Articles by Iqbal Wahhab

Iqbal Wahhab OBE is the founder of London restaurants The Cinnamon Club and Roast. He also chairs two social enterprises Bounce Back and Mums The Chef and is planning to launch two new businesses in the coming year.

From jail to jobs: The budget needs to focus on getting ex-cons back in work

Tax breaks for companies that make a concrete effort to employ released prisoners would benefit both jails and the economy.

Nov 20, 2017

Budget

Don't demonise failure in entrepreneurs. We should celebrate 'outliers' who challenge the norm

The charity world not only turns on outsiders who dare probe their effectiveness, but also insiders who don't play by their safe rules.

Oct 30, 2017

National Mentoring Day: UK businesses must help youth realise potential and fill a £19bn GDP gap

Connect Mentors will bring together businesses who increasingly understand that the lack of diversity in their workforce is slowing them down.

Oct 26, 2017

Uber is a lifeline for London's ethnic minority workers – did TfL even think about this?

The ride-hailing app must address its problems, but TfL's ban is a blow to many hardworking people.

Sep 23, 2017

Uber London

What's stopping us creating food and drink emporiums for the masses in the redundant BHS stores?

Let's find a way to do something positive with these massive redundant spaces on our high streets.

Aug 30, 2017

Follow the myth of millennial marketing at your own peril

Pity the business creating a new brand that sucks up all this dubious advice.

Aug 20, 2017

Facebook Instagram

Sorry Nadiya, but a token Muslim is better than no Muslims at all

Workforces need to represent this country's diversity. A token effort is the first step towards this.

Jul 12, 2017

As a Muslim restaurant owner in Borough Market, this attack sickens me

Borough Market has been trading for a thousand years - this won't divide us.

Jun 4, 2017

Pepper the Personal Robot Unveiled in Japan

Purpose of an 'enterprise ecosystem': Shared values and networks businesses ought to have with key stakeholders

In the digital age, the road ahead should be all about building an ecosystem of services that can help consumers and enterprises alike.

Jun 1, 2017

Mark Zuckerberg

Brexit Impact: 44% of working adults feel pessimistic about the future, CIPD survey says

Employing cheaper overseas labour makes us complicit in creating an underclass of unemployed Brits

Governments must give us tax breaks and share the benefits savings with employers.

Apr 15, 2017

Theresa May Brexit

Moderate Muslims have a role to play in combatting the West's anti-Islam stance

Let's take good news and positive outcomes from abhorrent events whenever we can.

Mar 26, 2017

Isis Islamic State

UK companies are nowhere near diverse enough and it's hurting our economy

BME representation from the boardroom down needs to improve in the UK – and this is how to do it.

Feb 28, 2017

Re-offending rates are too high – we need to get prisoners out and into jobs

The positive effect of being at work – not just for ex-offenders but also for their families – is profound.

Feb 23, 2017

Local councils have failed Britain's Brexit-voting poor - it is time for business to take over

We need a new Dragon's Den approach to foster entrepreneurship

Nov 1, 2016

Brexit

Charities are uncompetitive, unwieldy and overly ego-driven - they need to adapt or die

Businesses make calculated decisions largely on facts and what's right for the company.

Oct 20, 2016

How to turn a gangster into an entrepreneur

If you're an investor looking to back entrepreneurial talent, visit your local nick - it worked for me.

Sep 9, 2016

UK bank holiday weekend: About 5.1 million people will go on a holiday, generating £1.3bn for the UK economy

Dear bankers: Help the economy and repair your reputation with Bank Volunteering Mondays

Each bank holiday cost the UK £2.3bn in lost earnings and productivity.

Aug 28, 2016