Emma Harrison [1] CBE is a British entrepreneur. She is the chairman, owner and founder of A4e (Action for employment). A graduate engineer (BSc Eng), she has received honorary doctorates from the University of Derby and the University of Bradford.
Harrison founded A4e in 1991 and now employs 4000 staff across 250 centres worldwide – it is the principal supplier and prime contractor to governments of services such as the Flexible New Deal, Legal Aid Helpline, Social care, Education for Offenders, Business Enterprise and Youth Vocational centres.
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Harrison was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.[2]
She has also received a number of business awards.[3]
Emma Harrison has appeared in Channel 4's Make me a Million and Series 1 of The Secret Millionaire.[4]
She is married to Jim Harrison. They have four children and have homes in London and at Thornbridge Hall, Derbyshire.