Victoria Beckham named 'most successful'
Victoria Beckham has been named Britain's most successful entrepreneur after seeing her fashion empire grow over the last five years.
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The 40-year-old singer-turned-fashion designer has topped a list of over 100 business people after seeing her fashion empire's turnover rise from £1 million to a staggering £30 million in just five years, with her staff growing from three employees to 100.
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Andrew Saunders of Management Today magazine, who compiled the list based on the last five years, told The Daily Telegraph newspaper: "She's got a real business, some design talent and some business nous. She gets a lot of stick for being a celeb fashionista but I don't think that's fair.
Andrew Saunders of Management Today magazine, who compiled the list based on the last five years, told The Daily Telegraph newspaper: "She's got a real business, some design talent and some business nous. She gets a lot of stick for being a celeb fashionista but I don't think that's fair.
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"She has built something real out of her own celebrity which is quite a contemporary story. She deserves to be celebrated."
"She has built something real out of her own celebrity which is quite a contemporary story. She deserves to be celebrated."
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Victoria - who has children Brooklyn, 15, Romeo, 12, Cruz, nine, and Harper, three, with husband David Beckham - launched her eponymous label in 2008 and opened her first stand-alone boutique in London last month.
Victoria - who has children Brooklyn, 15, Romeo, 12, Cruz, nine, and Harper, three, with husband David Beckham - launched her eponymous label in 2008 and opened her first stand-alone boutique in London last month.
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According to Management Today, she now has a personal fortune of a staggering £210 million, which also helped push her towards the top spot.
According to Management Today, she now has a personal fortune of a staggering £210 million, which also helped push her towards the top spot.
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The magazine considered factors such as number of jobs created, overall estimated wealth and sales figures over a five-year period in compiling the list.
The magazine considered factors such as number of jobs created, overall estimated wealth and sales figures over a five-year period in compiling the list.
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Amit & Meeta Patel, founders of pharmaceutical group Auden Mckenzie, and Mahmud Kamani of Boohoo.com took second and third place in the list.
Amit & Meeta Patel, founders of pharmaceutical group Auden Mckenzie, and Mahmud Kamani of Boohoo.com took second and third place in the list.
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