Eno Alfred

The second in the series of Stories from LSE features students from non-traditional backgrounds, either the first in their family to go to higher education or from schools that do not traditionally send students to Russell group universities.These include Mazida Khatun, born in London to Bangladeshi parents.

2009 Revenues: $11.4 million 5-year Annual Growth Rate: 72% CEO: Clint Smith Location: Nashville, TN Year Founded: 2002 About the business: After leaving a failed dot-com business in 2002, Will Weaver and Clint Smith decided to build a new company that was more than just a "cool" idea. They came up with Emma, which is an abbreviation of email marketing, which is what the company provides to small and mid-size businesses, nonprofits, and agencies.

Apple is the No. 1 most admired company in the world, an honor it's held for four years running. Apple sets a high standard for innovation and mass appeal. Rumors of new product releases generate Internet buzz that's the envy of corporate America. The iPad 2 -- introduced in early March -- and the Verizon iPhone 4 are just the most recent launches that set techies and regular folks a-Twitter. But with CEO Steve Jobs on a medical leave of absence, some investors are uneasy.