My guest this month is Marcus Simmons, Founder and MD of iknow UK, the internet marketing hotel websites business HQ’d in Preston - that also happens to be the fastest growing company in its sector in the UK.
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Now Marcus, who was originally a manufacturing management consultant, started iknow UK in 2003 and funded development of his first website ‘iknow Yorkshire’ by re-mortgaging his and his parents homes. Over the following five years, his courage and vision paid off, so much so, that the business today comprises a portfolio of twelve holiday accommodation websites, that promote over two-thousand customers properties, to more than seven million website visitors per year.
In the interview, Marcus talks us through his story, from what motivated him to start the business in the first place, to his plans for international expansion and a well-earned flotation of the company.
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To find out more about iknow UK visit www.iknow-uk.com
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