Wakefield | Enterprise UK

Inspiring Story: Have The Courage To Go For It

Meghan Barber is 19 and the lead vocalist of unsigned band Fawn who describe their sound as 'a cocktail of pop, folk and jazz, with soothing vocals, and emotive lyrics'.

Inspiring Story: Brave enough to choose the road less travelled

Hayley Shillito is the director of Horizon Arts, a touring theatre productions company based in Wakefield.

Inspiring Story: Turning stubborness into success

Beth Goddard became a teenage mum at 19 which inspired and motivated to achieve her ambitions in education and business. Now aged 26, she has a first class degree under her belt and is successfully running More! Productions with her husband Ritch.

Inspiring Story: Removing The Barriers Of Language And Culture

Daniel Rajkumar runs a successful web solutions company based in Wakefield called Wéb-Tränslatiôns

Inspiring Story: Tina Turner's Warm Up Act!

Wakefield-based singer and performer Stacey Barnes is working hard to fulfil her dream of becoming a successful recording artist.

Inspiring Story: Doing Something You Love Doesn't Feel Like Work

Photography assistant, Dean Hammonds, is 22. Passionate and committed, he is using his spare time to build a portfolio of images, contacts, and a wide range of experience, with a view to becoming a leading, independent photographer.

Inspiring Story: Doing it for themselves

Leaving big company life with all its perks to go it alone, is not an easy decision to make, but specialist recruitment consultants, Kate Bagnall and Louise Hopkins, haven’t regretted their move for a minute!

Inspiring Story: All Experience Is Good Experience

Pursuing his passion for performance art and live music has instilled a belief in Matthew Dunnill that any barrier can be overcome.

Inspiring Story: Energy, Enterprise and Grit

Claire Nicholson jointly founded Momentum Dance, an expanding community arts enterprise that provides opportunity and inspiration to a range of young people in the Wakefield area.