Britain needs young tycoons to launch their business ventures more than ever - and the Daily Mail is helping them pave their way to success with our inspiring Enterprising Young Brits competition.
Now in their fifth year, our awards, uniquely, are backed by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Business Secretary and top business leaders. This year's awards were launched by Alistair Darling, who, on these pages, emphasises the key role young entrepreneurs have to play in the economy.
In previous years, they have unearthed many success stories. One previous winner is on course to turn over £10million this year, while many others are sitting on multi-million pound businesses.