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Best bright sparks...
The Top 100

Company: Alex Wilkes and Co
Name: Alex Wilkes
Brief: Online multimedia solutions - web design/development, software research etc
University: Brunel

Company: AshTV
Name: Ashley Pears
Brief: Small independent music video production
University: Manchester Metropolitan

Company: Student Design Ltd
Name: Andrew Davison
Brief: Print and website design agency working with student and recent graduate designers for clients in the UK and abroad.
University: Kent

Company: Leisure Friends
Name: Daniel Mitchinson
Brief: Social networking website for people interested in sports and leisure activities etc.
University: Staffordshire

Company: MiFi Mobile Marketing
Name: Michael Hogg
Brief: The first mobile newsletter.
University: Robert Gordon

Company: Office Training
Name: Ti Chen
Brief: On-site 1:1 training for corporate professionals who require further competency on Microsoft software.
University: Oxford

Company: Overnight Solutions
Name: Victoria Hastings
Brief: Web-based serviced apartment agency offering alternative to hotels.
University: Sunderland

Company: Void Physical Theatre
Name: Natasha Lockwood
Brief: Touring theatre company and drama school.
University: Wolverhampton

Company: Oi Design
Name: Jacqueline Ingleby
Brief: Environmentally friendly graphic design
University: Manchester Metropolitan

Company: Chiwawa Records
Name: Simon Robinson
Brief: Music agency designed to help improve the business side to all types of musician/artist.
University: Southampton

Company: So1XO Ltd
Name: Mitra Hedman
Brief: Design and construction of low energy, low cost build and affordable housing units for UK market. University: Cambridge

Company: Juxta Works
Name: Richard Webb
Brief: A design consultancy which hopes to find "Cradle to the Grave" tableware to the catering industry.
University: Staffordshire

Company: Safe and Sound
Name: Tania Ede
Brief: Identity bracelet for children and the elderly - alarm sounds if out of a certain distance.
University: Open University

Company: Newall Technologies
Name: James Newall
Brief: Currently developing a patented wetsuit drying device for the water sports industry.
University: Portsmouth

Company: Fluffy Cabs
Name: Donna Fraher
Brief: Online motoring portal for females offering information, support and products for sale.
University: Derby

Company: Pipalina
Name: Amy Simons
Brief: Produces party favours particularly for Jewish weddings and Bar Mitzvahs through the manufacturing of silk Yamalkahs.
University: Nottingham Trent

Company: Electronic Pets Ltd
Name: Rosanna Mackney & Robert Fulton
Brief: Online shop selling electronic and interactive animals.
University: Staffordshire

Company: LoveArts
Name: Amanda Stone
Brief: Boutique selling vintage, retro and recycled products.
University: Bath Spa

Company: Christine Misiak Design
Name: Christine Misiak
Brief: Reclaim, resurface and restyle old tea sets for today's market.
University: Northumbria

Company: Money Maestro Ltd
Name: Ian Morgan
Brief: Online financial education course for UK secondary schools.
University: Lancaster

Company: Save - E
Name: Javed Osman
Brief: Provides clients with details about increasing house value but reducing carbon footprint.
University: Hertfordshire

Company: Agency Global Enterprises
Name: Nadeem Sham
Brief: Integrated media & entertainments company with music operations in both Mainstream and Asian music.
University: Middlesex

Company: Uni-Pages
Name: Eric Stevens
Brief: Online directory aimed at UK students.
University: Greenwich

Company: ineedanerd.co.uk
Name: Elliot Ingram
Brief: Professional computer help and repair service for home users, students and businesses.
University: East Anglia

Company: Cyclehoop
Name: Anthony Lau
Brief: Steel hoop that adapts existing street signposts into secure bicycle-stands.
University: Westminster

Company: uni4u.net
Name: Matthew Grimsdale
Brief: Marketplace to facilitate in the buying and selling of second hand essential university products
University: East Anglia

Company: Digital References
Name: Jan Graf von der Pahlen
Brief: Enables university graduates to allow potential employers to review their references online.
University: Warwick

Company: Mystery Shopper
Name: Nathan Thompson
Brief: Greetings cards
University: Nottingham Trent

Company: Voice Bali
Name: Vicky Holland
Brief: Eco-tourism & scientific facility in Bali offering 2 week activity holidays involving data collection in tropical eco-systems.
University: Salford

Company: Total Recut
Name: Owen Gallagher
Brief: Online resources and social networking opportunities for fans and creators of video recuts, remixes etc.
University: Ulster

Company: Scratchface Ltd
Name: Luke Jefferson
Brief: Software/internet - computer accessibility solutions and software
University: East Anglia

Company: FauvelKhan Design
Name: Warren Fauvel
Brief: Design studio and consultancy.
University: Swansea Institute

Company: Submap
Name: Scot Devlin
Brief: Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to locate underground utilities in a quicker and more accurate manner than conventional methods.
University: Leeds

