Community Impact Award     Name: James Taylor Job title: Managing Director Company name: SportStars Ltd Address: 221 Cardiff Bay Business Centre, Lewis Road, Cardiff  CF24 5BS Telephone number: 0845 241 3682 Website: www.sport-stars.co.uk SportStars, Overall winner and Community Impact Award L-R James Taylor, Adrienne Lawler, Emrys Haugen, James Boyd, Michael Smith (firebox.com & Mind Candy)   Judges’ Comments: Judges felt SportStars was a topical, community-embracing business that embodied everything that a great start-up should be in 2007. Founder James Taylor’s business provides safe, affordable childcare and coaching to children via schools and a network of out-of-school activities and clubs, bringing together pupils, teachers and parents. Taylor has developed a scaleable highly profitable business model crucially proving community-focussed enterprise can work to benefit all. The judges felt Sports Stars is a worthy winner and Taylor a great role model, not just for his local community but as a start-up entrepreneur.
Martin Webb Presenter, Channel 4's Risking It All Michael Smith Co-founder, Firebox and MD of Mind Candy Karen Darby Founder of SimplySwitch Oli Barrett Founder, Make Your Mark With A Tenner Alex Tew Founder, MillionDollar Homepage Shaa Wasmund Director of Deckchair.com, mykindaplace.com and Bright Station Ventures Tim Cambell Winner of The Apprentice 2005 Julie Meyer Chief Executive, Ariadne Capital Jonathan Moules Enterprise Correspondent, Financial Times
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