Twitter is a noisy place: some 340 million tweets are sent out every day. So, MT’s done the hard work for you and compiled its pick of the entrepreneurs tweeting on Twitter. We've concentrated mainly on UK entrepreneurs, with the occasional US entrepreneur thrown in for good measure. With this lot, you'll be informed, entertained and inspired every time you fire up your Twitter account.
1. Richard Branson, Virgin entrepreneur - @richardbranson
2. Michael Acton-Smith, founder of Mind Candy (Moshi Monsters) - @acton
3. Richard Reed, co-founder of Innocent Drinks - @richardreedinno
4. Michelle Mone, founder of Ultimo Lingerie - @MichelleMone
5. Paul Lindley, co-founder of Ella’s Kitchen - @Paul_Lindley
6. Richard Moross, founder of Moo.com - @richardmoross
7. Martha Lane Fox, co-founder of LastMinute.com and UK Digital Champion - @MarthaLaneFox
8. Sahar Hashemi, founder of Skinny Candy and co-founder of Coffee Republic - @saharhas
9. Mary Portas, founder of Yellowdoor - @MaryPortas
10. Willy Wynne, founder of Arena Flowers - @WillWynne
11. Jacqueline Gold, CEO of Ann Summers and Knickerbox - @Jacqueline_Gold
12. Thea Green, founder of Nails Inc - @Thea_Green
13. Lynne Franks, serial entrepreneur and founder of B.Hive - @Lynne_Franks
14. Sam Barnett, founder of Struq - @BarnettSam
15. Rowan Gormley, founder of Naked Wines - @rowbags
16. Errol Damelin, founder of Wonga - @ED_Wonga
17. Will King, founder of King of Shaves - @KingofShaves
18. Simon Woodroffe, founder of YO! Sushi - @Woodroffe_Simon
19. Adam Baker, founder of Blottr - @adamblottr
20. Hilary Devey, founder of Pall-Ex and star of Dragons’ Den - @HilaryDevey
21. Peter Jones, founder of the UK’s first enterprise academy and star of Dragons’ Den - @dragonjones
22. Duane Jackson, founder of KashFlow - @DuaneJackson
23. Deborah Meaden, serial entrepreneur and star of Dragons’ Den - @DeborahMeaden
24. Ben Way, serial entrepreneur and star of Secret Millionaire - @BWay
25. Mark Pearson, founder of MyVoucherCodes and star of Secret Millionaire - @markpearson
26. Oli Barrett, the one and only Oli Barrett - @OliBarrett
27. Theo Paphitis, serial entrepreneur and star of Dragons’ Den - @TheoPaphitis
28. Duncan Bannatyne, serial entrepeneur and star of Dragons’ Den - @DuncanBannatyne
29. Shaa Wasmund, founder of Smarta - @ShaaWasmund
30. Doug Richard, founder of School for Startups - @dougrichard
31. James Cann, founder of Hamilton Bradshaw and former star of Dragons’ Den - @JamesCaan
32. Alicia Navarro, co-founder of Skimlinks - @AliciaNavarro
33. Rupert Murdoch, founder of News Corp - @RupertMurdoch
34. Lord Sugar, serial entreprneur and star of The Apprentice @Lord_Sugar
35. Ed Wray, co-founder of Betfair - @edwray
36. David Hathiramani, co-founder of A Suit That Fits - @ASuitTFDavid
37. Alistair Mitchell, co-founder of Huddle - @almitchell
38. Kirsty Henshaw, founder of Kirstys - @Kirsty_Henshaw
39. Michael Birch, co-founder of Bebo - @MickBirch
40. Duncan Cheatle, founder of The Supper Club - @DuncanCheatle
41. Michael Hayman, co-founder of Seven Hills - @MichaelHayman
42. Jan Reichelt, co-founder of Mendeley - @janerixo
43. Lara Morgan, founder of Pacific Direct - @IAmLaraMorgan
44. Evan Williams, founder of Twitter - @ev
45. Geoff and Jim Riley, founders of Tutor2U - @tutor2u and @tutor2u_econ
46. Damian Kimmelman, founder of Duedil - @duediler
47. Matt Robinson, co-founder of GoCardless - @mattjackrob
48. Chad Hurley, co-founder of Youtube - @Chad_Hurley
49. Emi Gal, founder of Brainient - @EmiGal
50. James Dyson, founder of Dyson - @DysonJames (he hasn’t tweeted yet but MT has high hopes)
Have we made any glaring omissions? Leave your recommendations below, and we'll extend our hitlist.
And, by popular demand...
51. John Vincent and Henry Dimbleby, co-founders of Leon - @JohnV_LEON and @Henry_Leon
52. Mike Clare, founder of Dreams - @MikeGClare
53. Elizabeth Varley, co- founder of TechHub - @evarley
54. Shed Simove, the one and only Ideas Man - @ShedSimove
55. Rich Martell, founder of Floxx - @RichMartell
56. Brad Burton, founder of 4Networking - @BradBurton
57. Wendy Tan White, co-founder of Moonfruit - @wendytanwhite
58. Alex Tew, serial entrepreneur - @tewy
59. Jamie Murray Wells, founder of Glasset Direct - @glasses_Jamie
60. Simon Nixon, founder of moneysupermarket - @simonnixon
61. Dwain Reid, serial entrepreneur and Twitter supremo - @DwainReid
Picture: BigStockPhoto
