Nectar Business Small Business Awards 2010
About the Small Business Awards 2010
Back in March 2010 we launched the Nectar Business Small Business Awards 2010. The awards aim to celebrate business success, recognise dedication and hard work, especially in tough times, and highlight the wealth of fantastic business ideas that are out there.
We received over 250 entries - the winners in each of our four categories are below.
Small Business of the Year:
KiddiVouchers
Alison and Calum Chalmers set up their hugely successful business, KiddiVouchers in 2006 after they identified a gap in the market for efficient and cost effective distribution of childcare vouchers. The couple used their background in financial systems to set up a website and develop company literature and the company now distributes childcare vouchers for clients including, Somerfield, Primark, Littlewoods, the BBC and NHS Trusts.
Entrepreneur of the Year:
Warren Bennett
Warren together with his school friend, David Hathiramani set up the worlds first online hand-tailored suit-making company in 2006. Selling tailored suits from Nepal there are forty billion style choices on the website, and they now also run 25 permanent and pop-up branches across the country. They've even made suits for various sports stars and celebrities.
Online Business of the Year:
Not on the High Street.com
Holly Tucker and Sophie Cornish set up their online shopping website in 2006, where consumers can buy unique and alternative gifts. Four years on and notonthehighstreet.com is now an award winning online retailer, which has sustained growth year on year. The website features over 1,500 independent small businesses, which together sell over more than 30,000 high quality creative products. The Daily Telegraph has even rated Not on the High Street.com as one of the top 50 best websites.
Contribution to the Community Award:
Liftshare
Ali Clabburn started the liftshare website in 1998, with the goal of helping people to reduce their carbon emissions locally in the UK and save 100,000 tonnes of CO2 a year through the scheme by 2012. Today, liftshare is the largest car-sharing network in the UK with over 380,000 members (who have signed up for free) and over 1,000 councils, corporate and business clients.
Meet the judges
James CaanStar of BBC show Dragon's Den and CEO of Hamilton Bradshaw Private Equity
John O'KeefeMerchandising and Marketing Director UK and Ireland at Office Depot
Guy ClappertonSmall business journalist and regular contributor to The Guardian, Financial Times and the Sunday Times
Charlie HumphreysClient Services Director at Nectar
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