Unable to find any natural male skincare products in the shops, Simon Duffy decided to launch his own brand – Bulldog Natural Grooming.
With a shared passion for organic, seasonal and local food, childhood friends Lisa Stockton and Ellie Pennington teamed up to launch social enterprise Happy Kitchen.
When Gareth Mitchell couldn’t find a way to send a fruit tree to his parents for Christmas, he decided to set up online ‘green gifts’ service Tree2mydoor.
Two weeks after the birth of his daughter Trevor Ginn launched Hello Baby, an online nursery shop based in Bethnal Green, UK. Now 18 months on, sales are growing 10% per month despite the recession. Babies are clearly good for business.
Mezmerise Accessories is founded on the philosophy that you don’t need to spend a fortune to look a million dollars.
A Warwickshire grandmother is enjoying sell-out success from a novel piece of cushioned head gear designed to protect 480,000 accident-prone toddlers when they fall over every year.
Inspired by Anita Roddick and driven by her own self-belief, Emma always knew that she wanted to work for herself.
Mother, blogger, mentor and founder of two businesses; Suzy’s story proves the power of starting over.
Lisa Gosling has confirmed expansion plans for Daisy’s Dog Deli after observing successful sales results in the six month rent free period that she won in the Make Your Mark in The Mall competition.
Finalist in the Innovation at Work category of 2006's Enterprising Young Brits awards, Loic. His idea to make shopping simpler was so successful, it was picked up by every Tescos store and earned Loic a promotion.
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.
Hubert Bienias was inspired by successful business models in Germany and the UK to branch out into new areas with his Poland Travel and Business group.
Tim Bosworth is the founder of www.thinkbigbebig.com which lets people know what's big in the world by showcasing luxury properties, consumer goods, fashion and much more. Here he tells us how he made his grand idea happen.
Meg Rossof achieved her grand idea of publishing a book - watch this video to find out how.
Madeleine Thompson turned her hobby of making one-off jewellery pieces for friends and family into a successful business. Watch this video to find out how she made her grand idea happen.
Dominic McVey made his first million at 15, importing and selling micro scooters, and now runs pharmaceuticals and cosmetics distribution company Cosmagenics. Watch this video to find out how he achieved his grand idea of selling all kinds of scooters.
Sarah Brown started organic skincare company Pai following personal experience of the potentially damaging effects of chemicals in cosmetics.
Richard Reed co-founded Innocent Drinks with two friends in 1998. The company - which prides itself on acting responsibly - has grown quickly and now has a turnover of £76 million.
Jacqueline Gold, Chief Executive of Ann Summers and Knickerbox is one of Britain's most charismatic and successful businesswomen and an inspiration to thousands of women.
In 2004 Jennifer Irvine launched a home-delivered meals service tailored to meet client’s individual dietary requirements and preferences: The Pure Package.
