David Parrish is the author of the book “T-Shirts and Suits: A Guide to the Business of Creativity”, which draws on his experience of leading and managing creative enterprises. David’s knowledge and experience has been used internationally to help creative enterprises to become even more successful through specialist training and consultancy projects. These training and consultancy projects, together with the information on his website, add value to clients’ organisations by transferring great ideas and effective techniques across national and cultural boundaries. David is also working with UNESCO on a creative industries project to share best practice internationally.

Atiti Sosimi is an entrepreneur, a trained Music/Band Manager and has a wealth of expertise in Personal Development and Learning in the corporate and educational sectors. Atiti works as a consultant with individuals and organisations, a Trainer within corporates and education, and as an inspirational speaker. After surviving stress and bullying in the workplace and losing her hair 7 years ago, she started Distinctly Different Consultancy and Training. Part of her passion has been writing and Atiti is a published author of three books, under the pen name is AH-TT.

Tom has been involved with social enterprise and the voluntary sector for the past ten years his previous career being in the British Armed Forces as an outdoor activity & fitness instructor. He is now Co Founder and CEO of Network 2012. Network 2012 is a social enterprise with a social inclusion agenda. It was set up to facilitate and encourage the growth of social enterprise and to provide bursaries through membership fees for start up social enterprises. A large proportion of these bursaries will go towards start up social enterprises from traditionally disadvantaged groups within our society as a way of harnessing All of our creative and entrepreneurial talent. This is the purpose of this site and it is our hope that by becoming a member you will not only be contributing to your own business and personal growth but to the enhanced growth of social enterprise itself through our proposed bursaries. I have a history of working in the homeless sector for various charities and I understand full well the frustrations for charities repeatedly going cap in hand to various different funding bodies in order to continue their vital work. These frustrations have been my original motivating factors …