| 词条 | Karen Arnold |
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Dr Karen Arnold (born 1964)[1] is a former company director who has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Bournemouth University for her services to charity and education, and also the Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion. Since 2015 she has worked in military transition, supporting those leaving the military. She was formerly the chief executive of The Enterprise and Skills Company Limited, based in Wimborne Minster, Dorset.[2] The "Yes Chef" programme was set up by Karen Arnold to support and inspire the young generation of chefs. She continues to support this programme. LifeArnold grew up in Port Isaac, Cornwall, and studied economics and accountancy. Her Enterprise and Skills Company, founded together with Dr John Knowles, is devoted to promoting entrepreneurship among teenagers.[3] This includes organising competitions in which teenagers briefly set up and run their own businesses.[4] She has been quoted as saying: "The new buzz word is employability and it is never too soon to encourage students to understand that as well as achieving their academic grades, they need to have a broad portfolio of employability skills which include working together, problem solving and other key skills.”[5] Arnold has been a director of the Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and a governor of Weymouth College and of The Bishop of Winchester Academy.[6] AwardsIn 2009 she received the Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion,[7][8] and in 2014 she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Bournemouth University for services to education and the charitable sector.[8][9] References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://companycheck.co.uk/director/910928627/MS-KAREN-ARNOLD/summary|title=MS KAREN ARNOLD director information. Free director information|author=company check ltd|date=26 November 2015|work=Company Check|accessdate=26 November 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2013}}{{Use British English|date=November 2015}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Arnold, Karen}}{{UK-business-bio-stub}}2. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11530521.___Students_get_down_to_business_for_Enterprise_Challenge___/|title=Students get down to business for Enterprise Challenge|date=13 October 2014|work=Daily Echo|author=Will Frampton}} 3. ^Tim Saunders, Startups shining bright, Dorset Business, Friday 31 July 2009. Accessed 26 November 2015. 4. ^Will Frampton, Students get down to business for Enterprise Challenge, Bournemouth Daily Echo, Monday, 13 October 2014. Accessed 26 November 2015. 5. ^Plymouth students create smoothies and perfume in apprentice-style challenge, Plymouth Herald, December 13, 2013. Accessed 26 November 2015. 6. ^[https://www1.bournemouth.ac.uk/sites/default/files/asset/document/karen-arnold-citation.pdf Citation for doctorate], Bournemouth University. Accessed 26 November 2015. 7. ^{{cite web | url =http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4337621.Karen___s_Queen___s_Award_honour/ | title =Karen's Queen's Award honour | work= | date=4 May 2009 | author=Tim Saunders | publisher = Bournemouth Echo | accessdate = 22 November 2015 }} 8. ^1 "It's a doctorate for Karen" (12 November 2014). Cornish Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2015. 9. ^"University tourism and business graduates celebrate" (7 November 2014). Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 22 November 2015. 8 : Living people|1964 births|Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion (2009)|British corporate directors|Women corporate directors|British chief executives|British company founders|Alumni of Weymouth College |
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