Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2021
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards took place yesterday in London at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane.
The awards came back with momentum after having to hold the awards virtually in 2020; the organisers brought together all eight of their regional shortlists for the first time, with a guest list of over 1,200 entrepreneurs, judges, mentors, investors and partners invited to the London celebration.
Safaraz Ali was a judge once again this year and is proud to do so alongside a panel of industry experts and leaders of influential UK businesses, including some of the prize winners from previous years.
Higher and Degree Apprenticeships
| Creative Industries Entrepreneur of the Year | Disruptor of the Year |
| Sponsored by Vodafone Business | |
| Mike & Alison Battle | Lapland UK (London & East of England) | |
| Helen Routledge | Totem Learning (Midlands) | Rob Bridgman | Snug (London & East of England) |
| Claire Knight & Antonio Bachini | The Traveller and The Bear (North East) | Mark Smith | TruInvest (Midlands) |
| Zoe Glencross | Zoe Glencross (North West) | Joshua Gill | Everflow (North East) |
| Emma & Fergus Macdonald | The Tartan Blanket Co. (Scotland & Northern Ireland) | Gary Gallen | rradar (North West) |
| Jade Sammour | Dainty London Jewellery (South East) | Jonathan Waggott | Angel Guard (Scotland & Northern Ireland) |
| Jonny Williams | BoomBocs (South West) | Constantine Karampatsos & Verity Batchelder | GoodLife Sorted (South East) |
| Jen Danger Harding | Danger Doodles (Wales) | Charles Taylor, Johann Farhan & Joe Galliford | Sina Medical Technology |
| William Sachiti | Academy of Robotics (Wales) | |
| Entrepreneur for Good Award | Entrepreneurial Spirit Award |
| Sponsored by Glen Scotia | |
| Nate Macabuag | Koalaa (London & East of England) | |
| Gavin Mullaley & Dean Starr | Cornerstone Partnership (Midlands) | Henry Faber & Walter Kerr | Oppidan Education (London & East of England) |
| Chris Quickfall | Cognassist (North East) | Lorri Delahunty | VEGAN Happy Clothing (Midlands) |
| Chelsea Slater & Jo Morfee | Innovate Her (North West) | Charlotte Windebank | FIRST (North East) |
| Ruari Fairbairns | One Year No Beer (Scotland & Northern Ireland) | Ben Pearson | BigClothing4U (North West) |
| Keisha Ehigie | Imagine Me Stories (South East) | Melanie Auld | Spice Pots (Scotland & Northern Ireland) |
| Jen Baughan | Solutions for the Planet (South West) | Sanjay Lobo | onHand (South East) |
| Mark Williams | LIMB-Art (Wales) | Teresa Swinton | Paradigm Human Performance (South West) |
| Adele Pember | Dog Furiendly (Wales) | |
| Family Business Entrepreneur of the Year | Fashion & Beauty Entrepreneur of the Year |
| Howard & Vivien Wong | Little Moons (London & East of England) | Anna Brightman | UpCircle (London & East of England) |
| Paul Curtis | The Zeus Group (Midlands) | Oyinkansola Adebayo | Niyo Hair & Beauty (Midlands) |
| Helen Johnson & Matt Goddard | Decorating Centre (North East) | Kassi Emadi | Nuddy (North East) |
| Claire Watkin | The Fine Bedding Company (North West) | Jimmy Hill | Hairbust (North West) |
| David & Lou Rundle | Blue Star St Andrews (Scotland & Northern Ireland) | Fraser Angus & Daniel Morris | Lola’s Cosmetics (Scotland & Northern Ireland) |
| Khatuna McDermott | Red Edge Concept (South East) | Priya Downes | Nueda (South East) |
| Olly, Max & Josh Kohn | The Jolly Hog (South West) | Jezz Skelton | Abbott Lyon (South West) |
| Ross Jones & Rachel Lyndon-Jones | Ouma (Wales) | |
| Food & Drink Entrepreneur of the Year | Foreign Innovation Awards |
| Sponsored by Fortunis Capital | |
| Harriet Hastings | Biscuiteers (London & East of England) | |
| Jacob Watts, Max Poynton & Matthew Bond | Project D (Midlands) | Lynn Erasmus | Lynn Erasmus Ltd |
| Liam Manton & Mark Smallwood | Didsbury Gin (North West) | |
| Sabine Klaus-Carter | Calvin’s Free-From Foods (Scotland & Northern Ireland) | |
| Stuart MacDonald | ManiLife (South East) | |
