Reuben Singh
Welcome to my website and blog.
A British entrepreneur, I am the Founder of alldayPA, the UK's largest 24-hour telephone answering services provider and the CEO of Isher Capital, a boutique private equity fund.
In my career so far, I'm grateful to have achieved a number of things, including being named a pioneer of the nation by HM The Queen; having my portrait hung in the National Portrait Gallery; serving on a number of Government councils and bodies, and receiving an honorary doctorate in philosophy.
I’ve experienced outstanding success in my business career and I’ve seen some incredibly tough times too. I know what it’s like to enjoy the success of a business and the pain of trying to rescue it.
Today I manage several businesses and I am a serial investor in a number of start up and high growth businesses. Concentrating my efforts on promoting British Entrepreneurship wherever and whenever I can, I yearn to learn from more experienced entrepreneurs and idolize the business acumen and ethical values instilled in me by my parents.
I am a proud British Sikh. My faith is what drives me and makes me stronger. My religion has taught me many things that I try to implement into my businesses: compassion and tolerance; seeing God and good in others; standing up for righteousness and defending myself and others against injustice.
On this website I want to share the things I’ve learnt on my journey. I want to inspire other young entrepreneurs and hopefully help them realise that you need to take every opportunity that comes your way, and believe in yourself and your ideas without fear of failure. We all succeed and fail on our journey growing a business; I want to inspire entrepreneurs not to give up on their ideas even in the face of great difficulties.
No one has the right to tell you what to do or not. Everyone is entitled to give their opinion. Just make sure you seek opinions of those that have the relevant experience or intellect and have no vested interest in the outcome. Choosing these people is possibly the most important thing in business.
My latest blog posts
Office anywhere, office everywhere!
Posted May 11, 2016 - Published on Linkedin : Reuben SinghThe working world is changing. No longer are we tied to the desk or forced to go into the office. Even if we still need to liaise with our colleagues and work to the same time scales...
The business benefits of outsourcing
Posted March 12, 2016 - Published on alldayPAWith the intensification of the segmentation process we have seen in the business world during the internet era, knowledge has never been such a specialised asset...
Give your staff a long weekend, every weekend, with a four-day week
Posted December 10, 2015 - Published on alldayPAWith research suggesting that the over 40 would work better with a three-day week, it is easy to wonder what changes to the working week could be made that would benefit everyone...
Entrepreneur Reuben Singh Launches University Scholarship Fund
Posted October 11, 2015 - Published on Success at SchoolBusiness leader Reuben Singh is offering university scholarships of up to £9,000 to start up tycoons of the future – could it be you? Singh was an entrepreneur from an early age and now he wants to help other ambitious young people with funding to help pay for their tuition fees. To apply you need to be a UK resident with a confirmed place at university for the 2016/2017 academic year...
Reuben Singh Launches Scholarship For Business Leaders of Tomorrow
Posted October 9, 2015 - Published on Manchester TowntalkSuccessful business leader and entrepreneur, Reuben Singh, is offering a helping hand to the start up tycoons of tomorrow. The Manchester-based businessman is launching a scholarship fund for students wishing to study at UK universities. Singh, who himself was an entrepreneur from an early age, is pursuing his passion for supporting young entrepreneurs and a belief that business education in the UK should be anchored in real-world requirements and scenarios...
£9,000 scholarships up for grabs for Salford entrepreneurs
Posted October 9, 2015 - Published on Salford OnlineFledgling entrepreneurs, social enterprise start-ups and even eBay moguls are being invited to apply for scholarships worth £9,000 to pay for education while working on their young businesses. Salford-based alldayPA CEO Reuben Singh has launched the scheme as a helping hand for the start-up tycoons of tomorrow...
Reuben Singh Launches Scholarship for business leaders of tomorrow
Posted October 9, 2015 - Published on BMM MagazineSuccessful business leader and entrepreneur, Reuben Singh, is offering a helping hand to the start up tycoons of tomorrow. The Manchester-based businessman is launching a scholarship fund for students wishing to study at UK universities. Singh, who himself was an entrepreneur from an early age, is pursuing his passion for supporting young entrepreneurs and a belief that business education in the UK should be anchored in real-world requirements and scenarios...
Manchester businessman sets up fund to help entrepreneurial students
Posted October 8, 2015 - Published on BDailyA businessman based in Manchester is launching a new scholarship fund in a bid to help students bring their entrepreneurial dreams to fruition. Reuben Singh, the CEO and founder of Salford-based telephone answering service alldayPA, is starting the fund to give students up to £9,000 in tuition fee support and allow them to run a business while studying...
