Birmingham based business service specialists reach the finals of the SME Awards
Start.biz are honoured to be finalists in the Best Enterprising Business category at the prestigious SME Awards.
Now in their sixth year, the SME Awards were established to recognise the amazing contribution that small to medium sized enterprises (SME’s) make to the communities around them and the UK economy as a whole. In 2022, there are 5.58 million SME’s, making up 99.2% of all private businesses currently active and accounting for 61% of employment within the UK. With inflation at a 40-year high and the effects of covid still being felt by many businesses these awards are needed more than ever to showcase the UK’s fantastic small business community.
There are 23 categories, two are open to a public vote – Business Hero and Best Customer Service. The winners of the other 21 categories will be chosen by a panel of esteemed judges from a variety of backgrounds and industries. The judging panel includes June Cory, CEO of My Mustard an online advertising agency and Google Premier Partner, Chris Luff, CEO of Watford and West Herts Chamber of Commerce and previous SME Business Woman of the Year winner Clare Gallagher, Founder and Managing Director HCUK Group.
‘It is wonderful to have our hard work recognised by getting to the final of the Best Enterprising Business category at the SME Awards. Start.biz is on a mission to help budding entrepreneurs at all stages to launch and grow their ventures with our ground-breaking business service packages, consultancy services, and Intellectual Property expertise. The whole team is looking forward to the ceremony and a chance to meet the other finalists.’ – Matthew Cusack, Founder and Director Start.biz.
Since the launch of the Start.biz brand in 2020 Directors, Matthew Cusack and Bevan Edwards, have worked to create customisable and comprehensive business service packages to fit every size of business in any industry. With revolutionary solutions such as ‘Just Start’ and their free finance and Intellectual Property audits they have seen the business go from strength to strength. Start.biz work closely with charities such as the Prince’s Trust and ACH to encourage diversity within the entrepreneurial community. They have also formed partnerships with well-known names such as Tide and Thursfields to extend their offering and become a one-stop-shop for business owners.
For more information about the products and service Start.biz offer please visit www.start.biz or to connect with any of our accredited partners visit www.start.biz/partners/
The black-tie award ceremony will be held at Wembley Stadium in London on the 2nd December and the Start.biz team are already dusting off their glad rags for the occasion.