Founders Region: North West

Clare Roberts OBE – Kids Planet

Clare Roberts launched Kids Planet in 2008 with her dad after noticing a lack of high quality, flexi...

Kieran Fisher – KBF Enterprises / Warrior

Warrior is one of the fastest growing sports nutrition brands in Europe. Earlier this year Kieran Fi...

Joe Harper & Andy Sugden – Just Bee Honey

Joe Harper was scared of bees as a child and hated honey – so he co-founded a wellness honey compa...

Franky Rousell – Jolie

Franky Rousell is the founder and CEO of JOLIE, a full-service sensory-led interior design studio. S...

Carl Maher – Innov8 Technology

Innov8 Technology has grown geographically through five acquisitions in 2025, giving the company a s...

Craig Smith – ICT Reverse / Mazuma Mobile

Craig Smith is the group managing director of two businesses called ICT Reverse & Mazuma. Mazuma...

Helen Tonks MBE – Hydraulics Online

After a background in blue chip financial services and strategic change management, Helen Tonks co-f...

Phil McCabe – Hybrid Solutions Group

Hybrid Solutions Group has grown turnover from £2.7m to a projected £11m in five years, driven by ...

Stephen Turner – Group55

Stephen Turner founded Chorley-based Group 55 in 1999 at the age of 25 with just £700 and has grown...

Freddie Miller & Tom Armenante – GTSE

Freddie Miller and Tom Armenante were schoolfriends in Chesterfield before becoming business partner...

Chris Haines – GLEG Limited

GLEG has enjoyed steady growth since being founded in 2020 and is on the cusp of hitting £1m turnov...

James & Michelle Laithwaite – FuelHub

Former rugby league player James Laithwaite and his future wife Michelle launched premium meal prep ...

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