Tony was the Managing Director of a well-known local retail clothing company for 30 years and former Chairman of Blackpool Major Retail Consortium and co-founder and Board member of The Blackpool Town Centre Forum. He was as a leading player in the initiation of a joint partnership arrangement with the Police and the Blackpool Town Centre Forum resulting in the incorporation of Blackpool’s CCTV system and has been the recipient of numerous awards for his services such as:* Winner of The Evening Gazette /First Leisure Business Personality of the year and Small Business of the year.* Winner of the Blackpool Civic Trust Award for outstanding achievement.* A lifetime achievement award from the Blackpool Town Centre Forum.* Winner of the 2012 SELNET Enterprise in Society AwardMore recently he was awarded Social Enterprise Champion of Lancashire 2021Tony's move into the third sector was as a qualified volunteer adviser for the Citizens Advice Bureau. He attained membership of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy as a qualified Counsellor in 2005.Tony was the Social Enterprise Champion of Lancashire in 2021/2His goal is to help create a vibrant social enterprise economy in the North West of England and to encourage growth and development in this sector. Tony co-founded and was a former non-executive director of Radio Wave - a leading independent radio station in the North-West.Tony is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Commerce Specialties: Anthony Carr’s Specialities:Tony is an accomplished speaker on the subject of the social enterprise economy with expert knowledge in this sector.