Brian Leslie Dunsby, OBE is a British entrepreneur.

He is the principal of Perlex Associates, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. He is the chief executive of the non-profit Yorkshire Business Market LTD.[1][2] He founded a perlite business which he sold to a major agricultural supplier. Afterwards, he channeled much of his energies through Perlex Associates, which outsourced organizational tasks. He has helped other entrepreneurs to create and grow new businesses. [2]

Business career

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In 1992, Dunsby became Chief Executive of the Institute of Business Advisers.[2]

Dunsby was elected director of the International Council of Small Business in 1999, organizing the 2003 World Conference.[2]

In 2001, he was elected director of the UK Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. He was also organizing the International Entrepreneurship Conferences from 2004-2008.[2]

During the 2001-2006 period, he was on the governing body of the World Association of SMEs.[2] Dunsby has been the Chief Executive of the Harrogate Chamber of Commerce from 2006 to 2016. [3][4]

Dunsby organized the Harrogate Christmas Market in 2013, an award winning event put on by Perlex Associates and the Harrogate Chamber of Commerce, under the auspices of the non-profit Yorkshire Business Market Ltd.[1]

Dunsby was the secretary of the John Innes Manufactures Association (JIMA), until he retired from that role after 32 years of involvement with the organization in 2010.[5]

Awards and nominations

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In 2008, he was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion. [6][7]

He was appointed OBE in the 2017 Birthday Honours. [2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Christmas Market wins Best Achievement". harrogatechristmasmarket.org. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Case Studies:Brian Dunsby". Queensawards.org. Archived from the original on 16 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Contact Us". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Chamber Chief Executive to step down at AGM". Harrogate Informer. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Brian Dunsby retires after 32 years with trade association". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. ^ "No. 58673". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 21 April 2008. p. S4.
  7. ^ "Our Enterprise Roll of Honour -". Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.