42 under 42 announced this week
The 42 young Midlands entrepreneurs Insider is tipping for future success are revealed this week.
Our annual feature - profiling 42 young entrepreneurs from the region under the age of 42 - this year includes wunderkind Louis Barnett, who founded his Staffordshire chocolate making business Chokolit when he was 12.
Andrew Gilbert, the managing director of Northampton and Derby-based data solutions business Node4, also features on the list. Gilbert has built up the business from scratch, and its is today an £11m-turnover business.
Insider editor Andy Coyne said: "The good news is that we have had more entries for our 42 under 42 feature than ever before. The bad news is this is an almost unprecedentedly difficult economic climate for young entrepreneurs.
"But judging by the standard of entries this year, the Midlands is in for an exciting future full of new and innovative businesses.
"This selection represents a cross-selection of entrepreneurs and managers from a wide range of business types - from floor tiling to solar energy and from next generation vacuum cleaners to funeral services.
"What it amounts to is a huge amount of potential and the tantalising prospect that amongst the 42 are the future captains of Midlands industry."
The full 42 under 42 article can be seen in this month's Midlands Business Insider.
