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Economic Wellbeing is one of the Council’s top priorities. The Council delivers a range of economic development services including support to rural business and investment in town centres and works closely with local businesses and their representative organisations.
For free business and advice and guidance on how to build your business in Stevenage Visit: investinstevenage.co.uk Call: +44 (0) 1438 242507 or Email: economicdevelopment@stevenage.gov.uk
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Solicitors for Successful Businesses Mindenhall Court, High Street, Stevenage SG1 3UN
Telephone: 01438 346000
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SPONSORS, WINNERS & RUNNERS UP The FSB would like to thank all sponsors, and congratulate the winning businesses. Well done to all.
WINNERS & RUNNERS UP
SPONSORS
Dacorum Business of the Year Winner : Treelife Ltd Runner up : Grim Reaper Foods Ltd
DACORUM BOROUGH COUNCIL MY INCUBATOR STEVENAGE BOROUGH COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTAL POPULATION UPRINT EAST HERTS DISTRICT COUNCIL ST ALBANS CITY & DISTRICT COUNCIL THE GOLDSMITH CENTRE MY MUSTARD NORTH HERTS DISTRICT COUNCIL ASHBOURNE INSURANCE HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL GREENFLEETS VEHICLE LEASING HERTS ESSEX NEWSPAPERS THE DA VINCI STUDIOS SCHOOLS PITNEY BOWES CO-OPERATIVE BANK OAKLANDS COLLEGE THE HERTFORDSHIRE BUSINESS INDEPENDENT
Networking Group of the Year Winner : Business Buzz Runner up : The Athena Group - Ware Employee of the Year Winner : Charlie Taylor - Taylor Heating Ltd Runner up : Alistair Williams - Crane & Staples Real-Life Entrepreneur Winner : Christina Antochi - Team 2 Clean Runner up : Deborah Susan Hogg - The Pony Zone East Herts Business of the Year Winner : Knight Property Management Runner up : Lance James the Jewellers Best New Business Winner : On Tap Plumbers Runner up : Magnite PR Enterprising Business Winner : Crane & Staples Runner up : Rayden Solicitors Footprint Green Award Winner : Eat Lunch Runner up : Guttermate Community Business of the Year Winner : Isabel Hospice Runner up : SWAN Fostering Training & Development Winner : Crane & Staples Runner up : Manage Care Homes Ltd St Albans Business of the Year Winner : Rayden Solicitors Runner up : On Tap Plumbers Business Innovation Winner : SUTV Runner up : Temag Pharma Safety in the Workplace Winner : Longmore Solicitors Broxbourne Business of the Year Winner : Paradise Wildlife Park Business Person of the Year Winner : Katherine Rayden - Rayden Solicitors Runner up : James Lanwarne - Lanwarne Landscapes Ltd North Herts Business of the Year Winner : Charles Wilson Carpets Runner up : Manage Care Homes Retailer of the Year Winner : Ronnie Sunshines Runner up : Posy Palace Stevenage Business of the Year Winner : Magnite PR Runner up : The WOW! Awards Young Business of the Year Winner : Tom Shurville - Distinctly Digital Runner up : Christina Antochi - Team 2 Clean Service Excellence Winner : Charles Wilson Carpets Runner up : JTM Plumbing and Heating Services Overall Business of the Year Rayden Solicitors
Crane & Staples Solicitors is a well established, forward thinking independent law firm based in Welwyn Garden City Established in 1938 they provide expert legal advice to both businesses and individuals. We employ a total of 36 staff including 3 job shares, with 6 partners and 20 lawyers. We were the second firm in Hertfordshire to achieve Lexcel accreditation which we’ve held for 10 years since. We will cover any legal service you are likely to need for you personally, or your business (other than criminal). Over 90% of our business comes from existing clients, recommendation from existing clients and referrals from professional sources. We are delighted to have been recognised by both the FSB and Herts Chamber of Commerce , where we won Most Enterprising Business, Best Training and Development, and Excellence in People Development, building on our success last year as East of England Business Champions overall Business of the Year. Crane & Staples Solicitors www.crane-staples.co.uk Tel: 01707 329333
