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Inspiring Story: Looking For A Solution

Sarah Brown started organic skincare company Pai following personal experience of the potentially damaging effects of chemicals in cosmetics.

Inspiring Story: Reaching The Young In Gwynedd

Gwynedd in North Wales was revitalised by changing the attitudes and opinions of young people though enterprise

Inspiring Story: 'My aim is to be the Caribbean equivalent of Nando's!'

Adrian Carter has big plans for Carters Home Cooking, his Caribbean catering business in South London.

Inspiring Story: 'Why not turn your iPod into a bad ass teen?'

Ashley Davison is one impressive young man. Following a one year art course he came up with the idea for hoodies as a cover for ipods. He’s sold the rights to that business and will earn a royalty every time a hoodie is sold. Coming up with that idea gave him the idea for his current venture, www.fixdit.com. Emma Jones of Enterprise Nation recently interviewed Ashley and shares his great story with us here!

Inspiring Story: 'You have to give 110 per cent all the time...'

Anna Heyes founded the Liverpool-based Active Profile marketing agency, offering bespoke consultancy and marketing solutions that deliver outstanding results.

Inspiring Story: 'You need to be the next big thing, not a younger version of the current big thing.'

Strawtech UK oversees a trans-national supply chain that delivers Sipahh straws to fast-food outlets, supermarkets and convenience stores across the UK. Strawtech CEO Andrew Robinson shares his experiences of building a successful business.

Inspiring Story: A 'Willy Wonka Golden Ticket Moment'

Caroline Kinsey knew she needed to achieve greater flexibility when combining her role of mum with a demanding job, so she left the company and set up her own PR Agency, Cirkle.

Inspiring Story: A Burning Desire To Make It

Justin Stennett has made his mark in a variety of roles in the music industry!

Inspiring Story: A Call To Arms

"I believe we are in a passage of history that resembles the late 1930s, when we had to mobilize all of a sudden for war."

Inspiring Story: A Civil Engineer

Civil engineer Jane Campbell changed the way her whole company, MWH, records and presents what it does. She was a finalist in 2006's Enterprising Young Brits awards.