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The 2016 awards

from the small business network
  • people holding awards

    The Guardian Small Business Showcase awards winners 2016

    A collection of creative and talented small businesses gathered for an evening of celebration – find out who took an award home in each category
  • The Guardian Small Business Showcase Awards 2016, held at the Lighterman in Kings Cross, London. Thursday 7 July 2016

    The Guardian Small Business Showcase Awards 2016 – in pictures

    Small business showcase

    • man presenting to colleagues

      Small Business Showcase competition: Leader of the year

      • Microphone

        Judges

      • terms and conditions

        Terms and Conditions

    Last year's awards

    • The Guardian Small Business Awards 2015, held in Shoreditch, London, 11 June 2015

      In pictures
      The Guardian Small Business Showcase awards

    • winners and presenters of awards

      Meet the winners
      Guardian Small Business Showcase Awards 2014

    • Will King

      Entrepreneur Will King
      'It's never been easier to start a business'

    Your entries

    • Leader of the year 2015 -2016 competition entry: Harry Metcalfe

    • Leader of the year 2015 -2016 competition entry: Alison Edgar

    • Leader of the year 2015 -2016 competition entry: Steve Molyneux

    • Leader of the year 2015 -2016 competition entry: Howard Jackson

    • Leader of the year 2015 -2016 competition entry: Debbie Heald

    • Leader of the year 2015 -2016 competition entry: Karen Ovenden

    • Leader of the year 2015 -2016 competition entry: Tanya Lynch

    • Leader of the year 2015 -2016 competition entry: Tom Hunt

    Shortlisted entries

    • julianne ponan

      Entrepreneur rustles up tasty profit at struggling food business

      Tenacious 22-year-old Julianne Ponan took loss-making Creative Nature into profit – as well as into top supermarkets
    • john langley

      Putting people before profit pays off at recruitment startup

    • Sally Mortimore

      Visionary leadership gives social care provider new lease of life

    • Kate Hurry kneeling in a field with a dog

      Animal carer steps in to help after kennel owner's cancer diagnosis

    • Linda Norris.

      Manager generates almost half her firm's revenue

    • Colette Costello standing smiling in a field

      From pricing analyst to board of directors in seven years

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    Previous winners

    • Andrew Daniels

      A sure bet: digital entrepreneur champions young talent

    • Neil Grant

      Creativity and innovation keep business blooming for garden entrepreneur

    • Mehdi Nayebi

      Co-founder's adaptability and strong business acumen is a winning ticket

    • serps

      Four-day weeks and remote working attracts talent to Edinburgh agency

    • The lean startup reaping the benefits of co-working

    • Staff treats and unlimited holiday keep employees sweet at PR company

    • Hope for the health-conscious: sugar-free ice-cream even gym bunnies will eat

    • Pop-up honesty bars boost sales for craft beer business

    • YouTube makeup lessons helped double turnover for over-50s beauty business

    • 'I worked in the evenings when the children had gone to bed'

    • 'If the kids don’t like something, they just spit it out!'

    • 'This has been the most stressful part of my life. I gave it my all'

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