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Tony Rafferty (Entrepreneur)
Tony Rafferty is a British entrepreneur who founded the UK company Printing.com plc, a UK Public Limited Company whose shares are on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM).

Career
Rafferty commenced a BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering The University of Sheffield in 1987 but did not complete his degree. Following various ventures centered on nightclub promotion, in August 1992 Rafferty established the company that would subsequently become the principal UK subsidiary of Printing.com plc.

Rafferty lead the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Printing.com plc with the company’s shares subsequently listed on London’s OFEX investment exchange on 4th September 2000. Rafferty also lead the promotion of Printing.com plc’s shares to the AIM in August 2004.

Rafferty lead Printing.com plc’s acquisition of the Dutch online printing company MFG BV acquiring Flyerzone.nl, Drukland.nl and Printrepublic.nl. The acquisition was reported to the London Stock Exchange on 8th November 2010. . The launch of the UK version of the Flyerzone.nl site, Flyerzone.co.uk, was reported at the end of July 2011 via Printing.com's AGM Statement.

On 7th November 2011, Rafferty reported to the London Stock Exchange the establishment of TemplateCloud.com and accordingly the aim to establish an online library of editable graphic design.

Rafferty served as a Director of the British Franchise Association from November 2005 to November 2006

Rafferty was a national finalist in the Ernst and Young sponsored Entrepreneur of the Year award 2005, having won the Northern Business Services Heat.

He was listed in Growing Business as one of their Young Guns in 2003 and one of The Future 500 by The Guardian in 2008.

Rafferty was listed by PrintWeek as Number 55 on the PrintWeek Power 100 list in 2012