Focus: Presentation design
Lyndon Nicholson, 35 & Dale Smith, 31
Company: Article 10
Web: www.article10.com
Co-founders Nicholson and Smith launched their presentation design firm in 2004, and its turnover is set to reach £1.1m this year. The company’s initial offering saw it providing everything from simple PowerPoint to corporate video for clients such as BP, Barclays and Unilever. When blue chips began to view Article 10 as a preferred supplier, Nicholson and Smith expanded its offering to cover online advertising, integrated marketing and event management. The growth has been funded without debt. The founders simply gave up 25% of the firm to experienced executives who have guided it through a diversification which has led to the launch of three new businesses.
