Enterprising Young Brits 2009 finalists: Teen category

Read on to find out more about our Teen category finalists….

Matt Lovett

Winner!

Matt Lovett (17)

Wow Media UK

Matt runs internet marketing group WOW Media. The group has created over 10 WOW branded websites since it was established in 2007, operating in a number of online industries including marketing, telecoms, finance and cashback / rewards, among others. Matt’s first business, British Rewards, was established when he was at school and was funded by savings, pocket money and a school sweetshop. The site is still running today with over 210,000 registered members. The WOW group operates from offices in Birmingham and employs five people.

Visit the WOW Media website: www.wowmedia.eu

Jason Scales (14)

VpsWOW

Although still at school Jason is earning a lot more than the average teenager would from pocket money or a paper round! Jason runs a web hosting business, VpsWOW, selling hosting solutions to clients in the UK, the US and Australia. The company has an environmentally friendly policy and aims to offer a high quality web service while minimising its carbon footprint; VpsWOW uses a low-voltage server processor and components with low idle energy consumption.

Visit the VpsWOW website: www.vpswow.com

Dominic Biggs (18), Joshua Parker-Bishop (17) and Sam Hodge (17)

Fat Lemon

Dominic, Joshua and Sam run Fat Lemon, a live music promotion and event management company which books, manages, promotes and delivers live music events and parties at major music venues across the Eastern Region. Starting off their enterprise journey as members of their school’s Make Your Mark Club, the business partners were inspired to set up the business and take their keen interest in the local music scene further. They have turned this passion for music into a successful, thriving business and were regional winners of the Make Your Mark in Music competition. They now plan to expand the business into new areas including agency management and consultancy. Their aim is to become a leading promotion and artist management organisation, operating on a national and international scale.

Visit the Fat Lemon website: www.fat-lemon.com

Peoples Choice Award Winner!

Dean Rhodes-Brandon (17)

Your Local Cinema

Dean Rhodes-Brandon runs Your Local Cinema, an innovative not-for-profit website and information service. Your Local Cinema is designed to help those who are hearing or visually impaired to fully enjoy the cinema experience. He was inspired to set up following his own frustrating experiences with mainstream cinema as a hearing impaired person himself. After watching his first subtitled film as a child, the idea for Your Local Cinema was born. Since launching, Dean has helped change attitudes within the UK film industry, persuading it to prioritise accessible cinema. Having secured substantial funding and support from the UK Film Council and the UK film industry, Dean plans to continue to grow the service as the one-stop-shop for accessible cinema information.

Visit Your Local Cinema: www.yourlocalcinema.com

“Congratulations to Rhodes Brandon on being People’s Choice Winner. Being old (83) irritable, deaf but not bad as men go! I find captions T-loops etc essential. Please encourage Rhodes Brandon to keep going. Surely technology can be developed to have optional captions for every film.”