The Sweet Smell Of Success For The Founder Of Micro-Fresh

When entrepreneur Byron Dixon devised a way of preventing mold from growing on leather goods being shipped across the globe, he had no idea how great the demand would be for his product Micro-Fresh. Today the non-toxic, anti-bacterial formula that kills germs and prevents odors is used in a wide range of products spanning multiple industries.

A chemist by profession, Leicester-born Dixon started his career in the 1990s as a lab technician developing leather finishing products while working for Danish shoe company ECCO. He returned to the U.K. and, in 2006, launched Micro-Fresh, a product with the potential for a wide range of applications.

Initially, he

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