We’re delighted to announce that Doug Richard from Dragons Den has joined the board of Pearl!

Doug is a successful entrepreneur with over 20 years’ experience in the development and leadership of technology and software ventures, Doug featured in the first two TV series of Dragon’s Den. Pearl has set new standards in cloud software for SMEs so we are really chuffed to have Doug as part of the Pearl team at a time when the web-based software market is booming.

Doug Richard said: “One of the biggest challenges facing UK startups is trying to find integrated software that delivers CRM, accounting, e-commerce and everything else they need all in the same place. Companies should no longer be running on traditional desktop software. I looked at more than 30 different cloud software products and decided that the only one that fit the requirements was Pearl… it’s the only one that offers a complete web based package at a decent price.”

We’re also pleased to announce that Chris Chapman, an experienced CFO who has worked with Doug for many years, is also joining the board. Chris helped Doug with the assessment of the web-based software.

Chris says “As soon as I saw the Pearl product I immediately knew that they were setting the bar for others to aim for. In reality, nobody came close to providing the same breadth of offering that was priced very attractively and that addressed so many small business processes under one roof. The sheer power of Pearl made the decision easy for us.”

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