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August 2009 - Alex Ryley (Mutant Labs)
Shortlisted for the August Shell LiveWIRE 'Grand Ideas' Awards, Mutant Labs aims to create fun, interactive and innovative video games on a variety of platforms including flash and iPhone, with aspirations of eventually tackling the console market. The company also provides website design,...
August 2009 - Youssef Jemmoua (Muddy Wellies)
Shortlisted for the August 2009 Shell LiveWIRE 'Grand Ideas' Awards, Muddy Wellies is the brand name for a range of student-developed products including; Muddy Wellies Ale, Christmas hampers, jams and chutney. Most of the items are simple products with added value through creative branding and...
Newspepper.com's video report and exclusive interviews from the Shell LiveWIRE LIVE! event and Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2010 UK Final which took place in London on 13th October 2010. As well as the 8 award finalists, the video also features interviews with Jamie...
August 2009 - Thea Planer (Koco Bébé)
As one of our August 2009 Shell LiveWIRE 'Grand Ideas' Awards winners, Thea Planer sells a wide range of baby products including skincare products that are scented with cocoa and vanilla, steering clear of using the stereotypical 'baby powder' smells. The Koco Bébé products contain a...
August 2009 - Shaun A Townsend (SAT making things happen)
As one of our August Shell LiveWIRE 'Grand Ideas' Awards winners, SAT ‘making things happen’ is a cutting edge and imaginative organisation with a passion for the arts and cultural development. The company plans to organise a range of arts projects, while also being a source of...
August 2009 - Pete Noble (InnoVii Ltd)
As one of our winners of the August Shell LiveWIRE 'Grand Ideas' Awards, InnoVii’s product is a PC/Mac based downloadable software entitled Tonebook which incorporates a consumer and business-to-business element providing reciprocal business opportunities. Tonebook’s primary function...
May 2009 - Leah Bryce (Salsa Dance Events)
As winner of one of our four Shell LiveWIRE 'Grand Ideas' Awards in May 2009, Leah Bryce is using the £1,000 prize money to throw a launch party for her business and produce a viral video. Based in Edinburgh, Salsa Dance Events (SDE) provides affordable salsa dance classes for...
April 2009 - Sarah Kelly (Saloukee)
As winner of one of our four Shell LiveWIRE 'Grand Ideas' Awards in April 2009, Sarah Kelly is using the £1,000 prize money to secure a stand at the International Art Fair in London, presented by the Crafts Council, to show her debut collection of laser-cut paper necklaces,...
April 2009 - Poppy Ben-David (Ben David Productions)
As winner of one of our four Shell LiveWIRE 'Grand Ideas' Awards in April 2009, Poppy Ben-David is using the £1,000 prize money to pay the PR costs for two of her shows which will be going to the Edinburgh Festival. Ben David Productions specialises in creating outstanding...
April 2009 - Liam Patterson & Jason Dainter (EthicalCommunity.com)
As winners of one of our four Shell LiveWIRE 'Grand Ideas' Awards in April 2009, Liam Patterson and Jason Dainter plan to use the £1,000 prize money to launch and market their website, currently in beta form. EthicalCommunity.com is an online social network that allows consumers...
April 2009 - Kilian Palop & Glenn Buchan (Adspad)
As winners of one of our four Shell LiveWIRE 'Grand Ideas' Awards in April 2009, Kilian Palop and Glenn Buchan plan to use the £1,000 prize money to promote their placemat concept to other universities around Scotland. Adspad is an innovative new concept which uses A3 paper...
Glenn Buchan & Kilian Palop (Adspad)
We caught up with former Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Award winners Glenn Buchan & Kilian Palop (Adspad) in February 2010 to hear how winning the award in 2009 provided excellent PR coverage and the funding they needed to kickstart their business providing local advertising...
We caught up with former Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Award winner Daniel Sutherland to hear how winning the award gave him the finance and confidence to help develop his revolutionary new 'Milkistar' baby feeding bottle, led to further funding for his business and provided...
March 2010 - Aimee Grundell (Maggie Cassidy's)
Shortlisted for the March 2010 Shell LiveWIRE 'Grand Ideas' Awards, Maggie Cassidy's is a modern day couture house, workspace, cloth house, tailor and fashion house all in one. Maggie Cassidy's creates unique garments specifically crafted for the individual customer. This...
April 2009 - Ilsa Parry (RE:thinkthings)
Shortlisted for the April Shell LiveWIRE ‘Grand Ideas’ Awards, RE:thinkthings is a product design and creative education consultancy owned by Ilsa Parry - a designer and lecturer of design who was the winning contestant on BBC reality documentary TV show Design for Life with Philippe Starck....
April 2009 - Kelly Morshead (CollegeBox UK LLP)
Shortlisted for the April Shell LiveWIRE 'Grand Ideas' Awards, Kelly Morshead (CollegeBox UK LLP) sells readymade starter packs for students going to university for the first time to help them settle in to life away from home and make the transition as simple, worry-free and...
April 2009 - Marlon Carthy (Jac Of All Trades Clothing)
Shortlisted for the April Shell LiveWIRE 'Grand Ideas' Awards, Marlon Carthy created his own clothing brand - Jac of All Trades Clothing using graphic art work and printing the images onto garments including smart casual clothing, hoodies, cardigans, t-shirts and plunge neck dresses.
April 2009 - Charlie Ledger (Seduced By Circus)
Shortlisted for the April Shell LiveWIRE 'Grand Ideas' Awards, Charlie Ledger (Seduced By Circus) aims to research and develop the first accredited hula hoop instructor qualification which will be recognised in the fitness industry, alongside her burgeoning business that hand-manufactures a...
Christian Arno - Founder and Managing Director of Lingo24 (www.lingo24.com) and Winner of the Shell LiveWIRE Entrepreneur of the Year award (2003) - talks about how his translation company has grown its turnover over the past 7yrs to £3 million in September 2008, has recruited its 100th...
Shell UK Social Investment Programme
Social Investment is Shell's voluntary contribution to the UK, and this film demonstrates the wide range of activities from their national programmes, community activity and sponsorships including Shell LiveWIRE, Shell Springboard, Shell Education Service and the Shell...
