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BOSS CHARITY HELPS

BOYS STUDY FOR GCSES

he BOSS Business Supplies has been doing her very best boys would also benefit from other families from our industry
TCharity – now in its 92nd to support them whilst they a printer and laptop computer contact Liz Whyte at
year – has been giving financial prepare for their GCSEs. She had to help them with their studies. liz@bossfederation.co.uk or
support to a family in the exhausted all avenues to find Thanks to the generous 01924 203338 and don’t forget
East Midlands who have had the money she needed to buy donations the BOSS Business to book your place on the BOSS
difficulty making ends meet. them new school shoes and Supplies Charity receives, we’ve Business Supplies Charity Day
Citizen’s Advice put Claire uniforms and, most importantly been able to take the pressure on 4 June, when you can help
in touch with the charity after for her football-mad boys, new off the whole family and help raise much-needed funds for
hearing she had worked for an PE kit. the boys achieve their potential the charity to continue its work.
office products supplier before Another problem for Claire at school.” Every time you attend a BOSS
being made redundant. Life was having to go to the library The charity has also recently Business Supplies Charity event,
hasn’t been easy for Claire, who every time the boys needed provided financial assistance for you are aiding your company’s
is a single parent and has mental to print off their homework. clothing the ever-growing boys Corporate Social Responsibility
health difficulties. With two Charity Trustee Frances Stephen, and a new fridge for the family. objectives, so don’t forget to tell
teenage sons, one of whom has said, “After visiting Claire it For more information about your CSR Champion that you’re
Autism Spectrum Disorder, she became clear to me that that the how you can help support getting involved.

DINING IN THE DRAGON’S DEN

he magnificent surroundings Dragon’s Den. and self employment. He told of of his investments and some of
Tof Stationers’ Hall provided Rather than making a speech, his acquisition of Ryman, and his the characters who have pitched.
a warm welcome for the Old Theo chose to be interviewed time as owner of Millwall football What did he consider to be the
Friends’ Spring Dinner, where by the President, who quizzed club, an experience that opened secret of successful pitching?
more than 100 Old Friends and him on his childhood, education, the door to the TV exposure Common sense and knowing
their guests dined with Guest early career and development (usually defending the club your business!
of Honour Theo Paphitis, the into entrepreneurialism. Theo after their fans caused trouble) Theo was an entertaining
owner and Chairman of a retail told of his journey from being that ultimately led him to the and popular speaker, and the
group comprising Ryman, Boux the world’s worst filing clerk (he’s Dragon’s Den. President, David Langdown, was
Avenue and Robert Dyas – and dyslexic) to watch salesman, Theo talked freely about life pleased to offer him an Honorary
well-known resident of TV’s commercial mortgage broker in the Den, the hits and misses Membership for the next year.

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