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Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Could you be the next Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year? In order to be considered for this award (and the PR and £10,000 that comes with it), you must first win one of our monthly Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Awards.

The £1,000 Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Awards take place each month and the deadline for entries is midnight on the last day of each month. We currently have 4 x £1,000 cash prizes to give away to new business owners aged 16-30 across the UK. Apply now!

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Alanna Ford (thinkfresh) Chris Hale (AcclimatiseMe) Corbyn Munnik (Tapfanatic) Daniel Valdur Eha (Pure Pet Food Ltd) Emma Agese (Agese Oils) Jack Barker (Watkanidoo) Jennifer Duthie (Skribbies Ltd) Jordan Bourke (Jordan Bourke's Guilt Free Gourmet) Philip Crilly (Eatibbles) Ryan O’Rorke (Flavourly)

April's Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Awards Shortlist Announced!


These ten young entrepreneurs are competing for 4x£1,000 cash prizes this month! Find out more about their innovative business ideas...

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Aaron Jones (Fikay Eco Fashion) Bryn Powell (Containers Hostels Ltd) Mat Dusting (M-24) Michael Pybus (Welcome Screen)

March's Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Award Winners Announced!


These four young entrepreneurs each won a £1000 Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Award for March! Find out more about their innovative ideas here...

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Cotswold Collaborates with Young Entrepreneurs


Fine food distributor, Cotswold Fayre, has announced the launch of a new start-up support scheme, Cotswold Collaborates. The initiative aims to help fine food entrepreneurs aged between 16-24 years old get their business off the ground.

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Flashback to 1994: Catching up with Jason Cooper


In 1994 Jason Cooper was runner-up in the UK Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, for his business Fire (International) Ltd. Now trading as BLAZE, we caught up with Jason to find out how business is going.

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Meet the winners of February's Grand Ideas Awards!


These four young entrepreneurs each won a Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Award of £1000! Find out more about their businesses...

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Final 2010- James Smith (Chairman, Shell UK), Jessica Grosvenor (Freelance Training & Consultancy) & Mark Prisk MP


 

Judging Day 2010- Professor Sara Carter (Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship) & Duncan Bannatyne OBE


 

Final 2010- Professor Sara Carter (Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship)


 

Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 - Jessica Grosvenor (Freelance Training & Consultancy)


 

The 2010 Judges at Shell Centre (l-r) Jenny Marsden (Shell), Anna Lawn-Thomas (Shell LiveWIRE), Robert Matthams, Simon Dolan, Andrew Dixon (Shell), Hermione Way, Duncan Bannatyne OBE, Emma Jones, Stuart Anderson (Shell LiveWIRE), Sara Carter, Alex Mitchel


 

Mari Roberts of Miri Meithrin Day Nursery receiving her award for the business with the greatest employment potential at the Welsh Final in 1998.


 

Mark Johnson- Contender for the 1990 awards held at the Lensbury Club


 

1991 Scottish Final- Harbour Chippy


 

Norman Coalter- Northern Ireland's contender for the 1990 awards held at the Lensbury Club


 

1991 Northern Ireland Final


 

Design-A-Body, Clare-Louise Worman receiving her award from Mark Haselden of Shell UK Ltd after winning the South East Final in 1993


 

Elizabeth Juniper- The South East's top LiveWIRE Entrepreneur in 1991


 

East Coast Marketing- Graham Sykes and Julie Liddell receive their award from Fran Morrison of Shell UK Ltd at the Northern Final in 1993


 

R B Cermamics- Rupert Blamire receives his award from David Beer, Shell UK Downstream Oil at the South West Final in 1993


 

Route Direct- Lee Holgate receives his award from Amanda Bateman, Shell UK Downstream Oil at the Midlands Region Final in 1993


 

Astra Nurse- Sharon Jones and Kerry McNeil receive their award at the Welsh final 1993 for greatest employment potential from Lew Watts, Shell International


 

Mazuma-Lucy Cohen and Sophie Hughes deliver their pitch at the 2007 Final in London


 

Technical Illustrator- Helen Mansell receives her award from Amanda Bateman, Shell UK Downstream Oil at the Midlands Region Final in 1993


 

Debbie Smith & Annabelle Homer get their award in 1993 for exceptional customer care in the Midlands Region from Richard Comber of Shell UK Oil Products


 

2007 Final in Gibson Hall, London


 

Award Fact - "The process of applying for the Grand Ideas Awards helps people with their business planning and ideas"

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Robert Matthams (Shiply.com)

Robert Matthams (Shiply.com)Our 2009 Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year's website has had over 500,000 goods listed on it since launch in 2008.

Jessica Grosvenor (Freelance Training & Consultancy)

Jessica Grosvenor (Freelance Training & Consultancy)Read all about our Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepeneur of the Year 2010.

Jamie Murray Wells (GlassesDirect)

Jamie Murray Wells (GlassesDirect)Our 2005 Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year's company now ships a pair of glasses every few minutes round the clock.

Michael Welch (Blackcircles.com)

Michael Welch (Blackcircles.com)Our 2003 Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrerpreneur of the Year went into partnership with Tesco to launch Tesco-Tyres.com in 2011.

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