Quicksilver entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to achieve iconic status with the launch of an exclusive new scheme.

BT Business and Growing Business magazine have launched a quest to find 20 of the nation’s most inspiring business owners, who are using new technologies to give their company the edge.

Those judged to possess the ‘Essence of the Entrepreneur’ will be captured in their working environments by top celebrity photographer Perou, who has shot classic images of David Beckham, U2 and Coldplay.

The canvasses will be exhibited at the exclusive Oxo Tower in London to celebrate the winning entrepreneurs’ achievements and their approach to business.

Andrew McGregor, of BT Business, said: “We are looking for entrants who are smart about how they approach business, particularly where technology has changed their marketplace.

“Entrepreneurial businesses are flourishing in the face of the changing business world and it is extremely important that these achievements are celebrated and recognised.”

Ian Wallis, editor of Growing Business, added: “This is a unique opportunity for the nation’s most inspiring entrepreneurs to be immortalised.

“It’s an exciting scheme and the results promise to be outstanding if Perou’s portfolio is anything to go by.

Entrants must run privately-owned growing companies employing fewer than 75 people. They must be able to demonstrate that they are doing something unique as a response to the changing world, and using technology to achieve it.

To enter and stand a chance of being selected, go directly to www.btbroadbandoffice.com/entrepreneur.

To view Perou’s work, go to www.perou.co.uk.