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File: Let Your Ideas Blossom

The campaign leaflet for Girls! Make Your Mark.

News Story: City slicker makes his mark on the market - Recession hit city worker bounces back as winner of national competition

A former city sales executive is celebrating today after being crowned the first ever winner of Make your Mark in the Markets, a national competition offering one lucky wannabe entrepreneur the chance to trade on their local market for 6 months - for free!

Date Published: 
3 June 2009

Inspiring Story: Lianne Miller

Lianne Miller founded young & pure in 2006, the first natural skincare range for teenagers. She competed in the BBC’s reality TV show The Last Millionaire.

Feature: Make Your Mark webchats: Take control today - women mean business!

On Wednesday 20 May we were joined by Julie Hall from Women Unlimited and fashion guru and Make Your Mark Ambassador Samata Angel. If you are a woman considering starting up your own business this webchat may be for you…

Inspiring Story: Amanda Zuydervelt

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.

Inspiring Story: School of Everything unleashes unused skills in local neighbourhoods

This website matches up would-be learners and would-be teachers

Inspiring Story: Helen Anderson helps to bring broadband to South Witham!

When large internet suppliers decided it wasn't worth the investment to provide South Witham, Lincolnshire and surrounding villages with broadband, Helen Anderson and other residents disagreed and decided to do it themselves!

Inspiring Story: Wheelies enables disabled users to connect in a virtual world

The world’s first virtual disability nightclub, Wheelies is based in SecondLife, the internet-based virtual world where people can interact, play and do business, Wheelies has become a meeting point for disabled users to connect and discuss developments in disability issues.

Inspiring Story: Slivers-of-Time helps people work on their own terms

This innovative new form of web-based employment allows people to find bits of work which they can do in between unpredictable commitments in their life, such as childcare, starting a business or studying.

Inspiring Story: Nadine Hill

A self-confessed ‘born organiser’, 33-year-old Nadine Hill found she needed a new challenge and more flexible working hours after the birth of her daughter.

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