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Alec Reed CBE, founder and former chairman of the Reed staffing and learning empire, will receive a knighthood this year for services to business and charity.
Speaking exclusively to Recruiter, Reed said he was particularly pleased to have been acknowledged for both disciplines. "Without charity, what's the point of business?" he said. "And without business, there would be no charity."
The self-described 'social entrepreneur' has not only supported hundreds of charities over the years but founded a few himself including the Big Give, a website where wealthy donors can choose from more than 7,000 registered charitable projects to which to contribute.
Asked what he looked for when choosing charitable causes to get behind, he admitted: "Actually, I'm a cheat - I look at it and think, 'Can I make it work?' I choose something where I...