One of the highlights of Global Entrepreneurship Week are the
Shell LiveWIRE Awards.
Eight finalists are chosen from the 48
winners of the monthly LiveWIRE ‘Grand Ideas’ awards. Our very own Helene
Martin Gee was a judge this year and she and her fellow judges had a
hard time choosing from such innovative young entrepreneurs. Finalists
showcase their business at the awards ceremony and guests are able to meet the entrepreneurs and hear
more about each journey to success.
The energetic and inspiring MC was Saira Khan, who delighted the
audience with her own stories of starting her business- including trips to the post
office in pajamas!
Helene gave the audience a glimpse into the process of
judging, and the inspiration the judges took from each finalist - they are selecting an entrepreneur not judging the business.
The 2013 Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year is Jerome Hagan, aged 24, founder of RevisionApp which has had over 1million downloads and launched just one year ago.
For the first time ever the judges requested a special Innovation Award, which Shell UK Chairman Ed Daniels presented to Arthur Kay, founder of bio-bean, which uses coffee grounds to create green bio-fuel.
Clearly all the Finalists are winners and no doubt we'll be hearing a lot more from these awesome entrepreneurs!
