This is the perfect opportunity to hear first-hand accounts from successful entrepreneurs. The Bettany Centre Entrepreneurship Speaker Series gives you the chance to hear from a variety of entrepreneurs from across a range of industries.
The speakers will give you an insight in to their journey, identifying their successes and any mistakes that they may have made along their way. You will also be given the opportunity to ask questions, allowing you to delve even further in to the backstory of these well-established entrepreneurs.
Attending these events will provide you with a great chance to network with like-minded individuals who share your passion for entrepreneurship.
The events are entirely free of charge and refreshments are supplied (face-to-face events only).
All of our Speaker Series events take place at 17:30 on Thursday evenings in November and February.
Paul Daniels - 12 November 2026
For more than 60 years, Paul Daniels has been doing what most people only talk about: building real companies from nothing. He has started 21 businesses from scratch, made 24 start-up investments, and sold or exited 15, including six sold for up to 26 times net profit before tax. His ventures spanned Traffic Management, Outdoor Advertising, Self-Storage, Modular Housing, Food Importing and Online Grocery.
Through his advisory firm, Involved Investors, Paul supported more than 200 founders in raising capital, helping secure around £14 million for early-stage businesses. He also served for several years as a Resident Dragon at the Institute of Directors’ annual event.
Paul is the author of How To Start a Business, an eight-chapter guide with no theory and no jargon, just six decades of hard-won lessons for anyone bold enough to build something of their own. His memoir, The Business Wizard, tells the story behind the method. He is also a podcaster and TEDx speaker.
Paul believes small businesses are the growth engine of every economy. They create jobs and enrich lives in countless ways. When business serves people, protects the planet, invests in fairness and puts dignity ahead of short-term gain, he believes it can be one of the greatest forces for good there is. His message is simple: opportunities are everywhere, and the future belongs to those bold enough to seize them.
