Top 5 for Innovation

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Crowdcube

Crowdcube is the first crowdfunding business of its kind in the UK, allowing ordinary people to invest in small firms. From clever integration with social networking sites to smart payment widgets, the simple UI disguises a very sophisticated back end .

Plumen

Meet the world’s first designer energy-saving light bulb. Merging fantastic design with smart business sense, a Plumen bulb saves 80% of comparable energy and pays for itself (over its lifetime).

valuemystuff.com

This online valuation firm for antiques, furniture, art and other collectibles has completely re-worked the traditional valuation model. Valuations are guaranteed within 48 hours and clever online technology brings together 57 experts across the globe.

Naked Wines

Naked Wines is a a hybrid of wine merchant and social network, Its customers invest in independent winemakers, bringing amazing wines to market at great prices. To date, Naked Wines has been instrumental in creating 85 new wines.

Pourty International Limited

The Pourty is a new generation of potty that allows you to pour the contents without mess. The design makes potties much easier to empty, more hygienic and parent-friendly. Mothercare, Boots, Tesco and Amazon are all stocking it.

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These five companies have truly gone that extra mile to create something truly unique. Be it a new product revolutionising an industry or a smart service disrupting the status quo, this shortlist is among the most innovative entrepreneurial brains in Britain today. The innovation category is always the toughest category to judge: every single company listed in the Smarta 100 has displayed real innovation. Nonetheless, these five brilliant businesses have outshone the competition in the brainbox department.