Entrepreneurial Winner 2010

Entrepreneurial Category & 2010 Overall Winner

James Villarreal

Age: 24
Job Title: Co-founder and CEO
Company: Glide Utilities Limited

James established Glide Utilities with Sandeep Krishan in 2006. Glide were the first utilities supplier to solve the problem of splitting bills in shared accommodation by billing each tenant individually. The following year they raised equity Investment from Birmingham based investors, helping them expand across the UK and laying the foundations for continued growth in the future. James is a committee member of the Young Directors Forum and a board member of Young Enterprise. He is very enthusiastic about enterprise and he loves promoting the benefits of entrepreneurship. James believes Birmingham has a key role to play in the future of many of the UK’s entrepreneurs.