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 channelled 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

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, organising the 2003 World Conference.[2]

In 2001 he was elected director of the UK Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. He was also organising 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 organised the Harrogate Christmas Market in 2013, an award winning event put on by Perlex Associates and 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 form that role after 32 years involvement with the organization in 2010.[5]

Awards and nominations

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

  1. 1 2 "Christmas Market wins Best Achievement". harrogatechristmasmarket.org. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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.


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