“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.
Rosie Brooks 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
When Andrea Photiou decided to follow her dreams by pursuing a career in radio she created Playvybz, an online radio station which is global in scope but local in heart.
"Enterprise is the engine of economic growth and as such needs to be seen as a natural choice for people that want to set up businesses in the same way that people go into professions."
"British attitudes to enterprise have changed. There seems to be a much healthier acceptance of risk taking and innovation than when Brent Hoberman and I began our exciting journey starting up lastminute.com."
It’s a known fact that if the UK had the same level of female startups as the US there would be an additional 750,000 businesses. Without question this would have a huge impact on the British economy.
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.
