Shell LiveWIRE Case Studies
Daniel Sutherland
One of the winners of the February 09 Shell LiveWIRE 'Grand Ideas' Awards - designer Daniel Sutherland will be using his £1000 prize fund to develop a prototype of a new design of baby bottle which makes the feeding process easier by speeding up the heating or cooling process of the feeding liquid.
Coastal Connections
Winner of one of our 5 Shell LiveWIRE 'Grand Ideas' Awards in March 2009, Struan Smith (Coastal Connection) will be using the £1,000 prize money to pay for landing fees to enable his high speed boat transfer/tour company to transport tourists throughout the Scottish islands & lochs.
BrailleBand
One of our February 09 Shell LiveWIRE 'Grand Ideas' Awards winners, Niall Slater will be using his £1000 prize money to pay for the design, manufacture and sale of his new low-cost electronic braille display - 'BrailleBand' - which translates between braille and digital text.
Business Gateway
Marc Day
Marc Day founded SwapGame.com Limited, an internet-based, games-rental subscription service, two years after graduating. A professional attitude and thorough research has helped him finance and build his business, set to achieve a turnover of £1 million in its fourth year.
Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust
Angela Stewart
Angela Stewart launched her floristry design business in 2005, based in Easter Ross and building on eleven years experience in the industry.
Rob Log Homes
New business venture, Rob Log Homes secures funding to supply outdoor furniture and log cabins.
Ruaridh MacInes
Making a remote croft sustainable isn’t always easy but decided to launch his own agricultural contracting business, providing another source of valuable income to the croft.
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Workshop
Shell LiveWIRE in Scotland
September 17th 10am-6pm
Apex Waterloo Place Hotel,
23 -27 Waterloo Place,
Edinburgh. EH1 3BH.
Come and join the Shell LiveWIRE team in Edinburgh for a day of networking, elevator pitch competitions and a sales workshop.
To book your place at this event please contact Anna Lawn-Thomas
btheboss@shell-livewire.org