RateMyPlacement.co.uk

There are few experiences in life more soul-destroying than a bad work experience placement. When your new colleagues don't even trust you enough to make the tea, there's little incentive to return to a placement each day - which is why RateMyPlacement is one of the smartest businesses we've come across. Providing a platform for work experience students to review and rate their internships or placements, RateMyPlacement is helping students reclaim the power in the fight for decent work experience placements. Initially funded on its three founders' student overdrafts, the website now boasts a client list including Microsoft, PriceWaterHouseCoopers and IBM, who advertise their placements on the site and pay for a range of the services available.

• Serving a previously untouched sector
• Main revenues come from large corporates