Simon Hulme
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Simon Hulme | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Academic, entrepreneur |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Professor |
| Alma mater | Kingston University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Entrepreneurship |
| Institutions | UCL School of Management |
Simon Hulme is a British academic, professor, author, and programme director for the master's programme in entrepreneurship at University College London.[1]
Education
[edit]Hulme attended Epsom College where he earned A-Levels in Mathematics, Economics, and English. He then went on to Kingston University, completing a BA (Hons) in Business Studies.[2]
Career
[edit]Hulme began his professional career at Redland Roof Tiles Limited, where he worked while also attending university.[3] Hulme has been involved in teaching and mentoring entrepreneurs.[4] He started in technical sales and went on to become a product manager in one of the world’s largest roof tile manufacturers. He later co-founded Frame Express Plc, a London-based fast picture framing company, which grew to 16 retail stores in London. The business was sold to The Oliver Group Plc in 1989.[5]
In 1992, Hulme co-founded Card Connection Limited, a greeting card publishing company. It introduced the franchised distribution of greeting cards to convenience retail outlets and became a market leader in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.[6] The company grew to service 17,500 retail outlets, employing over 100 franchisees and generating 16 million[clarification needed] of greeting card sales annually. Card Connection was sold in 2008 to UK Greetings, a subsidiary of American Greetings Inc., and remains one of their key divisions.[7]
Hulme has been involved in teaching and mentoring entrepreneurs. He became an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Kingston University where he mentored students, judged startup contests, and taught various entrepreneurial finance workshops.[8] He served as a programme tutor for the Goldman Sachs Small Businesses Programme at University College London.[9][10] He also serves as the Programme Director for the MSc Entrepreneurship at University College London School of Management and is currently a professor teaching entrepreneurial finance.[11]
Publication
[edit]Entrepreneurial Finance (Bloomsbury, 2020; second edition forthcoming in 2024).[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Simon Hulme | UCL School of Management". www.msi.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "Students celebrate their Bright Ideas - Latest news - Services for business - Kingston University London". www.kingston.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "Simon Hulme | UCL School of Management". www.msi.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ https://www.mgmt.ucl.ac.uk/news/associate-professor-simon-hulme-organises-mixer-visiting-us-students
- ^ "Social enterprise ambassador Claudine Reid joins Kingston University as entrepreneur in residence". www.kingston.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "Card Connection". UK. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "Card Connection". What Franchise. 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "Social enterprise ambassador Claudine Reid joins Kingston University as entrepreneur in residence". www.kingston.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "Industry Insights: Simon Hulme". Level39. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ SAIC-Webmaster. "Meet our Members". Southern Angel Investors Club. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/simon-hulme/
- ^ https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/entrepreneurial-finance-9781350380936/
- ^ https://www.waterstones.com/author/simon-hulme/4373950