Tanya Pein is an Independent Financial Adviser at In2consulting and also runs a personal finance coaching business. She works mainly with women, helping them build a secure financial foundation.
Little Satsuma produce and source a range of products for people wanting to live a healthy & environmentally-friendly lifestyle. Makers of the first palm oil-free soap in the UK and Europe, they give a donation from every soap to the Orang-utan Foundation.
Instant Fashion Happiness is a collection of T-shirts, bags, notebooks, cushion covers and general accessories designed by Sarah Randle. The majority of products are hand-printed and feature other surface decoration.
Rob and Jason launched Dolphin Enterprises whilst still at university and went on to huge success. Dolphin Music is one of the leading providers of musical equipment on the internet and have also opened a flagship Guitar Shop in Liverpool city centre.
Michael set up Michael VJ Jones Coaching & Psychology to spread the benefits of coaching and psychology to as many people as possible.
Ben has worked all over the world in the hairdressing industry for over 15 years. He set up Benjamin Huthwaite Men's Hairdressing in 2001 with a commitment and passion for offering the highest quality service possible to all of his customers.
Sam Meech of Smeech is a videosmith – he fashions new works from old or crafts completely new ideas from scratch. He also works across other creative art forms: graphic design, animation, video production, interactive installation and performance.
Musician, songwriter and performer Shane Beales recently graduated from the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. He's now launched a revolutionary new way of getting his music to his audience – Project 52.
Inspiring Story: Urbeatz
Urbeatz was co-founded by Yaw Owusu and Kofi Owusu in 2004. The Liverpool based urban music company aims to produce, promote, develop and manage urban music and culture, whilst at the same time providing quality and integrity.
Julia turned her passion for learning and training into Maximum Impact Solutions and has built a successful business within a competitive and male-dominated sector.
Michael Yee designed a website in just 24 hours for Marymount School. It was so good that some of the parents asked him to design websites for their business. It is from here that he established his business Wirral Wide Web Design.
While at university Simon developed the business side of his love for music, organising gigs and managing bands. While doing this he discovered a gap in the market which led to him set up Sentric Music.
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. She joined the BBC’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show team in 2009.
Andy Ross and Pete Hunt decided to base their freshly-prepared ready meals business in Newcastle after studying at the university. Two years on, Fresh Element is established as a quality enterprise sourcing local produce.
Annika Bosanquet set up funky packaging company Wrapology with her younger brother Tom and went on to win an Enterprising Young Brit Award in 2004. Here she explains what inspired her to become her own boss.
Edinburgh schoolboy Fraser Doherty went into the jam-making trade at the age of 14, after his homemade preserves sold well locally. With its range of no-addedd-sugar preserves, SuperJam is now a thriving business. Fraser tells us how he did it.
Henrietta Maltby from the Isle of Wight, was tired of her inability to wear fashionable knee high boots because what was available didn't fit her calves. So she created the Buckles & Bows range of boots, which she now sells online with her husband.
James Murray Wells revolutionised the spectacle-buying market by selling glasses online at little more than cost price, thereby saving the consumer substantial amounts of money. Here's the story behind Glasses Direct
Jordan Kensington is CEO of the Invincible Media Group as well as founder of the Urban Music Awards and promoter of British Music Week. He explains why a strong sense of self belief is the key to turning dreams into reality.
