Being told off by his mother for forgetting to bring the washing in before it rained was the incentive for Roger Hind to develop the Rotamate two years ago.
At 21, Gareth Harca identified two gaps in the market that he filled with his companies InstaHedge and RentaHedge. Two companies? Isn't that hedging your bets?
Lotty Cunningham set up dance and drama company, Streetz Ahead after noticing that there were very few activities in her local area for young people to take part in during their free time.
Dean Rhodes Brandon, who is deaf, set up yourlocalcinema.com to help the 5 million people in the UK with hearing or visual impairments who enjoy going to the cinema.
Civil engineer Jane Campbell changed the way her whole company, MWH, records and presents what it does. She was a finalist in 2006's Enterprising Young Brits awards.
Finalist in the Innovation at Work category of 2006's Enterprising Young Brits awards, Loic. His idea to make shopping simpler was so successful, it was picked up by every Tescos store and earned Loic a promotion.
Sophia Kyriacou, a project manager at Camelot, the operator of the National Lottery, came up with a groundbreaking scratch card design while at home at the weekend watching TV.
James' ideas took him from runner at ?What If! to setting up and managing the Footprint project, which drives social innovation. He won the Innovation at Work category of 2006's Enterprising Young Brits.
