Dolphin Music was an online retailer selling a vast array of musical instruments and recording equipment online and is currently owned by S&T Audio. It first began in

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History

Robert Williams (11 September 1979 — 2 March 2009) and Jason Tavaria, while still at

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, used their credit cards & student loans to set up a company that would sell musical equipment by mail order and over the internet. By 2008 the business had 80 staff and £16m in revenues. In 2009 Robert Williams Co-Founder died whilst snowboarding in

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whilst with Co-Founder Jason Tavaria. In 2011 Dolphin Music was purchased by S&T Audio Ltd, who also own

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(PMT) retail stores and th
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webstore.

Legacy

A memorial fund has been established with the

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with the aim of helping inspire others follow Rob's business success following a fatal accident British entrepreneur Rob Williams dies on skiing holiday in tragedy played out on Twitter
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– snowboarding at

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. On 2 March 2009, he slipped 60 ft (20 metres) during treacherous skiing conditions. Jason was found alive via

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, but Rob was dead by 11pm. The news broke of the plight of the missing adventurers on the Swiss Alps via mobile telephone updates to microblog networking service

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. The celebration of Mr Williams's life was marked by his funeral and a reception at

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and Sopwell House respectively on 19 March.
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References

External links

Official site and Web Store

The Rob Williams Enterprise Fund

ST Audio buys Dolphin
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