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Founder of SportStars keeps entrepreneurial spirit alive in the UK

11/11/07

Startups' editor Matt Thomas called it a 'David and Goliath' victory. Judges were won over by the way that, as a small business, the company is helping the community yet remaining profitable. While James Taylor, founder of SportStars, the latest NatWest Start-up Business of the Year, called it a dream come true.


But refreshingly, he wasn't just talking about the award or recognition, he was talking about running the business itself. It's perhaps a sign of the times that the winner of the community impact award - the one most coveted by Taylor - also walked away with the overall prize and the cheque for £5,000. The company provides organised coaching sessions for 4-12 year-olds, and taking the crown from contenders such as the Book Depository - with its £24m turnover - was a tremendous achievement for the SportStars boys.


But Taylor, who celebrated by lifting host and Sky News presenter Adrienne Lawler in the air, displayed an undeniable passion for what he does, which you suspect also helped to sway the judges' votes, "It's great to be able to show people that people like me - a young boy from a small village in Leicester - can go out there and chase their dreams," he said. And it's refreshing because it shows that despite the recent outcry over taper relief and the frequent complaints that entrepreneurship is not being nurtured enough here, entrepreneurial spirit prevails. Their joy at winning was genuine and a testament to the passion that awards like this seeks to recongise and promote.

Story by Stephanie Welstead, taken from http://www.growingbusiness.co.uk/

 

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