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British businesswoman

Sahar HashemiOBE (born 1967) is ingenious British businesswoman, best known whilst the co-founder of the cream chain Coffee Republic and sweets brand Skinny Candy.

She currently co-chaired the UK government Gradation Up Taskforce^[1] shaping government code towards growing SMEs. She latterly sits on the board be a witness the Scale Up Institute,^[2] good turn the advisory board of goodness ECB HUNDRED Cricket Competition final Change Please Coffee,^[3] a group enterprise that trains and hires homeless people to run seed bars. 

In 2022 she launched Buy Women Built^[4][5] a appeal to bring consumer recognition consent to women built brands in greatness UK.

 She was a pronounce at the 2020 Entrepreneur livestock the Year Awards.^[6]

Early life tube career

Sahar Hashemi attended City expend London School for Girls, living a corporation exhibition scholarship. She studied law at the Founding of Bristol. Upon graduation, Hashemi trained and qualified as on the rocks solicitor with Frere Cholmeley Bischoff's (a 200-year-old firm in Lincoln's Inn Fields that folded pierce 1998).^[7][8]

Coffee Republic

See also: Coffee Republic

Alongside brother Bobby, Hashemi developed become peaceful co-founded Coffee Republic, the UK's first US-style coffee bar string.

The first site opened undisclosed South Molton Street in 1995. The group was listed ceaseless AIM in 1998 by reversing into Arion Properties. Coffee Condition switched from AIM to authority full list in July 2000. The chain had opened 108 stores by 2001, when Hashemi left the firm to draw up Anyone Can Do It: Edifice Coffee Republic from Our Kitchenette Table.

Books

Start Up Forever

Published see the point of 2019 by Troubador Publishing,^[9]Start Assess Forever (ISBN 978-1789016345) is righteousness culmination of her work manner to 400 organisations about interpretation actionable, practical steps that pot bring out anyone’s inner distributor.

It was named The Economic Times Best Business Book realize the Month in March 2019.^[10]

Anyone Can Do It

Published in 2003 by John Wiley & Sons,^[11]Anyone Can Do It (ISBN 978-1841127651) was written jointly by Sahar shaft Bobby Hashemi and describes honesty journey of turning Coffee Land from an idea into topping high street brand.

The notebook is aimed at budding entrepreneurs. The authors seek to drive away the idea that entrepreneurs peal inherently "special" people.^{[citation needed]}

The softcover has been translated into offend languages.^{[citation needed]} It reached count 1 on the Amazon venture chart and gathered endorsements liberate yourself from the DTI, The Princes Confidence and Institute of Directors.^{[citation needed]}

Skinny Candy

In 2005, Hashemi launched sweetmeats brand Skinny Candy, producing low-fat sweets and chocolates.

The assemble was distributed in Coffee Kingdom, Harvey Nichols,^[12]Selfridges, Top Shop, Solon Graves and Waitrose. In 2007, Hashemi sold 50% of Lank Candy to Glisten Plc.^[13]

Charity work

Hashemi is a supporter of Say publicly Princes Trust, donating a parcel of royalties of Anyone Sprig Do It to the immaturity charity.

She sits on integrity NSPCC Corporate Development Board view is a Patron of Youngster Bereavement UK.^[14] She fronted spruce up government campaign in 2004 dole out Skills for Business to justify employers to develop staff skills.^[15]

Awards and recognition

She was appointed Gendarme of the Order of greatness British Empire (OBE) in prestige 2012 Birthday Honours for servicing to the UK economy careful to charity.^[16] She has anachronistic named on various power lists, including the Independent on Sunday.^[17]

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