Welcome to the East of England FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards! At the 2020 Awards, we crowned 12 fantastic businesses of different shapes and sizes from across various sectors of the economy. We had self-employed businesses showcase their talents alongside established larger businesses with up to 250 employees. The standard was fantastic and this year we hope to celebrate even more great businesses.
Entries close 16 January 2022
East of England Winners and Finalists
East of England - Environmental/Sustainability Award
Winner: Solinatra (formerly Coda Compostables)
Finalists:
East of England - Self-Employed/Sole Trader of the Year
Winner: Katina Chapman Hypnotherapy
Finalists:
East of England - Young Entrepreneur of the Year (aged 30 and under)
Winner: Thomas Rees - Wiro Agency
Finalists:
- Shona Hamilton-Higgins - Lilac HR Ltd
- Christopher Mason - Jeccl Ltd
- Will Mayes - Layrd Design
- John Parnell - Generate Leads Online Limited
- Thomas Rees - Wiro Agency
- Vicky Smith - West End Barns
Your host - Dave Sharpe
Dave is a proud FSB member and our host for the East of England Awards 2022 final.
During his glittering career as an award-winning MC, Dave has worked with the Royal Family, members of the government and a host of celebrities, industry leaders and VIPs from the world of business, television and sport.
He is also a presenter with the BBC and can be heard reporting on football matches and contributing to sports shows on local UK radio stations.
Dave is a familiar face at FSB events and we know you will enjoy his warm and engaging style.
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Andrew Masters
Andrew Masters is based in Peterborough and has been a Membership Advisor for FSB for 7½ years, primarily supporting South Lincolnshire, North & West Cambridgeshire and West Norfolk, ensuring that as many self-employed and small business owners as possible are made aware of the benefits of FSB membership and smoothing their path into the Federation.
Having owned and run various businesses for almost 40 years, Andrew is well acquainted with the day-to-day challenges business owners face. When asked, ‘What is the best part of being an MA?’, Andrew replied “Being able to offer tangible help and support to business owners to aid both growth and security is always rewarding.’
The Venue
Newmarket Racecourse
Westfield House
The Links
Newmarket
CB8 0TG
FSB East of England are hosting their Awards at Newmarket Racecourse, situated just to the west of the town known in racing as 'Headquarters'.
Awards Final Date Friday 4 March 2022
Timings: 12noon Start - until 16:00
Dress Code: Business Attire
Sponsoring the East of England Awards
We're grateful to our headline and local sponsors who are helping us to keep the FSB Awards free to enter! Find out more about our headline sponsors here and our local sponsors below.
Aldermore Bank
Aldermore Bank, backing people to fulfil life’s hopes and dreams
We champion equality by supporting the exceptions to the rule and getting finance to where it’s needed. We lend the money people save with us, to help small businesses to flourish by growing and creating employment, buying property and purchasing vehicles to get businesses moving.
Our award winning business savings accounts have consistently competitive rates combined with fast and simple account opening online for savings from £1,000.
We operate exclusively online, by phone and through networks.
Aldermore Group is part of FirstRand Group, the largest financial services group in Africa by market capitalisation.
Sky Connect
Sky Connect is Sky’s new B2B broadband business, offering purpose-built business products, exceptional customer service and simple pricing with no hidden fees.
Targeted at small businesses, we offer ‘Connection Pro’ an automatic 4G internet back-up product and a digital phone service with more call management features than anyone else, to ensure our customers always stay connected.
Our customer service is industry-leading. Our residential Sky broadband, the second largest provider in the UK, has received fewer complaints to Ofcom over the past 10 years, on average, than any other supplier.
As part of the Comcast Group, we’re proud that the foundations for Sky Connect’s offering have been set by Comcast Business, one of the leading providers of business broadband in the United States, who serve more than 2 million customers, with over 15 years of sector experience.
Tyl by NatWest
Tyl is more than a merchant acquiring and payments solution. It was developed to bring together simple and transparent payments with market-leading technology to help businesses better serve their customers and communities.
- Get paid
Take card payments easily, no matter where they are - Manage
Everything in one place for day-to-day management - Grow
Develop and deepen customer relationships - Give back
Support charities and connect withlocal communities
FSB Insurance Service
FSB Insurance Service was launched by FSB in February 2018 as a Joint Venture, exclusively to serve FSB members. At the heart of the offering are the three key principles of delivering good advice, quality products and good value insurance services. FSB Insurance Service spends time with members to fully understand their needs, sourcing the most suitable product as a traditional insurance broker.
