor, accredited Mindshop business advisor and enhanced practitioner in motivational mapping. Graham spearheaded Robson Laidler in becoming the first business in the North East to achieve B Corp accreditation, demonstrating their commitment to being a force for good. It has recently been named one of the Best Places to Work in the Sunday Times and won the ESG Impact Award at the North East Accountancy Awards 2024.

Aman Chahal; co-founder of TaperedPlus, a national leader in flat roof designs, materials and other insulation board systems. With significant investment in R&D, TaperedPlus aims to modernise and promote tapered insulation within the UK markets. Supported by market leading manufacturers, TaperedPlus has won several awards following significant growth and market share and is an ISO 9001 and became B Corp certified within the past year.

In this episode, the cast are discussing what it means to be B Corp and how they first got started on their B Corp journeys. They share the requirements of what it takes to become B Corp and give advice for any other business leaders looking to do the same.

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Connect with Graham: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gmpurvis/

Connect with Aman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aman-chahal-742b0531/

Connect with Nicki: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicki-clark-obe-6b347226/