London - The Bright Ideas Trust

Tim Campbell is the founder and CEO of the Bright Ideas Trust which provides support services to 16-30 year olds in London who are looking to start their own business.

You might recognise Tim as the winner of the first series of The Apprentice TV show with Sir Alan Sugar. After winning the show Tim received lots of requests from fans seeking assistance in setting up their own businesses. "I'm not sure they understood that I was the apprentice" Tim Jokes but after two years learning from Sir Alan Tim set about forming the Bright Ideas Trust to help people get started in the world of business. He sums it up in the video below:





Tim’s energy and enthusiasm came across within minutes of my arrival, it is clear he is passionate about helping young people. This has certainly contributed to his success in engaging corporate partners to fund the program including the creation of an investment fund. This fund is used to assist businesses from an investment standpoint rather than as a grant. As Tim said you can’t teach someone about business by giving them a handout and by investing cash and expertise into the business in return for a small equity stake the future of the trust is more certain. Over time the aim is to make the trust self-funding.

The amount of information that Tim freely shared was incredible and has no chance of fitting here, I will endeavour to list the key areas in the final report. A huge thankyou to Tim and his team for their time.

PS - Tim recently authored a book to help people get their ideas off the ground.