Company: Pulses Sport
Name: James Lawton
Brief: Online community for high pulse sports, such as mountain biking and windsurfing. Also serves as an online retail store.
University: Manchester Metropolitan

Company: Kranium Ltd
Name: Amanda Keech
Brief: Media Production.
University: Lincoln

Company: Pinkdoodle
Name: Dominiq Haliman
Brief: Offers market tools to Creative professionals.
University: University of the Arts London

Company: Supertheme
Name: Lee Pilling
Brief: Themed partyware, both High Street and online.
University: Manchester Metropolitan

Company: Red Button Design
Name: Amanda Jones
Brief: Water transport sanitation and storage device
University: Glasgow

Company: Grape Things
Name: Corvina Hosef
Brief: Internet retailer of wine accessories and gifts.
University: Thames Valley

Company: Student
Name: Grant Reynolds
Brief: Design agency for design students looking for work whilst at University.
University: University College for the Creative Arts

Company: Dirty Pretty
Name: Samantha Waine
Brief: Uses second hand clothing and waste from large textile businesses to tailor-make unique garments.
University: Plymouth

Company: JobEngland.co.uk
Name: Mariusz Zaborowski
Brief: Recruiting Polish people with good qualifications for the UK.
University: East Anglia

Company: RMP Enterprise Ltd
Name: Chris Wickson
Brief: Information resource allowing students who have been on a work placement to review experiences to help students looking for a placement
University: Loughborough

Company: Forte Ltd
Name: Karl Yin
Brief: Agency and brokerage service to financial institutes.
University: City University London

Company: Polished Rock
Name: Mark Worger
Brief: Publishing company.
University: Birmingham

Company: In Loving Memory Tributes
Name: Simon Hill
Brief: Online facility providing the bereaved with a virtual worldwide place to remember passed loved ones.
University: Coventry

Company: Uni-fied
Name: Daniel Breen
Brief: Starter kits to 1st year students, delivered to halls before they move into university.
University: Nottingham Trent

Company: Heartlight
Name: Mark Grubb
Brief: Aims to bring to market the world's first neonatal heart rate monitor developed specifically to help manage resuscitation.
University: Nottingham

Company: ActivityBox
Name: Andrew Harold
Brief: Box containing fun and educational activities for young children.
University: Liverpool John Moores

Company: ZoLo Designs
Name: Leona Dean & Zoe Robson
Brief: Design consultancy developing environmentally aware products
University: London South Bank

Company: Support Them Arts & African Culture
Name: Felicia Owusu Fofie
Brief: Extra-curricular education in African arts and culture through workshops in Cardiff school, libraries etc.
University: Cardiff

Company: Well Endowed
Name: Michael Boyle
Brief: Stock Exchange aimed at University students who have an HSBC student account.
University: Manchester Metropolitan

Company: Activ-Learn Ltd
Name: Michael Lever
Brief: Activity sessions for children in schools - team building exercises and leadership as well as outdoor education.
University: Manchester

Company: YourStudentHouse
Name: Steven Bradshaw
Brief: Online student accommodation advertising service.
University: Bangor

Company: Couture Clubbing
Name: Amy Winters
Brief: Extravagant costumes and wearable nightclub clothes.
University: Central St Martin's College of Fashion

Company: A Hand Out Of Poverty
Name: Gerardo Cornejo
Brief: Micro loans for the poor in Latin America.
University: Oxford

Company: YourPack.com
Name: Matthew Bridger
Brief: Offers packs for different occasions, e.g. new students, new parents etc.
University: East Anglia

Company: SPACES by Josie Hendry Ltd
Name: Joanne Hendry
Brief: Home organisation and space planning
University: Robert Gordon

Company: Cambridge Temperature Concepts
Name: Oriane Chausiaux
Brief: Have developed and protected the most convenient and accurate Body Basal Temperature (BBT) thermometer available.
University: Cambridge

Company: Activeopps Ltd
Name: Samuel Okwei-Nortey
Brief: After-school sports coaching.
University: Worcester

Company: Soul Monkey
Name: Melodie Forrester
Brief: Live music events with a vision to promote creativity and ethical living.
University: Staffordshire

Company: Folly-smith
Name: Jayne Tarasun
Brief: Design and produce follies with sustainable materials in Cornwall.
University: Falmouth

Company: Robotic Folding
Name: Gregory Epps
Brief: Enables vehicle sector to use industrial robots to directly manipulate sheet material by folding and bending along curved and straight lines.
University: Royal College of Art and Imperial College

Company: Asian Circle Ltd
Name: Nita Parmar
Brief: Asian networking website
University: Central Lancashire

Company: About Time Design ltd
Name: James Barnham
Brief: Design, manufacture and sale of novel valve technology.
University: London South Bank

Company: Green Label Publications
Name: Louise Holme
Brief: Magazine publishing - first title for parents of students ("University Challenged")
University: Gloucestershire

Company: Blinding Images
Name: Kelly Byer
Brief: Printing images onto plan Venetian blinds.
University: Middlesex

