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The winners of the 2011 Morgan Foundation Entrepreneur Awards were revealed last night at a glittering gala Awards ceremony held at Carden Park Hotel,Chester. The winners and runners-up in the seven categories won a total of £115k in cash prizes as well as a package of professional services. The Awards were open to charities, social enterprises, businesses and entrepreneurs from Merseyside, Cheshire, Shropshire, North Wales and the Wolverhampton area. Read more
As well as the main prizes, there were substantial runner-up prizes in the 2011 Morgan Foundation Entrepreneur Awards.
Click here to find out about all the runners-up and highly commended finalists.
The finalists for this year‘s Morgan Foundation Entrepreneur Awards have been announced! The nominated candidates will be invited to make a presentation to the judges on Monday 26th or Tuesday 27th September at Carden Park Hotel. Winners will be announced at the Morgan Foundation Entrepreneur Awards evening to be held at Carden Park Hotel on Thursday 10th November 2011.
The finalists are as follows:
Best New Business
Easy MCS Ltd, Saltney
Eco Environments Ltd, Bootle
Jolly Good Rental Vehicles, Wrexham
Labelline UK Ltd, St Helens
Navigate IT, Bretton
Best Busines providing an Economic or Social Contribution to the Region
Comtek Network Systems UK Ltd,
Eco Environments Ltd, Liverpool
Galeri Caernarfon, Caernarfon
Imagematch Social Enterprise, Shrewsbury
Lewis Psychology CIC, Wolverhampton
Best Entrepreneurial Charity or Social Enterprise
The Brink, Liverpool
Crest Co-operative, Llandudno Junction
Dee-Tex Project, Saltney
Kindness in Mind, Mold
Little League Sports, Belle Vale, Liverpool
Best Entrepreneurial Charity or Social Enterprise in Liverpool Sponsored by Liverpool Vision
The Brink
Merseyside Domestic Violence Services
Little League Sports
Squash Nutrition
Best Young Entrepreneur
Thomas Farquhar, Easy MCS Ltd, Saltney
Mark Gleave, Healthbox CIC, Chester
Simon Roberts, Roberts Recycling, Liverpool
Richard Rees, North Wales Hydro Power Ltd, Abergele
Eva Zych, Flavory Nature, Liverpool
Best New Business Idea by a Young Entrepreneur
Craig Churm,Textbooks-4-Students, Shifnal
Kelsey Donlevy, Just Dance, Liverpool
Toni Marie Hynes, UK Visits, Liverpool
Iman Espeut-Mills, Elite Enterprise, Wolverhampton
Tina Lee, Creative Craft Jewellery, Liverpool
Against All Odds
Jane Davis & Niall Gibney, The Reader Organisation, Liverpool
Kerrie Griffin-Rogers, The Interior Company, Whitchurch
Brian McManus, Dee-Tex Project, Saltney
Jean Taylor, Families Fighting for Justice, Liverpool
For further information contact Jane Harris at The Morgan Foundation on 01829 782800.
Leaf Tea Shop and Bar won the Best New Business Award in 2010 for its mission to redefine a traditional drink category and bring tea drinking into the 21st century. Tea shop by day and a live music venue by night, Leaf Tea Shop and Bar is a place where you can sit, relax and chat with like-minded people and at night the atmosphere changes to a mix of DJs, bands, films and art, plus much more.
Owner Natalie Haywood said: “The Morgan Foundation Award has had a hugely positive impact on our business. Winning the Award has opened doors for us and elevated our profile to new heights.
The Morgan Foundation Entrepreneur Awards 2011 are now officially open. They are bigger and better than ever before, with over £115,000 of cash prizes and professional services on offer to the winners. The Awards are open to charities, social enterprises, businesses and entrepreneurs from our remit area. Read more…
Pictured are Debbie Stone of Blow Hair & Beauty (2010 Against All Odds winner). Natalie Haywood of Leaf (2010 Best New Business winner), Barbara Richmond of main sponsor Redrow and Steve Morgan.
The winners of the 2010 Morgan Foundation Entrepreneur Awards were revealed last night at a gala awards ceremony held at Carden Park Hotel, Chester. The winners and runners-up in the six categories won a total of £110k in cash prizes as well as a package of professional services, including free banking advice from the main sponsor Barclays. The Awards were open to charities, social enterprises, businesses and entrepreneurs from Merseyside, Cheshire, Shropshire, North Wales and the Wolverhampton area. Read more/
As well as the main prizes, there were substantial runner-up prizes in the 2010 Morgan Foundation Entrepreneur Awards.
Click here to find out about all the runners-up and highly commended finalists.
There were again a record number of entries for this year's Awards and the first round judges had a very difficult time choosing the short-listed finalists. Many thanks to everyone who took the time to enter and commiserations if your name isn't on the list.
Anglesey-based John Kelly was the winner of the Best Young Entrepreneur category in 2009. His company, John Kelly Construction Services, is a successful growing business, supplying a wide range of construction and civil engineering services in the North Wales area.
John Kelly said: “Winning the award last year has had a major impact on John Kelly Construction Services Ltd. It has boosted the profile of my business."
Liverpool-based Greengrape Solutions won the Best New Business category in the 2009 Awards. Emma Loizidis, one of the company's founders said:
“The Morgan Foundation Entrepreneur Award was, for us, a chance to elevate our business and really celebrate our success in our first two years of business. We certainly did not expect to win! It was an exhilarating, educating and rewarding experience, one which we shall never forget."
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