Jennifer Okpapi

Jennifer managed to gain funding for her business and turned her passion for food into the UK’s first cookery school dedicated to African cuisine and now offers a range of day classes, courses as well as the school’s own range of food products. More – Jennifer Okpapi

Jamal Edwards

Jamal Edwards started SB.TV at the age of just 16 with a video camera he got for Christmas. Six years on his YouTube channel has over 150,000 subscribers, and offers broadcasting, production, editorial services, merchandise and live events. More – Jamal Edwards

Carol Powell

Carol Powell realised that beauty and fashion can be created from the most unlikely materials. Friends and family admired her creation and the idea for a business was born. More – Carol Powell

Paul Lindley

Paul had professional experience with children’s brands and was raising his family, but he’d never started a business. Stuck for something fun, healthy and convenient to feed his kids, he knew there was a business to be created that would fill a gap in the market and create a market in that gap. More – Paul Lindley

Tom Marchant and James Merrett

Underpinned by the motivation to create rare travel experiences to excite and amaze, Black Tomato was created by Matt Smith, Tom Marchant and James Merrett in 2005. With £20,000 in savings, and operating initially out of Marchant’s bedroom, sales at Black Tomato have grown by 75% year on year. More – Tom Marchant and James Merrett

Richard Moross

MOO.COM is a fast growing, innovative and award-winning print company based in Shoreditch, London. Originally from the design industry, Richard launched MOO.COM with the idea of creating a new product, at the heart of which would be the principles of great design. More – Richard Moross

Wendy Tan-White

Aiming to democratise web design and ecommerce online for everyone, Moonfruit provides a design-led DIY website and shop builder tools so that small and medium businesses can build their own websites and shops online. More – Wendy Tan-White

Alastair Mitchell

Almost five years since the product launched, Huddle has grown from a bedroom start-up with a team of just two to an almost 100-strong business with offices at the heart of Tech City in London and San Francisco. More – Alastair Mitchell