2023 Shortlist
Please note that this is the shortlist from 2023. If you would like to view the shortlist for 2024, please visit this link.
Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic Business of the Year
Shortlist
Bezaleel Solutions Ltd
Diversifying Group
Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing
Ibadah London
LoveRaw
Nemi Teas Ltd
Ngozi Cadmus
ScreenHits TV
UpSkill Digital
ZR Consultants Ltd
Business Lender of the Year
Shortlist
Dawsongroup Finance
Fearless Adventures
Haydock Finance Ltd
365 Business Finance
mycashline
Nucleus Commercial Finance
Tallaght Financial Ltd T/A Cubefunder
ThinCats
Entrepreneur of the Year
Shortlist
Abdul Thadha, Books2Door
Andrea Clewett, Showerscape
Aurangzaib Chawla, Lanop Pvt Ltd
Deirdre Mc Gettrick, ufurnish.com
Jeff Dewing, Cloudfm Group
Jo Tutchener-Sharp, Scamp & Dude
Karen Turton, Purple Story Ltd
Penny Reid, Eximia
Rishiraj Kapur, ABI Business Services Ltd T/A V4 Telecom
Samantha Charles, Float Digital
Health and Wellbeing Initiative of the Year
Shortlist
Ecosulis Ltd
Homeglow Products Ltd
Incorporating Wellness with Kelly Hopley
Inuvi
LDM UK
Lifestyle Fitness Gym ltd
NovaPure Naturals
Sarah Banks Coaching
The Miracle Foundation
Zen Communications Ltd
Inclusion Initiative of the Year
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Amazon Web Services
BioStrata
Cosgrove & Drew Ltd
ISC Group
Magnetar IT
North East International Film Festival
The Dogs Squad CIC
The Fearless Academy
The Sheldon B&B
Insurance Broker of the Year
Shortlist
John Palmer, Coversure Poole
Ben Davis, Superscript
Janthana Keenprakhamroy, Tapoly
Micro Business of the Year
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Amity Fish Company Ltd
Destination Digital Marketing
Float Digital
Gangplank Ltd
Global HR Implementation Services
Ibadah London
International Business Centre Ltd
Juliemay Lingerie
Southwest Chauffeur Auto and Driver Services Ltd
The Power Within Training & Development Ltd
Most Innovative Business Idea of the Year
Shortlist
CeraPhi Energy
Copner Biotech
Haybrooke Associates Ltd
iCOR Systems Ltd
Juliemay Lingerie
Odonata International Ltd ( SNOAP )
Plantasia Tropical Zoo
The Teatle Ltd
Trust Electric Heating
Yardd
Next Generation Entrepreneur of the Year
Shortlist
Ben Thornton, Thornton’s Growing and Living
John Hall, The Development Plan Ltd T/A GetBoardwise
Joe Seddon, Zero Gravity
Zoltán Kopácsi, Best of Hungary
Recruitment Advisor of the Year
Shortlist
Ellie Fisher, AKA Recruitment
Fiona Morrison-Arnthal, Ambitions Travel Recruitment
Phillipa Nicholson, Blue Bull Recruitment Ltd
Gareth Lee, G&J Lee Recruitment
Jason Whittenham, Kenect Recruitment
Emily Doull-Reeves, Lawes Consulting Group
Ricky Patel, Mase Consulting
John Lugsden, Rogers Mchugh Recruitment Ltd
Richard Barker, Talent Locker
James Pepe, WPR
Retail Business of the Year
Shortlist
AJ Sports
Flare Audio Ltd
Ice of Ixworth
Pennine Cycles
Play Square Ltd T/A Crazy Thumbs
Sew Creative Ltd
Small Business of the Year
Shortlist
Adventure Togs
Clootie McToot Ltd
Excel TM Group Ltd
International Business Centre Ltd
JLLighting
Pets Purest Ltd
Resus Rangers Ltd
The Bath House – Banya London
TOAST
White Horse Energy Ltd
SME Accountancy Firm of the Year
Shortlist
GW & Co Ltd
Philip Hare & Associates LLP
TaxAssist Accountants
Vibrant Accountancy
SME Marketing Agency of the Year
Shortlist
BioStrata
Blue Array
Digital Media Team
Gambit Partners
La La Communications
Mitchell & Stones
PPC Geeks
The DM Lab
ThinkEngine
Unicorn Orange Ltd
Start-up of the Year
Shortlist
Ambitions Travel Recruitment
Bloomwise
Boddice Accounting Ltd
Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing
Gretel
Know-it
Metaverse VR Ltd
Social Media Kickstarter Training Ltd
Stardust Book Services
STEPS Prosthetics
Sustainable Business Award of the Year
Shortlist
Clean Energy Capital
EQ Investors
Green Tomato (Midlands) Ltd
Groundwork Wales
iCOR Systems Ltd
Just Peel Ltd
Lyfcycle Ltd
Nemi Teas Ltd
Pulp2 Ltd
VideOdyssey
Technology Provider of the Year
Shortlist
BrightHR
C2-Ai
ClickMechanic
Freemarket
Magnetar IT
Ortharize
Pulse
RefTech Ltd
Satago
Voilo
Woman Led Business of the Year
Shortlist
Bare Kind
Bays Consulting Ltd
Diversifying Group
Emerging Communications Ltd
JEKBEE
Maria Fogg Family Law Ltd
Scamp & Dude
ScreenHits TV
Tomson Consulting Ltd
ufurnish.com