Money makers: the Jamal Edwards effect

Jamal Edwards was determined to start his own business and nothing was going to stop him.

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Jamal Edwards showed tenacity
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When Jamal Edwards said he wanted to be an entrepreneur,his school told him to start out by working in a shop. Butthe teachers had not reckoned with Edwards' tenacity, norwith the new possibilities opened up by the internet. Now26 and reported to be worth £8m, the media entrepreneur'sSBTV music platform is credited with bringing artists like EdSheeran and Dizzee Rascal to mainstream audiences, saysEleanor Lawrie on ThisIsMoney.co.uk.

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