Applications are now open for the 2017 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards.
Now in its fifth year, the Awards celebrate the hard work and inspiring stories of British entrepreneurs, not simply their financial success. There are 11 categories to enter in each host city – Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh and London.
This year also sees the introduction of a new category for ‘Family Business Entrepreneur of the Year’, which will be awarded to those leading and excelling within a family business.
Creator of the NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards, Francesca Russell, said: “Family businesses are often considered incompatible with entrepreneurship because they are usually tradition-bound and multi- generational. However, for family firms to continually prosper, they need to ensure that they pass on the entrepreneurial mindset and capabilities to create new streams of wealth across future generations.”
Francesca added: “Succession planning is also a big issue in business and, if handled well, can make a massive difference to the future viability of a company. Passing on the business baton to the younger generation is a challenge and we want to celebrate those who have successfully managed that transition.”
This year, the Awards have attracted a number of high profile judges including James Caan CBE, Hayley Parsons, founder of Gocompare.com, Tony Mascolo, co-founder of TONI&GUY, and Jeff Lynn, co-founder of Seedrs.
As well as attracting some of the highest profile business leaders in the UK to its judging panel, the Awards has also expanded its reach across five cities, up from two in 2016, and has secured sponsorship from a number of leading brands. NatWest is the headline sponsor for the Awards and MINI has recently renewed its support for 2017 and is sponsoring the ‘Creative Entrepreneur of the Year’ award.
Francesca continued: “2017 is an exciting year for the NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards. As well as increasing the number of regions that we can cover, we have attracted the best of the best in terms of a judging panel and sponsors. We are excited about the next phase and hearing the great entrepreneurial stories out there, waiting to be celebrated.”
In its five-year history, the NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards has celebrated some outstanding entrepreneurs who have gone on to become household names. Previous winners include David Buttress, former CEO of Just Eat, Julie Deane, founder of The Cambridge Satchel Company, James Watt, founder of BrewDog, and Alexander Solomou, founder and CEO of TheLADBible Group.
The NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards is open for applications, and you can enter here: www.greatbritishentrepreneurawards.com. The deadline for entries is August 18th, 2017.
Miituu Ltd have recently joined Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce and wanted to extend an invitation to members to participate in a survey we are currently running to capture the diverse public opinions of the forthcoming Scottish referendum.
By providing everyone with the opportunity to express their views, miituu aims to capture the very essence of the referendum debate. The video wall allows participants to engage in civilised dialogue while also examining alternative points of view in a collaborative manner.
Through miituu’s video feedback technology, anyone can take part in the debate. Participants can record and share their perspective on the debate at any time using their mobile/tablet devices or webcam. Simply download the “miituu Lite” App from either the Google Play or Apple App Stores or click on this link to use your webcam: http://bit.ly/myscotref
CEO of miituu, David High, said “miituu’s Scottish referendum video wall allows everyone to share their thoughts, opinion and concerns through video. This enables us to capture and share the real emotions, expressions and opinions of the debate, making our videowall a much more visual and personal representation of peoples views on the referendum debate.
To view the referendum videowall and to take part go to http://referendum.miituu.tv/ or alternatively download the miituu lite app here:
Android: http://bit.ly/1fA2KNj
