By Small Business Team on Small Business UK - Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs Serial entrepreneur Oli Barrett hosted the British Business Awards 2023, held at the British Museum in London. Read on to discover...

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.

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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