All Inspiring Stories

Ali Clabburn set up his innovative car-sharing scheme in his final year of university. Liftshare aims to help alleviate congestion & pollution in the UK, as well as the chance to save money on fuel bills. He explains his socially-aware approach.

Alice Bowe was studying fine art at Oxford when she decided she was more interested in real plants rather than pictures of them. An art show at the Oxford Botanic Gardens prompted her to set up her own landscape design consultancy, Alice Bowe Design.

Alice Whiteley had the idea for Loop in May 2006 when she discovered how expensive it was to buy essential kit for her new born baby, and how much went to waste as her child grew up.

Alicia set up Amabadelo to offer early years music and movement workshops that support children's physical development. She has run workshops in hospitals, art galleries, sure start groups, schools and community centres and other places.

Alison Cole and Ann Nguyen believe that designing human solutions does not necessitate an expensive graduate degree. They are designing a prototype for free and meaningful graduate level education in an ecovillage in Auroville, India!

Amy is an artist, illustrator and printer. She makes colourful, hand-printed fashion and interior accessories using organic, fair-trade denims and cottons, vintage and pre-loved materials, to create quirky and original fabrics using only traditional methods.

Dr. Amy Rogers is an enterprising science teacher at Higham Lane School in Nuneaton, who goes that extra mile to inspire her pupils and to fuel their hunger for learning...

When Andrea Photiou decided to follow her dreams by pursuing a career in radio she created Playvybz, an online radio station which is global in scope but local in heart.

31 year-old Andrew Binstock is a dedicated entrepreneur who grew up knowing that he wanted a career in property. He set up AuctionYourProperty.com in April 2006.

"Six months into my PR career as a 21 year old graduate trainee at Lynne Franks PR, I remember finding myself speaking on behalf of a client. I was live on National BBC News in the capacity as ‘Official Spokesperson for BT’.