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Steve Purdham
Debbie Pierce
Richard O'Sullivan
Brian Hay
Gary Jacobson
Jeremy Roberts
Tony Caldeira
David Pollock
Ian Morris

About Us

EN - the magazine for entrepreneurs, is published by Excel Publishing Company Ltd, the largest independent publishing company in the North of England, specialising in business to business publications regionally, nationally and internationally.

Established in Manchester in 1991, Excel is committed to achieving considerable growth. The company now has three offices in the North of England, employing over 120 people, with a turnover of just over £7 million.

Expansion has included the acquisition in Autumn 2005 of specialist contract publisher, Imprint Publishing and the investment in a New Media team to deliver Excel Online.

Excel publishes over 65 different titles, with over one million readers and 10,000 advertisers. The company prides itself on its authoritative and informed journalism, combined with a genuine commitment to deliver to our readers, clients and advertisers products that meet their business needs.

For further information visit http://www.excelpublishing.co.uk

  • Turning excess lard into dough? It’s like taking candy from a baby. EN heads to the fit farm and examines a bulging bottom line.

  • EN visited the British Business Angels Association’s annual conference and found a sector torn between confidence and crisis.

  • Are we emerging from recession into an energy crisis? Probably not, as EN discovers.

  • EN and Downtown in Business hosted a wide-ranging panel debate following June’s emergency Budget. This is what happened.

  • Making money out of nurseries should be child’s play. Shouldn’t it? EN examines the real bottom line.

Five Minutes With

Frank McKenna has never exactly been shy about being the public face of the Downtown in Business brand, which he founded in Liverpool in 2004 and now boasts operations in Preston and Manchester (the latter launched earlier this year). His weekly, “Thank Frank it’s Friday” email missives, “Frankie Says” blog and Tarantino-inspired advertisements are cases in point.

Betta Living’s boss reminds us a bit of TV’s David Dickinson. But was his best transaction the Real Deal? Stuart Anderson hastily conceals his Ikea loyalty card as Noel Dean reveals...