Although serial entrepreneur Karen Darby, who started energy price comparison service Simply Switch and sold it for £25m just three years later, has reaped huge financial rewards, her business ventures have also had social aims. In an exclusive video interview, Darby, a judge at The Pitch 2009, argues that social enterprise is the way forward.
Exclusive video: Entrepreneur Karen Darby on the business of doing good
Posted by Dan Martin in Business trends, Business profiles on Wed, 02/09/2009 - 07:00
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- Karen Darby is a serial entrepreneur currently running her fourth business
- Darby started Simply Switch in 2003 and sold it three years later for £25m
- Her latest business is Call Britannia, a call centre social enterprise
- Darby believes good business is all about making money and social change
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