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
Founded in 2003, Webcredible is a user experience consultancy, dedicated to making websites easy to use, accessible to all and ultimately more effective. The UK-based consultancy offers a wide range of services, including user-centred design, usability & accessibility testing, accessible web design, an accessible CMS, as well as a comprehensive training programme.
With almost 200,000 monthly website visitors and a long list of global clients in the private and public sector, including T-Mobile, Norwich Union, eBay, the BBC and the World Health Organization, Webcredible is widely regarded as one of the most respected consultancies in the user experience industry.
The consultancy brings an unrivalled passion and enthusiasm to their work and their uniquely open and collaborative approach to projects ensures clients can fully understand and contribute to the process while gaining on-the-job training and knowledge transfer.