Since launch, FSB Insurance Service has welcomed over 45,000 members to its service and 100% of policyholders would recommend it to other members.
Philip Budd - ActionCOACH
Phil Budd ActionCOACH has a reputation for delivering real results for businesses in East Anglia. Over the past 3 years, Phil has helped hundreds of businesses realise their potential and become acutely aware of the opportunities available: Resulting in tangible growth and increased financial rewards. When you become a client of Phil Budd, you finally have a trusted ally in business. From day one, the work begins: Listening, actioning, planning and measuring.
Phil helps business owners gain clarity and confidence using a proven process of accountability and action-based learning. Clients feel supported, secure and confident that they can achieve their goals and take measured risks. Working with Phil means he has your back. He wants you to succeed and always goes the extra mile to help you achieve your goals. Underpinning all that Phil does is his aim to help his clients create the business and personal life they want for them and their family. Phil provides business coaching through a variety of programmes - group business education, 121 coaching for business owners, Board level and team coaching.
Norfolk County Council
Norfolk County Council’s vision for Norfolk is of a place of opportunity, economic growth within a diverse and unique environment.
Our Environmental Policy aims to protect Norfolk’s rich biodiversity, promote efficient use of resources and to achieve ‘Net Zero’ carbon emissions across our estates by 2030.
Businesses are supported in many ways: through advice, discrete projects, grants, funding support and tender opportunities – all of which can be found via the website: Business - Norfolk County Council. We’re here to help YOU do business.
Norfolk County Council is proud to be sponsoring the FSB’s East of England Environmental/Sustainability Award.
EY Breakthrough Incentives
EY Breakthrough is a sub service line of EY’s (Ernst & Young) National Incentive team which enables the ability to maintain its dedication to the SME market, whilst benefitting from the credibility and safeguarding that comes from being regulated by the FCA as one of the Big Four. Winner of the “Tolley’s Best UK Independent Tax Consultancy Firm 2019” as Breakthrough Funding, we have filed over 2000 successful R&D claims to date and helped 1000’s of small business owners access millions of pounds of funding to acquire new equipment, recruit additional employees, and invest in their future growth.
AMS Business Consutlants
AMS are Lean Six Sigma Master specialists and work with SMEs to help them understand their business processes and identify process improvement opportunities. They have a proven record in increasing productivity, increased efficiencies and removing waste from businesses.
In the last 12 months have delivered over £5million in benefit to their clients.
AMS objective is to support businesses to help them resolve problems, validate root cause and deliver tangible solutions to make them a success.
This could be focussing on:
- Cost reduction
- Waste elimination
- Process improvement
- Process design/re-design
- Process management
- Change transformation
- Staff development
or any other element of business life or needs.
They offer a wide variety of skills and advice to meet your businesses individual needs.
Significant experience in the production and delivery of training materials and programmes for businesses of:
- Lean Six Sigma/Lean techniques.
- Business sponsors
- Black Belts
- Green Belts
- Yellow Belts/Operational Excellence
Hertfordshire Business School
With our long entrepreneurial roots, The University of Hertfordshire remains an inherently enterprising and outward facing institution, focused on transforming lives and powering potential. Our award-winning Eco-Friendly Campuses in Hatfield, are a vibrant home, to our University Enterprise Zone, with the latest All-Campus Business Incubator facilities, services and spaces, meeting the needs and demands of students, business and local communities.
Hertfordshire Business School plays a vital part, as a large and dynamic business and management centre of excellence, that is both entrepreneurial and international in outlook. One of only 40 Business Schools in the UK to be recognised with the Small Business Charter Award for our commitment to supporting SMEs and Entrepreneurs Help to Grow
Apprenticeships Ambassador Network - East of England
The Apprenticeship Ambassador Network (AAN) is the movement championing apprenticeships to raise awareness and increase engagement to meet the needs of employers, communities, and individuals across the country.
In the East of England region, Ambassadors undertake their role (on a voluntary basis) by supporting and influencing a wide range of key stakeholders including schools, colleges, employers and their supply chains, trade associations and employment bodies.
Mail Metro Media
Mail Metro Media, the advertising home of the UK’s most engaged newsbrands, including MailOnline, Daily Mail, Metro and i-news, reaches 1 in 5 UK adults every single day. The team provides a single point of contact across print, digital and apps, allowing advertisers easy access to the millions of consumers who engage with its brands every day.
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