Eric Collins is the co-founder and CEO of Impact X Capital
Partners, a venture capital firm investing in under-represented
entrepreneurs in the UK and Europe. Eric is also a serial
entrepreneur and technology executive who has worked with numerous
innovative companies and invests in fast-growth businesses helping
Black and female entrepreneurs get the jump start they need.
In 2011, shortly before making London his home, Eric was appointed
by President Obama to the Small Business Administration's Council
on Underserved Communities. Since then, the FT has placed Eric
among the UK's top 100 BAME leaders in technology and he has been
included in The Power List as one of the most influential Black
people in Britain. Eric has also appeared on Radio 4 and Sky News
and in the FT, Fortune, Forbes, Bloomberg, Guardian, The Times and
Sunday Times and hosts Channel 4's award-winning business reality
series, The Money Maker.
Eric's advice will help change all our futures for good.
*Sir Lenny Henry*
Do business better. It is incumbent on business leaders to use our
advantage and our power for positive impact and Eric explains
brilliantly the difference that we can make. It turns out it is
easy to do - so the choice of whether to make that difference is
ours.
*Alex Mahon, Chief Executive, Channel 4*
Whether you're already working in the world of business or a
beginner starting out with a good idea, We Don't Need Permission is
invaluable. It's a disruptive, solution-driven path toward a level
playing field and Black empowerment. The book removes the first
obstacle with its title. An important read.
*Adrian Lester*
With one in two Black British families living below the poverty
line today, Eric's book is the generational game-changer we
need.
*David Harewood, author of Maybe I Don’t Belong Here*
This book is a manifesto for much needed radical and overdue
change. It provides timely and necessary perspectives from one of
today's most important voices in the ongoing fight for social
justice. Collins's book is a must-read for all those inside and
outside our community wishing to understand a Black British
perspective as well as the imperative for change.
*Ric Lewis, founder and Chairman of Tristan Capital Partners*
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