Andrew Phillipps

Young entrepreneur, CEO of a very successful on-line hotel booking service for the travel trade. The UK's largest service provider, with the leading technology, growing at 70% per month. Launched less than two years ago, the company is already profitable in the UK and is now expanding into France and Italy.

Young entrepreneur and co-founder of the UK’s leading provider of technical solutions to allow hotels to sell rooms on 15,000 websites and through 84,000 travel agents.
Former strategy manager for BOC, Andy spotted a gap in the market and used his MBA experience to market test the idea.
Having always wanted to run his own company, he joined forces with a business partner and the company is now expanding into Europe.
Andy feels that he had more credibility with venture capitalists because of the combined skills of engineering and an MBA.
The MBA gave Andy the confidence to ‘go it alone’.
The SMF award took a lot of the risk out of going to business school and ensured that his dream was realised a lot sooner.

Topics for comment:

•innovation

•‘start-up’ experience

•business funding

•e-commerce

•international business development

xwomen in business

•creative career development

Industry spokesperson – technology, leisure

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Andrew Phillipps