Finalists for 2023 Cambridge Independent SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards revealed
The finalists for the 2023 Cambridge Independent SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards can now be revealed.
Shortlisted in categories from Best New Business to Community Business of the Year, these small- and medium-sized businesses are a showcase of the county’s vibrant economy.
An independent panel was tasked with judging the entries, and the winners will be revealed at a glittering black-tie awards ceremony at Cambridge Country Club in Bourn on Thursday, September 28.
Editor Paul Brackley said: “Congratulations to all our finalists on their shortlisting. We had a very strong set of entries and it is so encouraging to see so many different sectors represented here.
“We look forward to revealing the winners at what is always a terrific event.”
Barr Ellison is returning as headline sponsor this year, and is supporting both the Property Industry Business of the Year category and the Service Excellence award.
Also among the finalists is Magnum Accountancy, which is shortlisted in the Best New Business category sponsored by @Inc (MENTA).
Founder and CEO Daxa Khunti is also shortlisted in the Businesswoman of the Year category.
It follows other success for the company, which was awarded the Best Professional Services Start-Up of the Year by the Startup Awards East of England, an award given to businesses that have demonstrated outstanding entrepreneurial spirit and innovation.
Daxa said of that award: “I am honoured to receive this award and proud of this achievement, which highlights our commitment to providing exceptional accounting services and delivering outstanding results for our clients.”
Also supporting the awards this year are Productheads, which helps hire, scale and train product teams. It is sponsoring the Business Innovation category.
The Cambridge Building Society’s society’s community focus means it is a natural sponsor for the Community Business of the Year category, which features finalists who go the distance to support those around them.
South Cambridgeshire District Council is backing the Sustainability category, acknowledging the emphasis it is placing on helping businesses to grow and develop in sustainable ways through the work of its business support team.
And Growth Works, which is helping businesses across the country to scale, is supporting the High Growth Business of the Year category, which promises to be a fascinating battle between businesses operating in very different fields.
Winners of many of the categories will go to represent Cambridgeshire at the National SME Business Awards, held at Wembley.
Tickets are now available for our awards night by calling us on 01223 320329 or 07801 195612. For more information on awards night or the awards themselves, visit cambridgeshireawards.co.uk. For any queries on awards night, email emily.lloyd-ruck@iliffemedia.co.uk.
The 2023 Cambridge Independent SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards Finalists
Best Enterprising Business
Beaucroft Watches
Mainspring
Modern World Business Solutions
Naturepac
WindsorPatania Architects
@Inc (MENTA) Best New Business
Cambridge Spectacle Co
Domestic Abuse Education Ltd
K9 Digital
Magnum Accountancy Ltd
MathsFit
Peonies & Palms
SMi Drug Discovery
Tap HR
Business Innovation sponsored by Productheads
Acuigen Ltd
Game Swap Shop UK
Toby’s Favourites
Welch’s Transport Ltd
WindsorPatania Architects
Business of the Year less than 50 Employees
Guardtech Group
Hera Beauty
Layrd Design
Libra Interiors
Revive! Auto Innovations East Anglia
Skat Ltd
This Land Ltd
Vine FX Ltd
Business of the Year more than 50 Employees
Domainex Ltd
Welch's Transport Ltd
Business Person of the Year
Adil Khokhar – CBS Automotive
Ahmed Ejaz – Cambridge Spectacle Co
Chris Welch – Welch’s Transport
Daxa Khunti – Magnum Accountancy
Hayley Mitchell – Bowella Recruit
Jade Holly Smith – The Saddle Bank
Liam Rushmer – Fitness Rush
Lisa Eagling – MathsFit
Olivia Cutforth – Beyond A Princess
Rebecca Davies – HR Ready Ltd
Ryan Windsor – WindsorPatania Architects
Sharon Livermore – Kameo Recruitment
Sohini Biswas – Skat Ltd
Businesswoman of the Year
Daxa Khunti – Magnum Accountancy
Hayley Mitchell – Bowella Recruit
Jade Holly Smith – The Saddle Bank
Lisa Eagling – MathsFit
Olivia Cutforth – Beyond A Princess
Rebecca Davies – HR Ready Ltd
Sharon Livermore – Kameo Recruitment
Sohini Biswas – Skat Ltd
The Cambridge Building Society Community Business of the Year
Cambridge Science Centre
Cookie Cut Media
Creating Natures Corridors
Fenland Families and Baby Bank CIC
Fitness Rush Community
Hope Against Poverty CIC
Shri
Young Technicians Academy
Employer of the Year
Aspire Travel
BioStrata Ltd
Domainex Ltd
OpenArch
Owlstone Medical Ltd
The ONE Group
Family Business of the Year
Allbright Property Maintenance
Cambridge Support
CBS Automotive
Clip 'n Climb Cambridge
G & S Hutchinson Ltd
Guardtech Group
Libra Interiors
The Shearline Group
Growth Works High Growth Business of the Year
Domainex Ltd
Hera Beauty
K9 Digital Ltd
Stir Bakery
Hospitality Business of the Year
Big Deal Comedy
Gonville Hotel
Stir
The Station House
The Wesley
Viva Esprit Ltd
Networking Group of the Year
Be Social Directory
Cambidge Cleantech
Clinician Engineer Hub
CONEXEN
Sketch & Social
Barr Ellison Property Industry Business of the Year
Allia Future Business Centres
Arnold & Willis Construction
KMC Transport Planning
Layrd Design
OpenArch
Barr Ellison Service Excellence
Burwash Larder
Calver Wealth Management
Clip ‘n Climb Cambridge
Dan Regan Hypnotherapy
FM Family Law
Gonville Hotel
The Saddle Bank
Vero HR Ltd
South Cambridgeshire District Council Sustainability Award
ASL Group
Crossfit Stags & Does Ltd
Flora Laura Flowers
Naturepac
S K Ward Pest Control Services Ltd
Shepreth Willdife Park
Website of the Year
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Cambridge Spices
Cleanroom Solutions (part of the Guardtech Group)
Corazon Health Ltd.
REATECH SOLUTIONS LTD
The Saddle Bank
Twelve Noon Films
Vibrant Colour
Young Business Person of the Year
Chloe Colman – Colman Creative
Eleanor Crosland – This Land
Jessica Duke – Cambridge SpectacleCo
Mia Di Paola – Front Cover Dog Grooming
Modestas Mankus – Our Culture Mag
Sam Cooke – Blue Bricks Magazine