| Ellie Webb | Caleno Drinks (South West) | |
| Scott Davies | Hilltop (Wales) | |
| Health & Wellbeing Entrepreneur of the Year | Made in the UK Award |
| Sponsored by Make it British | |
| Katherine Pither | Yogi Bare (London & East of England) | |
| Maxine Laceby | Absolute Collage (Midlands) | Sarah Simons & Sarah Purse | British Baby Box (London & East of England) |
| Victoria Burnip | Unforgettable Experience (North East) | Rose Ovensehi | Flora + Curl (Midlands) |
| Lloyd Pearce | Trio Healthcare (North West) | Helen Robinson | Féerie Telle (North East) |
| Simas Jarasunas | Brite Drinks (Scotland & Northern Ireland) | Brant Richard & Ed Oxley | HebTroCo (North West) |
| Gordon Lott | Dr. Vegan (South East) | Genevieve Smart | Genevieve Sweeney (South East) |
| Katie Brindle | Hayo’u (South East) | Shane Darwin | Mucky Nutz (South West) |
| Benjamin & Marc Shipman | The GO2 Brand (Wales) | Callum Griffiths | Clydach Farm Group (Wales) |
| Pivot Entrepreneur of the Year | Scale-Up Entrepreneur of the Year |
| Sponsored by Salesforce | |
| Elizabeth Tweedale | Cypher Coding (London & East of England) | |
| Ewan Jones & George Dyer | Protective Sportswear (Midlands) | Philip Belamant | Zilch (London & East of England) |
| Erin Graybill | Luxe England (North East) | Rob Stone | Instaloft (Midlands) |
| Shay O’Carroll, Shaz Sulaman, Andy Sands & Rob Hilton | PixelMax (North West) | Jack Sutcliffe & Simon Hobson | Powersheds (North West) |
| James Eagle | The Pished Fish (South East) | Danny Campbell | HOKO Design (Scotland & Northern Ireland) |
| Ozi Maden | Ozi Lala Levantine Street Food (South West) | Timothy Brownstone | Kymira (South East) |
| Michael Beck, Craig Lomax, Sean Thomas & Michael George | Reworking | Cas Paton | OnBuy.com (South West) |
| Darren Briggs | Ascona Group Holdings (Wales) | |
| Service Industries Entrepreneur of the Year | Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year |
| Jon Hulme & John Burke | Craft Gin Club (London & East of England) | Andrew Jervis | ClickMechanic (London & East of England) |
| Kamran Saleem | Motoserv UK (Midlands) | Shailendra Singh | Cellomatics Bioscience (Midlands) |
| Samantha Read | APM Cleaning (North East) | Wayne Spriggs | Lusso Stone (North East) |
| Lee Chambers | Essentialise (North West) | Nicky Story | Supplies for Candles and The Soap Kitchen (North West) |
| Paul Hargreaves | Cotswold Fayre (South East) | Rosemary Eribé | ERIBE KNITWEAR (Scotland & Northern Ireland) |
| Ross McCaw | Our People | Pam Gruhn | Frenchic Paint (South East) |
| Darren Briggs | Ascona Group Holdings (Wales) | Kirsty Passmore | Rock Pool Life CIC (South West) |
| Rhys King | RGifts (Wales) | |
| Start-Up Entrepreneur of the Year | Sustainability Entrepreneur of the Year |
| Maria Rodriguez | Kind Bag (London & East of England) | Eve Kehkeh | Bundlee (London & East of England) |
| Claire Ransom | Lazy Flora (Midlands) | David Hanney & Nick Smith | Alpkit (Midlands) |
| Mike Davies | Haystack (North East) | Cecily Handerson & Katherine Rhodes | PomPom (North East) |
| Nick Redford | Zest Food Partners (North West) | Morten Toft Bech | Meatless Farm (North West) |
| Katrina Hutchinson O’Neill | Join Talent (Scotland & Northern Ireland) | Emma & Fergus Macdonald | The Tartan Blanket Co (Scotland & Northern Ireland) |
| Natalie Ward | Latched (South East) | Kathryn Jonas | Wild + Stone (South East) |
| Matt Dyson & Nick Webb | Rockit (South West) | Tom Carr & Richard Pearce | Verto Homes (South West) |
| Claire Copeman | Adventure Tours UK (Wales) | Geryn Evans | Project Blu (Wales) |
| Young Entrepreneur of the Year | |
| Krissy Cela | Tone + Sculpt (London & East of England) | |
| Ben Amanna | Boxraw (Midlands) | |
| Jonathan Grubin | SoPost (North East) | |
| Sam Teale | Sam Teale Productions (North West) | |
| Jack Francis | Pogo Studio (Scotland & Northern Ireland) | |
| Victoria Poon | Alpaca Coffee (South East) | |
| Keely Cat-Wells | C Talent (South West) | |
| Joseph Ward | Smallspark Space Systems (Wales) |
Great British Entrepreneur of the Year
Philip Belamant | Zilch