Who won at the British Business Awards 2023?
By Small Business Team on Small Business UK – Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Oli Barrett MBE hosted the fourth British Business Awards 2023 at London’s British Museum.
The awards saw 229 attendees grace the museum’s BP Theatre on November 14.
Over 660 entries came in from 538 companies, which was then whittled down to 157 shortlisted nominees across 19 categories.
Barrett, a serial entrepreneur and “the most connected man in Britain” (Wired), commented on X/Twitter that it was “a massively enjoyable honour” to present the awards.
What a massively enjoyable honour to host the British Business Awards 2023 at the @britishmuseum with Winners including @diversifyinggrp led by @CynthiaDavis77 and @UpSkillDigital led by @Goridigital ?? ? #BBA2023 #BritishBusinessAwards
(? @DoctorAslam) @smallbusinessuk pic.twitter.com/ukQu58vHCU
— Oli Barrett (@OliBarrett) November 14, 2023
Winners were chosen by a panel of 12 judges including Small Business Commissioner Liz Barclay, founder of 1000 Black Voices Elizabeth Shaw and Talk Think Do CEO, Matt Hammond.
This years sponsors were Awin, HSBC and Smart Meters, with Home Grown as a media partner.
Tania Ferreira, event director of British Business Awards organiser, Stubben Edge, said: “The excitement for this year’s British Business Awards was palpable. The energy in the room on the day was fantastic and all our attendees were truly engaged and there to support one another.
“We are delighted to be able to provide this platform to highlight and celebrate the brilliant UK SMEs out there – they are doing amazing things! Congratulations again to our 2023 shortlistees and winners. We look forward to following your success and supporting you all the way.”
British Business Awards 2023 – the winners Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Business of the Year
Bezaleel Solutions Ltd
Diversifying Group
Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing
Ibadah London
LoveRaw
Nemi Teas Ltd
Ngozi Cadmus
ScreenHits TV
UpSkill Digital
ZR Consultants Ltd
Winner: UpSkill Digital
Business Lender of the Year
Dawsongroup Finance
Fearless Adventures
Haydock Finance Ltd
365 Business Finance
mycashline
Nucleus Commercial Finance
Tallaght Financial Ltd – trading as Cubefunder
ThinCats
Winner: ThinCats
Entrepreneur of the Year
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 – trading as V4 Telecom
Samantha Charles, Float Digital
Winner: Jo Tutchener-Sharp, Scamp & Dude
Health and Wellbeing Initiative of the Year
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
Winner: Inuvi
Inclusion Initiative of the Year
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
Winner: The Fearless Academy
Insurance Broker of the Year
John Palmer, Coversure Poole
Ben Davis, Superscript
Janthana Keenprakhamroy, Tapoly
Winner: Janthana Keenprakhamroy, Tapoly
Micro Business of the Year
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
Winner: Juliemay Lingerie
Most Innovative Business Idea of the Year
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
Winner: CeraPhi Energy
Next Generation Entrepreneur of the Year
Ben Thornton, Thornton’s Growing and Living
John Hall, The Development Plan Ltd – trading as GetBoardwise
Joe Seddon, Zero Gravity
Zoltán Kopácsi, Best of Hungary
Winner: Joe Seddon, Zero Gravity
Recruitment Advisor of the Year
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
Winner: Phillipa Nicholson, Blue Bull Recruitment Ltd
Retail Business of the Year
AJ Sports
Flare Audio Ltd
Ice of Ixworth
Pennine Cycles
Play Square Ltd – trading as Crazy Thumbs
Sew Creative Ltd
Winner: Flare Audio Ltd
Small Business of the Year
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&n
Winner: Pets Purest Ltd
SME Accountancy Firm of the Year
SME Accountancy Firm of the Year
GW & Co Ltd
Philip Hare & Associates LLP
TaxAssist Accountants
Vibrant Accountancy
Winner: Philip Hare & Associates LLP
SME Marketing Agency of the Year
BioStrata
Blue Array
Digital Media Team
Gambit Partners
La La Communications
Mitchell & Stones
PPC Geeks
The DM Lab
ThinkEngine
Unicorn Orange Ltd
Winner: PPC Geeks
Start-up of the Year
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
Winner: Metaverse VR Ltd
Sustainable Business of the Year
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
Winner: Just Peel Ltd
Technology Provider of the Year
BrightHR
C2-Ai
ClickMechanic
Freemarket
Magnetar IT
Ortharize
Pulse
RefTech Ltd
Satago
Voilo
Winner: Voilo
Woman Led Business of the Year
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
Winner: Diversifying Group
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