After training as an actor, Andrew Fishwick decided to focus on producing innovative work for the theatre. In 2006 he founded independent production company The Fish Partnership.
Alastair Mitchell and Andy McLoughlin are co-founders of Huddle, an online service that provides simple, secure workspaces containing powerful project and collaboration tools.
Alastair Mitchell and Andy McLoughlin are co-founders of Huddle, an online service that provides simple, secure workspaces containing powerful project and collaboration tools.
Christian Arno went straight from a modern languages degree to setting up Lingo24, a round-the-clock global translation service.
Talan Skeels-Piggins competes all over the world as part of the British Disabled Ski Team. In the off season, he runs motivational speaking company Solutions 4 Accessibility.
Alexa Ispas’ international background gave her the idea for academic recruitment and social networking site Research is Cool.
Whilst attempting to organise her own personal trips, Amanda noticed how difficult it was to access up-to-date relevant information on the best places to eat, drink and shop. She created Stylebible in order to provide a concentrated guide of the most exceptional places to go and things to do in the style capitals of the world.
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!
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.
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.
Ed Bartlett used his passion for gaming to create a unique opportunitity for advertisers: to "engage new worlds" with in-game advertising.
Oliver and Nicola set up Natural Magic in 2005 as a new high-end organic beauty brand using all natural ingredients. After one month online, Selfridges wanted to stock Natural Magic candles; after six months both partners had quit their day jobs in private equities and media, to focus on the venture.
Sally loved travel, but wasn't so fond of the effect that mass tourism has on local people and the environment. So she set aside a planned legal career to develop ethical travel website Your Safe Planet.
Jerome Touze (right) and Peter Ward established travel social networking site Where Are You Now? (WAYN) in September 2002. WAYN helps travellers stay in touch with their friends but also publishes reviews of hotels, restaurants and tourist sites.
Warren Bennett (left) and friend David Hathiramani, launched ASuitThatFits in June 2006. ASuitThatFits is the world’s first online tailor-made suit company, creating high quality, individually hand-tailored suits, with prices starting from £110.
Launched in 2006, Tribe Wanted is a concept created to develop a sustainable eco-community and interactive online community on the 200 acre island of Vorovoro in Fiji.
Ndiho was born in Rwanda and arrived in Britain in 2000 as a refugee. Now, as founder of Obedihs Enterprises, he has recently launched YnotPlast, Britain’s first multi-ethnic first aid products.
With his company The Urban Revolution Group going from strength to strength, Chris is now launching a new venture in the challenging but exciting world of Chinese media.
Whether she’s creating bags made from seat belts or replacing Valentine’s roses with snowdrops, Cyndi Rhoades is helping one person at a time live a more sustainable life.
David Erasmus turned his back on a hugely successful career in advertising to set up social enterprises in the UK and abroad that would help to address some of the world’s biggest issues.
