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County Show
Distillery wins Entrepreneurs Challenge at Hertfordshire County Show
Hertfordshire’s prestigious County Show was back this year for the first time after a two-year break. In their marquee Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce hosted 14 of the county’s best new business hopefuls who pitched their entrepreneurial ideas to a team of judges as part of the
Robert Voss Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire presented Black Bridge Distillery with their award
Black Bridge Distillery from
St Albans was crowned the winner of the one-of-a-kind business development prize.
Briege Leahy, CEO of the Chamber,
who attended the Herts County Showground spectacle as a guest of Lady Salisbury, said: “Congratulations to Black Bridge Distillery for their passion.”
“The Challenge attracted a wide variety of entries from around the county, all with great ideas. It’s exciting that we have so many entrepreneurs who are passionate about what they do and who want to develop their businesses.” EziDrops, from Watford, was named as runner-up with Art by Vanessa and Castaway Cottage, both from Hemel Hempstead, being highly commended.
Chamber chairman Jeremy Bishop was one of the judges who heard pitches from the following companies as well: • Nxsteps, from Hatfield • Urban Box Digital, from Kings Langley • Ubere Mama, from Welwyn • Glow Training Ltd, from Hatfield • Meadow Physio & Pilates, from
Markyate • The Alcohol Free Brewing Co. Ltd, from Ware • An-edit Ltd, from St Albans • ProjectMatch Ltd, from Hitchin • Midnight Blue Marketing, from
St Albans • Herts Schools Outreach, from Hertford
High Sheriff Sally Burton
Black Bridge Distillery will receive a package of business development services from the Challenge’s sponsors, which are: Croft Communications;
Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce; Willmott Dixon; Pearldrop Video Production; Heart Radio; Cleveland Scott York; Mercer & Hole; Longmores Solicitors; Enterprise Nation; Garden City Assurance Ltd; Sales Optimisation Ltd; Business Incubation; and HR Dept.
The competition was first held in 2019 when Suzero, which makes low-sugar snack bars, took the prize. Because of the pandemic, this is only the second year the event has been held.
