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An interview with henry patterson the uk s youngest entrepreneur
Henry Patterson, born 15th January 2004, founder of children's brand Not Before Tea and author of the children's books The Adventures of Sherb and Pip.
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In 2013 Henry was a finalist at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards
Patterson has been dubbed by the media as Britain's youngest businessman. He is a regular speaker and has featured in over 70 publications worldwide including Forbes Magazine. In 2014, Henry guested on BBC The One Show with Sir Richard Branson.
In 2015 Henry featured in other worldwide publications such as 'The Sunday Times', 'The New York Times', 'The Huffington Post', 'BBC Radio 4' and 'The Telegraph'
In 2016 Patterson spoke at Retail Week Live 2016 at the O2 Arena.
In early 2017 Henry sold his book (The Adventures Of Sherb and Pip) to be made into an animation
Speaking
Henry is a keen speaker and has spoken at numerous events:
2014: Mumpreneur Conference
2015: Mumpreneur Conference
2016: Retail Week Live
2016: Clarkes Shoes
2016: LEGO
2016: Avarto
2016: Company Of Master Jewellers (CMJ)
2017: Potential Plus UK
Not Before Tea
In 2013 Henry founded children's brand 'Not Before Tea'. He called his company 'Not Before Tea' as it is what his grandmother says when he asks for sweets. He started by selling sweets to family and friends. He then made a website and his mother taught him how to write a press release, it was picked up by The Daily Mail a day later. He wrote a book about a mouse and an owl who run a sweet shop and designed products around them.
Www.notbeforetea.co.uk