When Peter’s plan to become a Royal Marine Officer fell through, he didn’t let it get him down. The business he set up as a student for a bit of fun has now become his career.
Kate had always wanted to be an entrepreneur, and founded Memset Dedicated Server Hosting with her brother Nick in 2002.
Inspiring Story: Maria Q
Maria Q is a vocalist, vocal coach and music industry consultant, having worked with the likes of Lulu, Boy George, Coolio, M People and Victoria Beckham to name a few. She sings with critically acclaimed post-rock band Archive.
Oliver Blackwell attracted high profile media attention after unveiling his unique invention, the WasyDryIron: the world’s first drumless washing machine that also irons clothes.
Inspired by Anita Roddick and driven by her own self-belief, Emma always knew that she wanted to work for herself.
"I'm passionate about very small business, its positive impact on personal lives and for local communities,” says enterprise champion Stefan Töpfer.
Ashley Davison is one impressive young man. Following a one year art course he came up with the idea for hoodies as a cover for ipods. He’s sold the rights to that business and will earn a royalty every time a hoodie is sold. Coming up with that idea gave him the idea for his current venture, www.fixdit.com. Emma Jones of Enterprise Nation recently interviewed Ashley and shares his great story with us here!
Providing a top-notch service to its clients and a great work-life balance for its employees, Vitis PR is a modern business for the way we live now.
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.
“In 30 seconds I can help you to change your life for the better,” says image consultant Louise. She has transformed her own by becoming an entrepreneur at 55.
Mother, blogger, mentor and founder of two businesses; Suzy’s story proves the power of starting over.
Rosie has established herself as a truly enterprising artist (whether she's painting a 10 foot guitar for Paul McCartney or a cow in the legendary cow parade).
Why hire a man to do a woman's job? Home Jane offers highly qualified tradeswomen to tackle all your DIY jobs, from building shelves to antique furniture restoration.
Vincent’s mum told him “you can achieve anything if you put your mind to it”. For Vincent, that “anything” was staging a healthy eating revolution with Tossed.
The idea for Smarter Housing first came to Adam Arnold, 24, in April 2005 while he was a student at the University of Warwick. Frustrated by his dealings with estate agents when looking for somewhere to rent, Adam became convinced that he could do a better job.
Inventing a machine that allows cows to milk themselves? Funding a Europe-wide business venture with the sale of a litter of puppies? It could only be Yorkshire’s Tim Gibson, a local farmer with a global business.
50FIFTY takes the Union Jack and mixes it with national flags from all over the world to create striking, iconic clothing.
Amanda Jones and James Brown are the co-founders of Red Button Design, an award winning design house developing products for the Aid and Humanitarian markets.
As a business adviser, Monica shares her knowledge to help others succeed. She felt that being her own boss was the best way of ensuring a good work-life balance as a mum-preneur.
Xing Smoothies bring tasty, energy-giving snacks to the masses. It’s fruit, but not as we know it…
