Sarah Edwards's reinventd the portrait portraiture of females in the U.K. Integrating the fields of media photography and portraits, Sarah's company, For Your Eyes Only, provides female clientelle with sexy but classy boudoir style photographs.

Both Suri's background as an executive consultant and her academic training in Psychology impressed upon her how critically important emotional intelligence and good social skills are in adults. So, when she came across the concept of teaching emotional and social skills to children through play, she knew instantly that she was onto a winning business idea...

Joanne Caulfield was torn between needing to earn money to help pay the family’s bills and looking after her two small children. One of her youngsters needed extra special care that meant she had to be at home a great deal.

So she looked round for a business that she could manage herself, working at times that suited her. Previously she had worked as an administrator and buyer for several clothing companies. But in 2005 she set up a local edition of Community Times – a glossy monthly magazine delivered free to every house in her neighbourhood.

Carole had no obvious qualifications or skills that she could turn into a business...all she knew was that she wanted to work for herself and that she didn't want to risk her financial security. The idea of building on someone's else's established business idea really appealed to her so she when she came accross a franchise opportunity she could feel passionate about, she grabbed it with both hands

Gail had always wanted to work for herself, but lacked a good business idea. When she decided she’d had enough of corporate life and started working as a business consultant, she quickly realised she needed a PA but couldn’t afford one. So Gail decided to employ one and share her - then had a "lightbulb-moment" when she realised she had her idea for a business!