Category Archives: Tony’s Blog

Reflections on WAMDA's Celebration of Entrepreneurship Dubai #coe2010

Posted on 22/11/2010 by Tony Bury

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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Tony Bury to be interviewed on Cheshire FM today http://www.cheshirefm.co.uk/

Posted on 03/11/2010 by Linda Parkinson-Hardman

Great news for us here at the Mowgli Team, our very own Tony Bury, founder of The Mowgli Foundation is being interviewed by Big Al on Cheshire FM at 12.15pm today, 3rd November 2010.  If you want to listen live … Continue reading →

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Meet Tony Bury – Founder and Trustee of the Mowgli Foundation

Posted on 25/10/2010 by Linda Parkinson-Hardman

Those of you that have met Tony will know just how charismatic he can be and this short clip from the recent first UK Business Book Festival, where Tony was talking about the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur … Continue reading →

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Building an entrepreneurs country in Great Britain

Posted on 26/05/2010 by Tony Bury

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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An overview of the SKOLL World Forum

Posted on 06/05/2010 by Amanda

The purpose of the forum is to bring together social entrepreneurs to stimulate collaboration and networking and therefore act as a catalyst to large scale social change. Find out More

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CK Prahalad passes away

Posted on 18/04/2010 by Tony Bury

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

Posted on 28/06/2009 by Tony Bury

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

Posted on 25/06/2009 by Tony Bury

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

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Mowgli Launch in London

Posted on 23/06/2009 by Tony Bury

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

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The Mowgli Foundation – Launch in Dubai

Posted on 03/02/2009 by Tony Bury

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

Posted on 10/12/2008 by Tony Bury

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

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