A school trip to Africa Alive! was the start of a lucrative partnership between the Kessingland tourist attraction and two Lowestoft high school pupils. They won a Bright Sparks Award in April 2007.
Michael James did many odd jobs for his grandmother, and after hearing stories of her elderly friends being nervous and wary of workmen due to previous bad experiences, he decided to create Hire-a-Hubby.
As a freelance community dance practitioner, Joanne works with new creative artists, young people and people from diverse backgrounds. Here Joanne answers our questions about how she's making her mark in the world of dance.
Chris High works with authors and publishing houses to promote the author's work in newspapers, radio, TV and online.
A conversation with a friend helped Hannah to spot a gap in the alternative fashion market and set up her own swimwear label, Tamakeris.
At the age of 17 Adam Castleton decided to leave school halfway through his A levels to start uturn media, his own website design business. He won a Bright Sparks Award in Feburary 2007 through the Make Your Mark in Lowestoft campaign.
Kevin Oldman began work at Denes Community Sports Centre at 18, as a member of the evening reception staff. But that's just the beginning...
Sophie Jackson has gone from working in a Lowestoft chocolate shop to being a published writer, specialising in social history. In December 2006 she was given a Bright Sparks Award by the Lowestoft Journal and the Make Your Mark in Lowestoft campaign.
By the age of 12 Lucy Foster knew she wanted to work in the theatre, but not necessarily as an actor. She's set up the Jumbled theatre company and also works as an associate director for Improbable.
Aidan McCarthy set up NOISE London with three friends, with the aim of taking sound in film in better, more creative directions.
Catherine set up architecture practice make:good to make public buildings and spaces friendlier, more colourful and much more enjoyable.
Claire Geddie jumped at the chance to establish a UK branch of the Stellar Network membership organisation for people working in film, theatre and TV.
David Knowles set up ExileVision to provide training in photography skills to asylum seekers in the Bristol area, to help them use the camera as a vehicle for expression.
A chat with a friend over lunch led Emma Cheevers to set up high-end lingerie store State of Undress
Royal College of Art graduate Mark Champkins developed the Concentrate range of products to encourage school children to pay attention in lessons.
When her novel was rejected by a number of publishers, Preethi Nair set up her own publishing company and PR agency to publish and promote the book.
Priscilla and Yemisi run high-energy performance poetry events in London through their company T-Shirt & Jeans.
Emma Colquhoun is a marketing manager at Britvic. New products usually take 18 months to develop - but she developed Fruit Shoot h20 in just 8 months.
Greta Corke, Jon Sawdon Smith and Richard Woods set up DIY Kyoto to make consumers more aware of the electricity they consume.
High-flier Astrid Patil made the decision to leave her job as a solicitor in 2005 to become a Domino’s franchisee. Two years later her husband Anil followed suit and set down his barrister’s wig to join Astrid full-time.