Reuben Singh launches scholarship for business leaders of tomorrow
Published on North-West FYISuccessful business leader and entrepreneur, Reuben Singh, is offering a helping hand to the start up tycoons of tomorrow. The Manchester-based businessman is launching a scholarship fund for students wishing to study at UK universities. Singh, who himself was an entrepreneur from an early age, is pursuing his passion for supporting young entrepreneurs and a belief that business education in the UK should be anchored in real-world requirements and scenarios...
The truth about Reuben Singh
Posted October 9, 2015 - Published on ONSMBHow much do you trust what you read, see, and hear in mainstream media? There’s been such a lot of damning evidence against mainstream media of late that anyone trusting it completely is, at best, being regrettably naïve. Unfortunately it’s also the case that anyone trying to learn about some specific situation will primarily get their information from news media, which of course introduces a profound risk of bias...
Thinking about starting a business?
Posted September 28, 2015 - Published on Business First OnlineIf you listen to the media right now, they are spreading a message of fear and uncertainty. Times are tough, or so it would seem, and job security should be your highest priority according to those who profess to be in the know. But according to business and investment expert Reuben Singh, there has never been a better time to get into business than right now...
Interview with Reuben Singh
Posted October 2, 2015 - Published on Mouth LondonalldayPA are the UKs most trusted telephone answering service, handling calls for more than 23,000 business over the country. They offer support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to small and medium sized businesses ensuring they never miss a business call, enquiry or potential opportunity...
Simple steps to building a strong business
Posted September 27, 2015 - Published on Current Business NewsIf you didn’t attend the Business Networking Show this year, you missed a great speech from superstar entrepreneur, Reuben Singh. His inspiring talk on the risks and rewards of entrepreneurship earned him a standing ovation from the massive crowd.No, it’s not Opposite Day… this really happened...
Creating British Jobs: Not as difficult as some would have you think!
Posted September 25, 2015 - Published on Consumer EducationCreating jobs in Britain isn’t as difficult as you may first think. There have been many revolutionary moments that have changed the face of employment in the UK. Let’s take a look at one of those very moments. Imagine a man of Indian ethnicity coming to England and opening a call centre, and then going out of his way to make sure that everyone who works there is as comfortable and happy as possible...
CEO quality
Posted September 24, 2015 - Published on Talk Business MagazineEven entrepreneurs as experienced and successful as Reuben Singh has had to learn that lesson the hard way at times. And they are not alone. Nearly every great business success was built on the foundations of failure....
Flexible working works for everyone
Posted August 22, 2015 - Published on Business Plus BabyFor working mums juggling everything is clearly a huge issue. A recent survey carried out by the Mental Health Foundation in the UK found that 42% of women were not happy with the balance between their work and home life (their words not mine)...
Reuben Singh's incredible business journey
Posted Sept 6 2015 - Published on Strat TalkingIn the world of business, success stories come in many forms. Some people take decades to build up a successful company. Others try several different formats before they find one that works. Very few people succeed first time around, but there are exceptions and Reuben Singh definitely falls into that category...
Why you need a mentor in business
Posted October 1 2014 - Published on Huffington PostBuilding a business is difficult. It can be tiring, stressful and lonely. It can also be incredibly complex with a myriad of different issues and problems continually vying for your attention. No one can be...
Why now is a great time to start a business
Posted September 25 2014 - Published on Huffington PostToday, right now, thousands of people are sitting at their office desks dreaming about running their own business; they're desperate to escape the rat race; sick of the nine-to-five and they know exactly what...
Cheap Advice Is Always the Most Expensive
Posted August 22 2014 - Published on Huffington PostIn my experience, the first rule of business is to pay your lawyers, accountants and all your professional advisers well. Always pay well for the best advice because it ends up being cheaper in the long run...
Money tales
Posted August 19 2014 - Published on Go Compare Covered magYou can practically smell the money on the streets of Knightsbridge. Lamborghinis and Ferraris with lurid custom paint jobs and number plates from far-flung countries negotiate their way through congested London traffic...
Making Money With Friends Is More Fun
Posted August 14 2014 - Published on Huffington PostIn business it pays to have a long memory and to keep a mental score sheet. Always remember those who helped you and, of course, remember those who didn't. When you know who's on your side, don't be afraid to...
My Experience in Raising Finance
Posted July 29 2014 - Published on Huffington PostFrom the age of 17, when I launched my business, till today I have probably been involved in 10 or 12 different fundraising situations. Most of these have been for different deals and some of them for the same venture...
Authenticity: Being Yourself In Business
Posted July 23 2014 - Published on Huffington PostIn life being different is a strength not a weakness. As an entrepreneur I have always wanted to stand out from the crowd and demonstrate my individuality. I learnt very early in my business life that you do not need to imitate others...
Failure Is Your Greatest Success
Posted July 17 2014 - Published on Huffington PostIn America they won't take you seriously until you've failed in business. I didn't believe this myself until I went there on a trip in 1996 to find some equity investors. I set up lots of meetings and at every one of them, one of the main questions was...
