EYB 2007

Inspiring Story: Tackling Global Challenges

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.
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Inspiring Story: Matthew McNeill

Matt McNeill set up Sign-Up.to in 2004, an email and mobile marketing solution which is now one of the world’s leading self-service tools for permission-based marketing.

Inspiring Story: From part-time partnership to global social networking site

Jerome Touze (right) and Peter Ward established travel social networking site Where Are You Now? (WAYN) in September 2002. WAYN helps travellers stay in touch with their friends but also publishes reviews of hotels, restaurants and tourist sites.

Inspiring Story: Spreading The Benefits Of Sport

James Taylor was inspired to set up SportStars in 2005 when he realised there were no sports coaching facilities available for young people in his area of South Wales.
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Inspiring Story: Oliver Bishop

Having been named as one of the top ’30 under 30’ in 2004 by Media Week for co-founding search marketing agency Espotting, it was obvious Ollie Bishop was on to great things.
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Inspiring Story: Paul Thomas and Henry Braithwaite

Two school-friends invested their life savings to set up a business. In just three years the workforce increased from two, to over 85 full time employees.

Inspiring Story: Developing Products For Diabetics

Giles Peters, 17, was inspired to set up Diabetic Hampers after trying to put together a hamper for his diabetic uncle. He found that there was very little choice for diabetics and decided there was a gap in the market.

Inspiring Story: Wow Wow Wow!

At 16 Matthew Lovett founded the of Wow Group, an umbrella brand for several affiliate marketing websites.

Inspiring Story: Not just a hand-down: Loop

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.

Inspiring Story: An Innovating Festival-Goer

Whilst studying Product Design James Dunlop, 23, came up with the idea for MyHab, an eco friendly two-person habitat made from recycled cardboard and plastic.

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