Shell LiveWIRE
Shell LiveWIRE is a UK-wide enterprise scheme to help support young entrepreneurs (aged 16–30) into business.
Shell LiveWIRE is a Royal Dutch Shell Social Investment programme. It was launched in the Strathclyde area of Scotland in 1982, before being rolled out across the rest of the UK in 1985.[citation needed]
Shell LiveWIRE offers two business awards; the monthly £5,000 Shell LiveWIRE Smarter Future Awards and an annual £25,000 Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Smarter Future Programme Winners
The Shell LiveWIRE Smarter Future Programme launched in 2015 with aim of supporting start-ups that provide solutions to the UK's future transport, food, energy, or natural resource challenges, or make our urban environments cleaner and more sustainable places to work and live in.[1] So far the programme has supported the following start-ups with £5,000 funding and mentoring opportunities:
- Daniel Roberts, Founder of BananaBerry, a business that turns surplus fruit and vegetables into smoothies[2]
- Mason Holden, Co-Founder of Admium, the business behind BikeVault, a bicycle parking structure with a built in locking mechanism[3]
- Solveiga Pakštaitė, Founder of Design by Sol, the business behind BumpMark, a bio-reactive food expiry label which indicates the conditions of food inside its packaging, reducing food waste[4]
- Adam Meekings, Founder of Penumbra Power, a technology start-up committed to the reduction of emissions from vehicle exhaust gasses through their innovation, currently called ‘Pre-Treatment[5]
- Maneesh Varshney, Co-founder of Naturosys, a company that creates organic fertiliser and fish feed from food waste[6]
- Tom Robinson, Co-founder of Adaptavate, the business behind Breathaboard, a bio-based alternative to plasterboard which locks carbon into the fabric of buildings[7]
- Thor Schuitemaker-Wichstrøm, Co-founder of CAVENTOU, a business that creates sustainable smart objects that use the property of colour to convert sunlight into energy[8]
Grand Ideas Award Winners
The Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Awards ran from 2009-2014 and awarded monthly £1,000 awards to innovative start-ups thoughout the UK. Notable award winners include:
- Daniel Murray, Co-founder of Grabble, a fashion app that is revolutionising the shopping experience[9]
- Laurence Kemball-Cook, Founder of Pavegen Systems, a business which has created paving slabs that harvest kinetic energy[10]
- Arthur Kay, Co-founder of bio-bean, a business which turns used coffee grounds into bio-diesel pellets[11]
- Ed Ward, Founder of Veglo, a business that is making cycling safer with its innovative Commuter X4 lights[12]
- Michael Corrigan, Co-founder of trtl, the sleepscarf that makes travelling more comfortable[13]
- Samuel Etherington, Founder of Aqua Power Technologies, a company that has invented a multi-axis wave power energy converter[14]
- Jennifer Duthie, Founder of Skribbies, kids shoes that can be drawn on every day from new[15]
- Amy Wordsworth, Founder of Good Bubble, a range of natural bath products for children[16]
- Georgina Bullen, Paralympian and Founder of Team Insight, a company that uses the sport of Goalball to aid teambuilding[17]
- Ben Allen, Founder of Oomph Wellness, a company that is revolutionising the care sector[18]
- Dana Elemara, Founder of Arganic, a company that produces argan oil for the food and cosmetic industries[19]
- Charlie Harry Francis, Founder of Lick Me I'm Delicious, the company behind 'edible mist' and 'instant logo pops', as well as their signature liquid nitrogen ice cream[20]
- Jermaine Hagan, Founder of Revision App, an app that is helping students to improve their grades by up to 20%[21]
Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winners
References
- ^ http://www.shell-livewire.org/awards/smarter-future-programme/
- ^ http://www.bananaberry.co.uk/#bbhome
- ^ http://admium.co.uk/
- ^ http://www.designbysol.co.uk/
- ^ http://www.shell-livewire.org/alumni/smarter-future-programme-winners/2015-winners/adam-meekings/
- ^ http://www.shell-livewire.org/alumni/smarter-future-programme-winners/2015-winners/maneesh-varshney/
- ^ http://www.adaptavate.com/
- ^ http://www.caventou.com/
- ^ http://www.shell-livewire.org/alumni/young-entrepreneur-of-the-year-winners/2014-daniel-murray/
- ^ www.pavegen.com
- ^ www.bio-bean.com
- ^ veglo.cc
- ^ trtl.co.uk
- ^ http://aquapowertech.com/
- ^ http://skribbies.com/
- ^ https://www.goodbubble.co.uk/
- ^ http://www.team-insight.co.uk/
- ^ www.oomph-wellness.org/
- ^ http://www.myarganic.co.uk/
- ^ http://www.lickmeimdelicious.com/
- ^ http://revisionapp.co.uk/