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Ben Fowler

A keen horticulturalist, Ben started a gardening business in his local area in 2008. He is involved in social enterprise projects providing voluntary services to the allotment association, having taken on his own allotment at a young age. In the future he hopes to help those with learning and behavioural problems study horticulture and agriculture.

He says: "I am an ordinary lad who wants to do the best not just for myself but for everyone."

Harry Hitchens

Keen rugby player and scuba diver Harry also has an artistic side, and runs his own photography business. He has been working since he was nine, with jobs including gardening, selling at car boot sales and magazine delivery. He wishes he had invented the Cat's Eye road marker.

He says: "I aim high. I don't aim low ever, what are you ever going to gain from that? I aim high and I get there because of that determination, because I'm pretty ruthless in how I get there."

Harry Maxwell

School prefect Harry is a polo enthusiast and water-sports fanatic, as well as a talented singer and pianist. Inspired by Simon Cowell, entrepreneur Harry is a business veteran despite his young age. Starting his first business when he was 10, selling tickets on the internet, he has already started three successful businesses, encompassing travel, marketing, property and cosmetics.

He says: "In terms of my intellect, self-motivation, confidence, and business instinct for my age, I am unrivalled. I have a pure entrepreneurial gift waiting to be unleashed and harnessed."

James McCullagh

Irishman James describes himself as a risk-taker and always follows his gut instinct. James got the joint highest score in GCSE Economics in Northern Ireland and feels he is a natural businessman. He is a massive football fan and lists his passion as economics.

He says: "I have integrity, but when winning gets in the way of integrity, integrity goes out the window."

Lewis Roman

Describing himself as "confident, charismatic and clever", Lewis Roman's first foray into the business world was as an assistant stylist at a hair salon. A keen shopper and gym buff, Lewis now works in the food industry and hopes to change the world of business forever.

He says: "I'm not arrogant or backstabbing, I'm just a really great guy."

Mahamed Awale

A keen inventor and fundraiser who describes himself as "competitive and charismatic", Mahamed, who is the Youth Parliament Representative for his borough, has already made money buying and selling TV satellites. Inspired by the Microsoft and Facebook brands, he hopes to bring about "monumental change" using politics and youth outreach schemes.

He says: "I have so many abilities and so many talents. I want to prove what an entrepreneurial person I am."