Speakers

Following an education in business law, Jane spent eight years as an international credit analyst and corporate loan officer in the City of London.

After founding Business Plan Services (‘BPS’) in 1991, which helped companies for over 20 years with business planning and proposals for bank finance, business angel funds, venture capital and grants, Jane became one of the UK’s leading authorities on business planning. Jane is co-author of the leading book Successful Business Plans, appearing as a guest speaker on BBC Radio 4 on the subject as well as giving regular talks at business conferences and workshops.

Originally brought into London Business School in 2013 to leverage her experience with start-ups and extensive networks, Jane was appointed to the role of Director of the IEPC in 2018. Over the years Jane’s work across many areas of the organisation has enabled her to develop a suite of resources to support aspiring founders with all aspects of pursuing an entrepreneurial career path, from strategic planning to delivery and fundraising for growth.

Today, these initiatives sit at the core of the School’s offering for early-stage ventures that are available to the London Business School community all over the world and run out of both our London and Dubai locations. These include the Entrepreneur’s Journey series, various mentorship programmes and summer internship opportunities for those curious to explore start-up life.

For almost 10 years Jane was also the driving force behind the School’s Incubator, an entrepreneurial showcase, which sits at the centre of the LBS £2m Entrepreneurship Experience, by developing a support package and space for 11 Incubator businesses as well as access to a full range of professional experts.

In addition, Jane launched Enterprise 100, the angel network that has been operating out of London Business School since 1999, which provides early-stage funding for many of the School’s entrepreneurial ventures.