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About Tony Bury

Tony is a serial entrepreneur, having established 18 start ups in his career. Having exited from the majority of these businesses, he maintains private equity shareholdings in a range of businesses; consultancy, energy, trading, engineering and industrial services. Tony’s first charitable organisation, the Mowgli Foundation, was born in 2008 from a strong conviction that entrepreneurs the world over should have access to the support that he believes helped him succeed – the mentoring which he received throughout his business and personal life.

The World Economic Forum: Three Key Points made about Arab Development

By Tony Bury- Founder of the Mowgli Foundation This week, I and my daughter Kat attended the World Economic Forum’s Special Meeting on Economic Growth and Job Creation in the Arab World, in Jordan. It was a stimulating event with … Continue reading

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A Letter from Tony Bury on the publication of Mowgli’s Annual Review

2010 was an exciting and inspirational year for the Mowgli Foundation; I am pleased to say that we have formed some very meaningful partnerships and working relationships with a number of extraordinary people and organisations who are driven – in … Continue reading

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Managing social unrest by increasing GDP

Almost no country in the MENA Region experiences the 7-8% GDP growth familiar in the South East Asia economies that is needed to disseminate the benefits of growth to the middle and lower classes. This is largely due to the … Continue reading

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Reflections on WAMDA's Celebration of Entrepreneurship Dubai #coe2010

Having spent 44 years of my life living and working in the Middle East, I am used to the desert…….. In 2008 we launched the Mowgli Foundation. Through our exposure in the Middle East we recognised the enormous challenge that … Continue reading

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Building an entrepreneurs country in Great Britain

Useful video from a recent conference at the Manchester Business School entitled, Building an entrepreneur country. Julie Meyer, who is the speaker, has an impressive track record of supporting entrepreneurs and has also worked on the BBC show, Dragons’ Den. Find out More

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CK Prahalad passes away

CK Prahalad has passed away. CK was one of the leading sources of inspiration that I gained in having the vision for Mowgli through his book “Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyriamid”. Find out More

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Outliers – Malcom Gladwell

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell is well worth a read as it dismisses many myths and brings a sense of reality. However a particular paragraph really highlighted to me the correlation between this piece of work and what Mowgli is creating. Find out More

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Mowgli launch in Bahrain

Mowgli Foundation launch in Bahrain – Tony Bury’s Speech Find out More

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Mowgli Launch in London

Mowgli Foundation Launch in London – Tony Bury’s Speech Find out More

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The Mowgli Foundation – Launch in Dubai

Forget slumdog millionaire – the Mowgli Foundation uses mentoring to create sustainable opportunity in world’s poorest communities. Find out More

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Revealed: Strange world of Keane the boss – Sunday Times, 7th December

Some Sunderland directors believed Keane needed a mentor … you can read my comments on the blog. Find out More

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