James won the £3,000 first prize at the Scotland final for BrewDog, an innovative micro brewery business which produces hand made beers made from high quality ingredients from around the world. BrewDog already supplies to Sainsbury and currently produces 10,000 bottles of beer each week.
Commenting on his success, James said, “Winning this Shell Livewire Award is a great boost for my business and will be a great platform to build the business further. The prize will be put straight into the business to buy new capital equipment to increase production capacity.”
Brewdog started up with help from loan bodies including the Princes Scottish Youth Business Trust.
The Shell Livewire Young Entrepreneur of the Year competition recognises and celebrates the achievements of the UK’s finest young entrepreneurs. This is the programme’s 25th year.