Award Categories
The Family Network Branch Leader of the Year
This Award will be awarded to the branch leader within our family who has contributed and excelled in their role. They will have increased branch activity, supported their members and nominations are welcomed from their own group to help the judges decide.
| Chloe Tweed of Caterpillar Music Guildford |
| Natalie Morgan-Dew of Mizz Twisted Cherry Studios |
| Anna Jolley of Jolley Consultancy |
| Kate Chidzic of Kachi Marketing |
| Charlotte Reynolds of Charlotte’s Aesthetics |
| Jen Gardiner of Happy Birth, Happy Baby Swindon |
New Business/Start Up of the Year (Under 1 year old)
We are welcoming nomations for this award from anyone who has started a new business within this last 12 months. We want to hear how you formed the idea and how you put it into practice and what you have done to grow your business in the first year. We would like you to include your passions and your reasons for starting, things you have learnt and any struggles along the way.
| Jessica Cope of The Warren UK |
| Clare Frankland of White Rabbit Executive Coaching |
| Lydia Brooks of Bay Tree Tutoring |
| Kate Chidzik of Kachi Marketing |
| Nikki Watson of Solihull Baby Massage |
| Abby Hunter-Keily of Brownies by Abby |
Charity of the Year
The Charity of the Year will be to recognise and reward those organisations including community projects doing exceptional work in all areas of activity.
| Jana Koor of Just Because… Kindess Dosen’t Need a Reason |
| Jo-Anne Shellum of Noah’s Star |
| Rachel Ollereshaw of Molly Olly’s Wishes |
Business Dad of the Year
Business Dad of the Year is open to any dad running his own business who juggles family life alongside his work commitments. We want to hear how you achieve this, what motivates you and your highs and lows including your plans for the future.
| David Morrell of Health Choices Private Medical Insurance |
| Adam Pattison of Little Jo’s Donuts |
| James Wilkes of Wilkes Window & gutter cleaning |
Business Growth of the Year
This category will be awarded to a business which is thriving and has shown tremendous growth within the past 12 months. We want to hear how you have achieved this and what you've done to get there.
| Melanie Hemmings of Bare and Fair |
| Bonny and Chelsea of Be Free From Cleaning |
| Nicola Wilson of Puddle Ducks Lincoln |
| Shyne Adcock of Shyne Fest |
| Zara Mizen of Koala Kids Parties |
| Tracey Lawrence of Little Beams Books |
Product of the Year
Do you have the product of the year? We are looking for a business that has created an innovative product that has generated substantial sales within their industry. We want to hear how you have achieved this and how the idea was formed.
| Selina Sims of Sims Selections |
| Emma Martin of Emma Martin Mindfulness |
| Poonam Dattani of Ready Steady Gro |
Franchisee of the Year
We want to recognise this growing industry within our awards as so many people are now involved within franchise. The winner of this award will be someone who can demonstrate how they have built their franchise up in their area.
| Richard and Debbie Compton of Footlights Theater |
| Emma Bartlett of Baby Ballet Lincoln |
| Clare of Jitterbugs Sunderland |
Small Business of the Year Sponsored by David Sheehan True Potential
Small business of the Year is open to all businesses with less than 5 employees. You need to be motivated and have driven it to success. We want to hear the lengths you have gone to to do this.
| Serena Novelli, Laura Bland, Ana Bonasera of Love Thy Body Project |
| Anna Neville of Kidslingo |
| Kiana of Host LDN |
| Natalie Morgan-Dew of Mizz Twisted Cherry Studios |
| Holly Hitchen of Little Bears Music |
Networker of the Year
The Best Networker of the year realises that it's not just about who is in the room at the time but also everybody's connections and how they can be utilised to grow each others businesses. They will participate in regular networking events and naturally refer people within their networks.
| Hannah Bruce of Hannah Bruce Art |
| Anna Jolley of Jolley Consultancy |
| Eleanor Richardson of Keystone Law |
Against All Odds
This category is open to any business who has overcome adverse circumstances and who has succesfully fought to continue their journey. We want to hear your full story of how you succeeded, what you learnt and what your plans are for the future.
| Kamelia of Kamelia Photography |
| Daman Bamra of Dee’s Kitchen |
| Amy Meera Gill of Circle of Power Academy |
| Debbie Turnbull of River And Sea Sense Ltd |