The Smarta 100 - Startacus previews the finalists

by Startacus Admin
Simon Beattie - Breathing new life into the dying specimen that is the high street book store
The Teashed - Tea themed design company
The Bicycle Academy - Bike building workshop famed for crowdfunding its' finance
The Currency Cloud - deals in international money transfers
The Giving Card - It offers you retail and product discounts and also means you are donating to charity - a worthy finalist
The Glam Collective - Like the mobile hairdresser, but this is a collective of make up artists that you can order to your home.
The Grand Old Duke of Pork - love the name and love the 50 different sausage flavours too
The Less Packaging Company - Works with brands to produce less packaging
The London Studio - An award winning Design Studio
Tummy With Mummy - It's a fold away baby and car seat
Unbeelievable Health - Health supplements from Bee related products
Unique Home Stays - Luxury breaks and hols in the UK
Uscreates - A social change agency
Wazoku - software thats make sharing ideas and innovation within companies easy
WebExpenses - dealing with that pesky pastime of company expenses - online and making it easier
Whipcar - A neighbourhood car club business
WhosOff.com - A good name - An online staff leave planner
Wikijob.co.uk - A jobsite
Y-cam Solutions - Wireless camera’s for home and office security
Young Rewired State - A network for young IT professionals - but under 18 years old
Zaini - Colourful Beanie hats
Phew! Now that took a little longer than we expected! Anyhow, overall we think you will agree that Smarta has shortlisted a worthy and worthwhile top 100 and we wish all the finalists well for the awards on the 8th November and going forward with their businesses...
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