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Shell LiveWIRE is a UK-wide enterprise scheme to help support young entrepreneurs (aged 16–30) into business. Shell LiveWIRE is a Royal Dutch Shell Social Investment programme. It was launched in the Strathclyde area of Scotland in 1982, before being rolled out across the rest of the UK in 1985.〔http://www.shell-livewire.com/home/theprogramme/〕 The Shell LiveWIRE Awards are one of the longest established youth entrepreneur award schemes in the UK and boasts an inspirational alumni of winners. The programme has helped a ‘who’s who’ of well known entrepreneurs on their paths to success including the programme’s first winner, Stewart Graham of The Gael Force Group,〔http://www.gaelforcegroup.co.uk/〕〔http://www.shell-livewire.org/alumni/young-entrepreneur-of-the-year-winners/stewart-graham/〕 Jamie Murray-Wells of Glasses Direct,〔http://www.shell-livewire.org/alumni/young-entrepreneur-of-the-year-winners/jamie-murray-wells/〕 Michael Korn of KwickScreen,〔http://www.shell-livewire.org/news/slw11-winner〕 Laurence Kemball-Cook of Pavegen,〔http://www.pavegen.com〕 Richard Reed of Innocent Smoothies,〔http://www.shell-livewire.org/alumni/young-entrepreneur-of-the-year-finalists/richard-reed/〕 and James Watt and Martin Dickie of BrewDog〔http://www.shell-livewire.org/alumni/young-entrepreneur-of-the-year-finalists/james-watt/〕 Shell LiveWIRE offers two business awards; the monthly £5,000 Shell LiveWIRE Smarter Future Awards and an annual £25,000 Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. ==Smarter Future Programme Winners== The Shell LiveWIRE Smarter Future Programme launched in 2015 with aim of supporting start-ups that provide solutions to the UK's future transport, food, energy, or natural resource challenges, or make our urban environments cleaner and more sustainable places to work and live in.〔http://www.shell-livewire.org/awards/smarter-future-programme/〕 So far the programme has supported the following start-ups with £5,000 funding and mentoring opportunities: * Daniel Roberts, Founder of BananaBerry, a business that turns surplus fruit and vegetables into smoothies〔http://www.bananaberry.co.uk/#bbhome〕 * Mason Holden, Co-Founder of Admium, the business behind BikeVault, a bicycle parking structure with a built in locking mechanism〔http://admium.co.uk/〕 * Solveiga Pakštaitė, Founder of Design by Sol, the business behind BumpMark, a bio-reactive food expiry label which indicates the conditions of food inside its packaging, reducing food waste〔http://www.designbysol.co.uk/〕 * Adam Meekings, Founder of Penumbra Power, a technology start-up committed to the reduction of emissions from vehicle exhaust gasses through their innovation, currently called ‘Pre-Treatment〔http://www.shell-livewire.org/alumni/smarter-future-programme-winners/2015-winners/adam-meekings/〕 * Maneesh Varshney, Co-founder of Naturosys, a company that creates organic fertiliser and fish feed from food waste〔http://www.shell-livewire.org/alumni/smarter-future-programme-winners/2015-winners/maneesh-varshney/〕 * Tom Robinson, Co-founder of Adaptavate, the business behind Breathaboard, a bio-based alternative to plasterboard which locks carbon into the fabric of buildings〔http://www.adaptavate.com/〕 * Thor Schuitemaker-Wichstrøm, Co-founder of CAVENTOU, a business that creates sustainable smart objects that use the property of colour to convert sunlight into energy〔http://www.caventou.com/〕 * Ravi Toor, Founder of Filamentive,〔http://www.filamentive.com/〕 a sustainable, 3D printing material brand looking to develop a 3D printer filament made from recycled plastic〔http://www.shell-livewire.org/news/1444043937.269/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shell LiveWIRE」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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