The virtual stage is set to reveal the winners of the Cambridge Independent SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards.

Business leaders and organisations across the county will find out this evening (Thursday) if they have won at a bespoke online ceremony.

The 21 categories will reward excellence shown by a host of small and medium-sized enterprises and employers, along with individuals - a full list of nominees is below.

Many of the winners will go on to compete at the National SME Business Awards, organised by Events&PR, in which winners from counties up and down the country vie for victory.

Cambridge Independent editor Paul Brackley said: “We all know that it has been a very challenging time for businesses and we are delighted to be able to celebrate some of their achievements and successes with this ceremony.

“These awards recognise innovation and enterprise, environmental credentials, growth, entrepreneurship and positive impact.

“From Apprentice of the Year to Young Business Person of the Year, they will recognise emerging talent. And with our Business Person of the Year and Business Woman of the Year categories, we celebrate individuals who have made a big impression and will inspire others.

“Awards for Employer of the Year, Best Customer Service and Community Business of the Year will showcase those leading the way in supporting their staff and customers.

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“And the awards for Business of the Year - which attracted a fascinating range of companies this year - will go to those who have demonstrated resilience and innovation in a year of great turmoil.

“We are grateful for the work of our judging panel in helping us to determine the winners, and to our sponsors for their unstinting support, which enables us to celebrate the SME sector across Cambridgeshire.

“We hope that these awards help the nominees and winners to showcase their skills and products to a broader audience and will represent well-deserved recognition for their teams.”

An overall gold award winner will also be revealed.

Winners will be announced live on the night by sponsors, and will be published online at cambridgeindependent.co.uk and at cambridgeshireawards.co.uk following the ceremony, with special coverage in next week’s Cambridge Independent and the next edition of IQ business magazine, out in May.

You can follow the conversation on Twitter by following @CambridgeIndy and @eventsandprmk and using #SMECambs.

The sponsors

SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards finalists 2020

Winners of categories marked * will go on to compete at the SME National Business Awards Final

Apprentice of the Year – sponsored by Greater Cambridge Apprenticeships / Form the Future

• Conor Macklin - Espi Ltd

Best Customer Service*

• AAA Motorcycle Training Ltd
• Custom Converse
• Parker’s Tavern
• Studio 88
• University Arms Hotel
• Vanderlyle

Best Enterprising Business* – sponsored by Regus

• Bhappy Ltd
• cloud B2B solutions
• cofinitive
• FRP
• Oxwash Ltd
• PervasID
• Sookio
• techspert.io

Best New Business* - sponsored by Milton Hall

• AAA Motorcycle Training Ltd
• Happy Communications
• In2Med Ltd
• Kameo Recruitment
• Krishna Solanki Designs
• PetMedix Ltd
• ROOTS Medtech CIC
• Two Wise Chimps

Business Hero*

• Lindsey Hall - Easylife IT
• Matthew Maltby - Cambridge Property Investments
• Stephen Higgins - Elton Village Store

Business Innovation* - sponsored by Mantle

• Biorbyt Ltd
• Evolution Packaging Products Ltd
• Flusso

Business of the Year less than 50 Employees* - sponsored by PEM

• Biorbyt Ltd
• Cambridge Spark
• Darke Engineering Ltd
• Doodle Video UK Limited
• Priority Digital Health
• Skat Ltd
• techspert.io
• WindsorPatania architects

Business of the Year more than 50 Employees* - sponsored by Ashtons HR Consulting

• COEL

Business Person of the Year* - sponsored by Gibbs Denley Financial and Investment Advisers

• Faye Holland - cofinitive
• Sue Keogh – Sookio

Business Woman of the Year* - sponsored by HCR

• Amanda Hellmann - AAA Motorcycle Training Ltd
• Dr Vaiva Kalnikaite - Dovetailed Ltd
• Jade Holly Smith - The Saddle Bank
• Jen Foreman - Custom Converse Ltd
• Louise Palmer-Masterton - Stem & Glory
• Lucy Jung - Charco Neurotech
• Nicola Hughes - Onespacemedia
• Sharon Livermore - Kameo Recruitment

Community Business of the Year*

• Cambridge 105 Radio
• Cambridge Science Centre
• Taj Tandoori

Employer of the Year* - sponsored by Mattioli Woods

• Askham Village Community Ltd
• East Anglian Air Ambulance
• Z-Tech Control Systems

Entrepreneur of the Year

•  Louise Palmer-Masterton – Stem & Glory
•  Raoul-Gabriel Urma – Cambridge Spark

High Growth Business of the Year* - sponsored by the Entrepreneurship Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School

• PervasID

Networking Group of the Year - sponsored by IWM Duxford

• Impact Women’s Network

Not for Profit Business of the Year

• Cambridge Science Centre
• East Anglian Air Ambulance

Positive Impact Award*

• Dovetailed Ltd
• Fit Again Sports Therapy Ltd
• R&S Village Stores Ltd
• ROOTS Medtech CIC
• The Fig & Fox Company
• WindsorPatania architects
• Youth Dreams Project Ltd

Service Excellence*

• Calver Wealth Management
• Custom Converse Ltd
• Doodle Video UK Ltd
• Espi Ltd
• FutureYou Cambridge
• New marque Motorhomes Ltd
• PSF Accounting
• TOMAS KITCHEN LIVING

The Green Award* - sponsored by South Cambridgeshire District Council

• Aponic Ltd
• Cambridge Vintage Tours
• Evolution Packaging Products Ltd
• Oxwash Ltd
• The Geographer

Website of the Year*

• Allbright Property Maintenance Ltd
• Conscious Communications
• Krishna Solanki Designs
• New marque Motorhomes Ltd
• Onespacemedia
• The Fig & Fox Company

Young Business Person of the Year* - sponsored by Kleinwort Hambros

• Floyd Pierres - Charco Neurotech
• Kara Boyd - Fairy Dogmother
• Ankit Chadha - In2Med Ltd
• Ben Yeomans - Over & In Football Ltd
• Laura Lee - The Fig & Fox Company
• Jade Holly Smith - The Saddle Bank

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All the winners and the pictures from the SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards 2019