2017 Winners
Competition Categories | Winner | Runner Up |
Environmental Impact Award | Coleggwent Newport Trade Construction Pop Up Shop | Eco-Explore Education |
Social Impact Award | Conquer the Impossible | Helping the Homeless |
Money Matters Award | The Original Health Company | EquiTrak |
Future Entrepreneur Award | Snapsearch - for Snapchat | Sion-Dafydd Williams - Sports Massage Therapist |
Best Business Idea | QuRious Codes | Jenny Evans Designs |
Best Enterprise Activity | Fightwear Store UK | Wind Down |
Overall Best Business (School Sixth Form) |
Helping the Homeless | Glow Girls |
Overall Best Business (Further Education) |
Visage De La Mode | The Original Health Company |
Overall Best Business (Higher Education) |
Snapsearch - for Snapchat | Fightwear Store UK |
Overall Best Business (Outside of Education / Community) |
Ddraig Valley Farm Park | Merthyr Active Division ( M.A.D. ) |
Overall Best Business (Individual) |
QuRious Codes | Sion-Dafydd Williams - Sports Massage Therapist |
Best Display Stand | Party Plumbers | Virtual Reality Event Hire |
Outstanding Individual | David Vaughan - Dave's Quails | Daniel Huxtable - Fightwear Store UK |
Ian Bennett Award (Team Spirit) | Buzzing for Dogs | Helping the Homeless |
Most Innovative Idea, Product or Service | Virtual Reality Event Hire | House of Callaway |
George Wilbraham
Business: The Original Health Company
Category: Money Matters (Winner)
'The whole process of Big Idea’s Wales Celebrated has enhanced both my entrepreneurial and life skills. Not only on the day of the event itself, but the planning, anticipation and preparation for it has all contributed to the wide array of skills I now possess thanks to Big Ideas Wales Celebrated. The whole experience has built confident speaking publicly and has allowed me to thrive in areas such as leadership, resilience, finance and presentation. I would recommend anyone, who has even the slightest interest in business to give Big Ideas Wales Celebrated a go!'
James Bryan
Business: Snapsearch - for Snapchat
Category: Future Entrepreneur (Winner) & Overall Best Business Higher Education (Winner)
'I found Big Ideas Wales to be a fantastic platform to display the work I have already done and a springboard to give the confidence moving forward. I am currently working on another project and after receiving g the support of Big Ideas Wales, I know I have the skills to make it a success. I met some wonderful people at the finals in Cardiff and I found the judges fantastic to speak to and receive feedback from. I would only improve on the time slot format for the finalists so that we also have time to enjoy the talks run.'