British Small Business Awards 2016: Final shortlist released!

The British Small Business Awards is just two days away; here is the complete shortlist for every category that will be celebrated on the night.

The British Small Business Awards is the leading celebration of the UK’s small business sector, recognising the nation’s best sole traders, micro businesses and small companies – as well as the services providers and advisers that support them.

At the start of 2015, there were an estimated 5.3 million small businesses (defined as those with 0-49 employees) in the UK, accounting for 99.3 per cent of all private sector businesses. The combined annual turnover of small businesses was £1.2 trillion, 33 per cent of all private sector revenue in the UK.

Despite the vast proportion of small businesses among private companies, this vital sector does not get the recognition it deserves. Often described as the ‘engine room of the economy’, it is high time the small business community is commended for its efforts in providing quality products and services to customers and its significant contributions to Britain’s success.

We are delighted to announce the final shortlist for the British Small Business Awards, held on October 20th at the Grand Connaught Rooms, London. We look forward to seeing you there.

Leader of the Year

Sponsored by: The Federation of Small Businesses

Gareth Loye – M&M Contractors

Denise O’Leary – Purpol Marketing

Paul Parkinson – Synergy Automotive

Avin Rabheru – Housekeep

Amanda Rosewarne – CPD Standards Office

Paul Vagg – Bee Naturals

Small Business of the Year

 Sponsored by: Yell

Bluebird Tea

Genie Ventures

GEO (Green Energy Options)

Hello Soda

Housekeep

Inclusion Housing

M&M Contractors

Serve Legal

Technical Associates Group

Innovation of the Year

Sponsored by: KPMG Small Business Accounting

Ace Innovation – SuperVisor

Azoomee

Barnbrook Systems – BlueCube

Emblation

Fuel3D

KwikSweep

RA Tech – hotun

Synap

Synergy Grill

Micro Business of the Year

Sponsored by: Vistaprint

AgriCamera

Bexy Boo

G&J Lee Recruitment

Handrail Creations

Mill House Cottages

No Brainer

Smart Resourcing Solutions

Southsea Bathing Hut

Swytch

Treelife

Alternative Finance Provider of the Year

 Sponsored by: Salesforce

Amicus

Code Investing

Crowdcube

Funding Circle

Growth Street

RateSetter

Seedrs

ThinCats

Service Provider of the Year

Sponsored by: Close Brothers Retail Finance

Enrolsme

Frontier Voice and Data

Pink Telephone Company (App2Chat)

TalkTalk Business

XLN Telecom

Yü Energy

Sole Trader of the Year

Sponsored by: Vistaprint

Appleton Baby Massage

Beautiful Ribbon

Florescence

GLB Graphics

Ma Baker

Pencil Me In

Secret Halo

The Bridal Boutique

ValB’s Wax Jewellery

Website of the Year

Sponsored by: The Federation of Small Businesses

Creatiques.co.uk

DerbyDaysOut.co.uk

Independentbeverley.co.uk

MillharbourMarketing.com

Thobaya.com

Wearecolony.com

Professional Services Firm of the Year

Sponsored by: The Forum of Private Business

Berg

Crunch Accounting

KPMG Small Business Accounting

Legal & General

PwC

Shelley Stock Hutter

Workspace Provider of the Year

Sponsored byGrowthBusiness.co.uk

Interchange

Office Space in Town

Regus

WorkPad

Workplace Manchester

Workspace Group

Technology Provider of the Year

Sponsored byInformation Age

FreeAgent

Miura Systems

Neopost

Ormsby Street

Sage

Salesforce

Scale Computing

Xero

Business/HR Consultancy of the Year

Sponsored byDepartment for International Trade

ClearlySo

Hosking Associates

HR Advise Me

Peninsula Business Services

Purple HR

Shelley Stock Hutter

Recruitment Business of the Year

Sponsored by: Redleaf Communications

BeecherMadden

Careers in Audit

CV-Library

Indeed

Jobandtalent

Prime

Finance Provider of the Year

Sponsored by: SmallBusiness.co.uk

Barclays Bank

Bibby Financial Services

Boost Capital

Close Brothers Retail Finance

Fleximize

Liberis

OakNorth Bank

Silicon Valley Bank

Wesleyan Bank

For more information, please visit the British Small Business Awards website.

The British Small Business Awards event is sponsored by:

British Small Business Awards 2016 Sponsors

Ben Lobel

Ben Lobel

Ben Lobel was the editor of SmallBusiness.co.uk from 2010 to 2018. He specialises in writing for start-up and scale-up companies in the areas of finance, marketing and HR.