Brian Dunsby

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. "Christmas Market wins Best Achievement". harrogatechristmasmarket.org. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. "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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