Alain de Botton, author of 'The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work' will be joining Shell LiveWIRE for a 1hr Live Chat on Weds 24th March, 2pm-3pm. We also have 10 copies of his latest book to give away.

Joshua Mason-Allen (LROPS Flight Simulation), Esther Dingley (Graduate Toolbox), Dave Stone (UKloupes), Rombout Frieling (fresh!roast), Deborah Cairns (Organise Your Chaos), Ben Scrimgeour (Ben Scrimgeour Building Workshop), Kurtis Brown (ID Theft Prevention UK) and Cathi Harrison (FYIFinance) have all been shortlisted for the February Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Awards handed out at the end of March.

Daniel Sutherland (Milkistar), Glenn Buchan & Kilian Palop (Adspad) talk about how winning a Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Award provided them not only with funding but the PR, confidence and credibilty to launch their new businesses.

Entrepreneurs from across the country once again have a chance to make their business dreams come true by appearing on Dragons’ Den. If you’re genuinely seeking investment for your business idea or invention, the BBC would like to hear from you.

HiMag Solutions Limited recently received the Shell Springboard Award for the best low carbon business idea in the UK. The award was given at a ceremony in central London to recognise the innovation of its planar transformer which could dramatically increase energy efficiency in electrical devices across the world.