Company: Bula Bula
Name: Jody Baker & Scott Eivers
Brief: Light food outlet providing healthy, ethical Fijian-inspired eating experiences.
University: Manchester

Company: BEEcycle Ltd
Name: Kenneth Cheung
Brief: Products and solutions for organic waste recycling, especially kitchen waste disposal.
University: York

Company: "Goodness" Organic Vegetable Box Company
Name: Caroline Barugh
Brief: Plan to produce, sell and deliver organic, home-grown vegetables.
University: Durham

Company: Latitude 56 Degrees
Name: Kevin Fox
Brief: Research, design and commercialisation of products for the Adventure Sports Market.
University: Strathclyde

Company: Managemint
Name: Jeremy Baird
Brief: Property management and maintenance company.
University: Ulster

Company: Giglets Limited
Name: Craig Johnstone
Brief: Publisher of Scottish children's books
University: Strathclyde

Company: Wiota
Name: Mohammad Ali
Brief: Environmentally-friendly shower design and manufacturing.
University: Essex

Company: De@finitions Consultancy Services
Name: Azra Akhtar
Brief: Educational development for deaf learners.
University: Roehampton
Company: TheBookPond.com

Name: Joanne Brady
Brief: Online business allowing students, academic staff and graduates to trade textbooks online using a listings system.
University: Hull

Company: ABC (Aqua Business Consulting)
Name: Deborah Hamer-Acquaah
Brief: Marketing and business development advice.
University: Bedfordshire

Company: A Mind Apart Theatre
Name: Jodie Marshall
Brief: Performance therapy for schools, youth services and other services working with young adults and children.
University: Lincoln

Company: Mark Liu
Name: Mark Liu
Brief: Fashion and textile design company producing garments that creates zero waste in their manufacture.
University: Central Saint Martin's College of Fashion

Company: STUrecruit
Name: Vicki Garside
Brief: Online one-stop shop for all employment issues, also a national textbook exchange facility.
University: Lancaster

Company: Steep and Deep
Name: Tom Reynolds
Brief: Last-minute ski and snowboard travel agency.
University: Aston

Company: T-me
Name: James Fryer
Brief: T-shirt printing using the latest technology.
University: University College London

Company: Carbon Reality
Name: Paul Fullbrook
Brief: Community information website convening renewable energy, related products and services.
University: Exeter

Company: Colour Couture
Name: Ike Sikuade
Brief: Niche jewellery e-boutique specialising in luxury jewellery inspired by couture.
University: Sheffield

Company: Wine@Mine
Name: Michelle Wallace
Brief: "Wine tasting meets network marketing" - similar concept to Body Shop parties etc.
University: King's College London

Company: Musicians Jam Centre
Name: Matthew Rider
Brief: Provides young musicians and bands with a safe place to practice.
University: Anglia Ruskin

Company: Boondoogle Clothing
Name: Adam James
Brief: Clothing company specialising in organic bamboo/cotton t-shirts which are fairly traded, eco friendly and 100% biodegradable.
University: West Wales School of the Arts

Company: Two Distribute
Name: James Wheeler
Brief: Non-profit social enterprise owned and run by unpaid volunteers that wholesales ethical bottled spring water which funds unique PlayPump systems in Africa.
University: Cardiff

Company: E-studies Ltd
Name: Andrew Dean
Brief: Interactive approach to revision through www.thewiserevise.com.
University: Nottingham Trent

Company: UK3X Limited
Name: Pete Kinder
Brief: Internet services and software development company, with a focus on retail software development.
University: Staffordshire

Company: Biomechani
Name: Barry Priorkowski
Brief: Anthropological fight simulator that can be used to capture strike data and fighting arts performance.
University: Liverpool John Moores

Company: Scamper Brand Strategy
Name: Tom Greenwood
Brief: Brand consultancy with the objective of helping socially and environmentally responsible organisations harness the power of brands for a sustainable competitive advantage.
University: Wolverhampton

Company: Infocollect
Name: Idong Usoro
Brief: Provides Event Mangers with a user-friendly set of tools for easily planning, promoting, managing and evaluating events.
University: Strathclyde

Company: 118 TAXI
Name: David Garrec
Brief: UK's first and only national taxi booking service.
University: Warwick

Company: Idio
Name: Ryan Crewe
Brief: Ethical fashion brand for young men.
University: Bournemouth

Company: Coaching The Curriculum
Name: Matthew Reeves
Brief: Sports coaching company working specifically in the Primary Education sector.
University: Liverpool John Moores

Company: DRE Xylitol Chewing Gum Ltd
Name: Andre Hess
Brief: Natural chewing gum.
University: City

Company: Out of Sight
Name: Brigitta Thurmaier
Brief: Restaurant where you eat in complete darkness.
University: Stirling

Company: Leeds Brewery
Name: Venkatesh Iyer
Brief: Small microbrewery.
University: Heriot Watt

Company: GenieGadgets.com Ltd
Name: Joel Dickinson
Brief: Online retailer of gadgets, gifts and gizmos via a fully interactive website
University: Leeds