Talking to entrepreneurs is so much more fun than the endless arguments about Brexit and Boris — the lot of jobbing journalists these days. This blog covers the three London & the South regional finalists for the 2019 Economic Disruptor of the Year Awards who were unable to join us this week for lunch at the offices of our sponsor, Julius Baer. I talked to them individually instead — and all three gave very persuasive pitches, particularly in terms of the social impact of their businesses.
First, former aerospace engineer Mat Oram told me about AdviseInc, which helps Health Service procurement managers achieve better value for public money by gathering and analysing price data on up to two million products regularly purchased by the UK’s 230 NHS trusts. This is already saving £500 million, not only by doing away with ‘unwarranted price variances’ but also by advising Trusts which products offer the best value.
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