11 November 2006
Trenton Moss of Webcredible reaches the finals of Enterprising Young Brits
From homemade soap to conservation projects in Madagascar, the finalists for the Enterprising Young Brits 2005 competition are announced today.
Trenton Moss set up Webcredible nearly two years ago after he realised that many companies are losing large amounts of sales and repeat business as a result of having poor usability and being inaccessible to disabled users. The company, which had a turnover of £125,000 in the three months from July to September this year, now offers consultancy to many household name clients, including the World Health Organisation, Norwich Union and T-Mobile.
Twenty-five young people from all over the UK have beaten stiff competition from over 1000 entries and will now face the judges in a ‘Pop Idol-style’ final on Tuesday 15 November in London. Chancellor Gordon Brown will announce the winners at a lunchtime awards ceremony as part of Enterprise Week, a national celebration of enterprise.
The competition is part of the Make Your Mark - start talking ideas campaign and recognises young people who have turned their ideas into reality.
Kevin Steele, Chief Executive of the Make Your Mark campaign and competition organiser, says “We received some amazing entries this year from young people who have really made their mark. The finalists are twenty-five really strong contenders. We hope that their stories will provide the inspiration for other young people to follow their lead and make their ideas happen.”
The judging panel includes Emily Eavis, music coordinator at Glastonbury Festival, Al Gosling, Chief Executive of the Extreme Group and senior figures from the Make Your Mark campaign, Daily Mail, Lloyds TSB Business and HM Treasury.
Enterprise Week (14-20 November) is a national celebration of enterprise, with over 1,500 events taking place throughout the UK. Anyone interested in finding out more about the Make Your Mark - start talking ideas campaign and what is happening during Enterprise Week should go to www.starttalkingideas.org.
About Webcredible
Webcredible is a user experience consultancy, offering a range of usability, accessibility and design services for websites, intranets, mobile devices and applications. The UK-based consultancy researches, designs and builds interfaces to support user requirements & business goals.
With a long list of global clients in the private and public sector, including Airmiles, BBC, eBay, Laura Ashley, Lloyds TSB, T-Mobile and World Health Organisation, Webcredible is widely regarded as one of the most respected consultancies in the user experience industry.
