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StartUp Awards National Series in the UK – Nominate Now!

Deadline: 28-Feb-22

Nominations are now open for the StartUp Awards National Series, a collaboration between the founders of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards – an established national programme receiving over 5,000 applications annually – and the Wales Start-Up Awards, the only regional awards currently celebrating new businesses in the UK.

The StartUp Awards National Series recognises the achievements of those amazing individuals who have had a great idea, spotted the opportunity and taken the risks to launch a new product or service.

Already established and thriving in Wales, the StartUp Awards National Series is now taking the passion and drive to celebrate new business and extending across the whole of the United Kingdom.

Award Categories
  • B2B Services Start-Up: This award is open to any start-up in the UK delivering services to other businesses. The judges are looking for new businesses that are able to show growth through the provision of excellent services to other businesses.
  • B2C Services Start-Up: This award is open to any start-up operating in the consumer services industry in the UK. The judges are looking for new businesses that are able to show growth through the provision of excellent services to consumers.
  • Construction Start-Up: This award is open to any start-up operating in the construction and building services industries in the UK. The judges are looking for a new business that has made an immediate and significant impact in the construction sector and has a clear vision for its future success.
  • Creative Start-Up: This award recognises those start-ups that are operating in the creative sector in the UK. The judges are looking for new creative businesses that use innovation, skills and talent to create original content.
  • Digital Start-Up: This award recognises those start-ups that are operating in the UK's digital sector. The judges are looking for new digital businesses that are achieving growth through the right mix of innovation and exceptional customer experience.
  • The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (Wales Only): This award is open to any start-up whose founder has completed a Duke of Edinburgh Award. The judges are looking for a founder who has applied the vital skills learned through the Duke of Edinburgh Award to launching and growing their business. They will be able to clearly demonstrate the positive impact the DofE had had on their entrepreneurial journey so far.
  • Fintech Start-Up: This award is open to all start-ups who are applying new technologies to products and services in the fintech space. The judges are looking for new businesses that are disrupting the fintech sector through a clear commitment to continued innovation.
  • Food and Drink Start-Up: This award is for those start-ups who are developing new food products and drinks in the UK. The judges are looking for new businesses that have great potential to make a real impact in the food and drink industry in the UK over the next few years.
  • Global Start-Up: This award is for those ‘born global‘ start-ups who have been trading internationally since the business was established. The judges are looking for those start-ups that are internationally focused and are growing their businesses through increased overseas trading.
  • Graduate Start-Up: This award is open to any start-up in the UK which has been founded by an individual (or individuals) who have graduated from a UK-based university three years prior to the close of entries (28 Feb 2019). The judges are looking for those graduates that have demonstrated entrepreneurial flair to develop a new business since leaving university.
  • Green Start-Up: This award recognises those start-ups developing those products, processes or services that are resulting in significant environmental improvements. The judges are looking for new ventures that are fully committed to green business and are making a real difference to future sustainable development.
  • High Street Start-Up: This award is open to any new business that has been established on the high streets of the towns and cities of the UK during the last three years. The judges are looking for businesses that have made a significant impact through innovation and enterprise on their high street during the last three years.
  • Innovative Start-Up: This award is open to any innovation-driven start-up in the UK. The judges are looking for a new business that utilises innovation to compete in global and regional markets, is based on a clear business model and is scalable in the long-term.
  • Manufacturing Start-Up: This award is open to any start-up based in the manufacturing and engineering sector in the UK. The judges are looking for new businesses that are using cutting-edge manufacturing techniques to create new high-quality products.
  • Medtech Start-Up: This award is open to those start-ups who are developing new products, services or solutions that are then used to save and improve people’s lives. The judges are looking for new businesses that are disrupting the medtech sector through a clear commitment to continued innovation.
  • Mobile & Emerging Technologies Start-up: This award is open to all start-ups in the UK involved in the development of virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things and iOS, Android or cross-platform apps. Judges will be looking for cutting edge technologies being developed by new businesses to create innovative products and services that will shape the future.
  • Online Retail Start-Up: This award is open to any start-up based in the online retail sector in the UK. The judges are looking for new businesses that demonstrate retail excellence through their online offering and have achieved growth through exceptional customer experience and digital innovation.
  • Professional Services Start-Up: This award is open to any start-up operating in professional services sector. The judges are looking for new businesses that are changing the professional services industry through new and innovative products or solutions.
  • Rising Star Award: This award is given to those new companies that are less than one year old (launched after 28th Feb 2022). The judges will be looking for businesses that are developing innovative products or services with significant potential for the future.
  • Rural Start-Up: This award is open to any start-up in the UK which is rurally-based (located outside towns with more than 10,000 resident population). The judges are looking for businesses that have made a significant impact through innovation and enterprise in rural the UK.
  • Social Enterprise Start-Up: A social enterprise is defined as one with an asset lock in its constitution, volunteer involvement at board level and restrictions on private distribution of dividends. The award is open to any social enterprise in the UK that has been operating for less than three years. The judges are looking for new businesses that have taken on social investment to break new ground either in delivering a new service, creating new models of delivery or breaking into new markets.
  • Tourism and Leisure Start-Up: This award is open to any start-up based in the tourism and leisure sector in the UK. Judges are looking for those new businesses that focus on excellence in delivering customer service and demonstrate innovation in tourism and leisure products and services.
  • Young Entrepreneur: This award is given to those aged 30 and under at the close of entries on 28th Feb 2022, who have established their own start-up in the previous three years. The judges are looking for individuals who demonstrate ambition, energy, skill and vision, as well as tangible business success, in creating and developing an exceptional start-up during the last three years.
Where are you entering from?
  • London and East of England
  • The Midlands
  • North West England
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland
  • South West England
  • South East England
  • Wales
  • Yorkshire, Humbershire, and North East England
Criteria
  • In order to be eligible to enter the StartUp Awards National Series, your business must have been trading for no more than three years prior to the date of your entry submission.
  • You must be registered and trading in the UK.
  • There is also some category-specific criteria which is detailed in the category descriptions.

For more information, visit StartUp Awards National Series.

For more information, visit https://www.nationalstartupawards.com/