Katherine Rayden set up Rayden Solicitors in 2005 when the youngest of her three children was just nine months old, leaving a successful career in the City. By modelling the firm on the premise that flexible/part time working and business success are not mutually exclusive, Katherine leads where other law firms are just starting to follow. Flexible/part time working, excellent client care and business success is not mutually exclusive She balances family life with an excellent reputation as a family solicitor with proven business and financial success with 70% of clients coming to the firm through recommendation. Over the past eight years, Rayden Solicitors has grown to be the largest family law firm in Hertfordshire. Clients have significant wealth (from £500,000 to £15m) and are from the world of commerce, media, fashion, music and the professions. The firm employs 14 staff and is this year forecast to turnover of just under £1m. The first class city training of its lawyers has built a solid reputation across the firm. The business offers a unique model of flexible and part time working, with just 35% of the firm working full time and those who do working flexibly. The approach Katherine took was to provide the best service she could possibly offer, with all the benefits from her City training. This top-flight service attracts clients who ordinarily feel that only a London/City firm can handle the complexity or high value of their cases. Rayden Solicitors was described in the 2013 Legal 500 directory for family law firms in Hertfordshire as ‘a very good niche practice’ and ‘enormously impressive’. Katherine has just been ranked as a “Leader in their Field” for family law in the prestigious Chambers and Partners directory for 2014. The firm has also been recommended. This success has also been reflected in recent award wins for both Katherine and Rayden Solicitors. Inspiring Hertfordshire 2013 – Entrepreneur of the Year
FSB HERTFORDSHIRE BUSINESS AWARDS 2013 -St Albans Business of the Year - Business Person of the Year - Overall County Business of the Year
‘HOT ON FAMILY LAW’ In October Rayden Solicitors launched a distinctive campaign to continue to build awareness and reputation of the firm both locally and nationally, particularly with a non-legal audience. The launch advert appeared on the front of the national publication Family Law Journal, a bold statement from a relatively small and niche firm. The strapline ‘Hot on family law’ was borne out of the wide range of common myths. The campaign included a series of 6 ‘hot myths on family law’, promoted through a series of cards and also on the firm’s blog. For each statement people were invited to choose true, false or maybe.
HOT ON FAMILY LAW “very good niche practice” and “enormously impressive”
To find out more about Rayden Solicitors, please visit www.raydensolicitors.co.uk Rayden Solicitors, The Limes, 32-34 Upper Marlborough road, St. Albans, AL1 3UU. 01727 734260
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LEGAL 500, 2012
THE FSB AWARDS
DACORUM BOROUGH COUNCIL
KNIGHT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT EAST HERTS WINNERS
PARADISE WILDLIFE PARK
ON TAP PLUMBERS
SUTV
PITNEY BOWES
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RAYDEN SOLICITORS
STEVENAGE BOROUGH COUNCIL
CRANE & STAPLES SOLICITORS
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THE FSB AWARDS GREENFLEETS VEHICLE LEASING
HILLIERS HRW SOLICITORS
THE HOT OFFICE CENTRES
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For brand building PR and integrated communications Visit: magnitepr.com Call: +44 (0) 1438 791029 Email: hello@magnitepr.com THE FSB
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An amazing opportunity for a Big Cat safari experience closer to home! Enjoy the roar of the lions and the beauty of the other big cats at Wildlife Heritage Foundation, Kent including: Sumatran Tigers, Snow Leopards, Puma, Cheetahs as well as the rarest of the Big Cats, the Amur Leopards complete with your luxury African style lodge accommodation.
This amazing package includes: • Champagne Reception and afternoon tea • Sumptuous a la carte dinner overlooking the lions • Refreshments throughout your stay • Overnight accommodation in your luxury African lodge • Full English breakfast • Walking tour of the Sanctuary with our Rangers • Interactive experiences with our Big Cats All this comes with the added peace of mind that you will be helping to support conservation of Big Cat species around the Globe through the Wildlife Heritage Foundation (charity no. 1104420)
For more information on this amazing experience or to book your stay, please contact Carly Taylor on 01992 470 490 ext. 236 or email snooze@pwpark.com and quote reference WHF1 Subject to availability Wednesday - Sunday. Each lodge sleeps up to 2 people in a double bed. 2 of the lodges do have a sofa bed. Minimum age 16. This experience is subject to animal welfare considerations and the behaviour of the cats.
Wildlife Heritage Foundation Headcorn Road, Nr Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8PJ www.whf.org.uk Charity No. 1104420
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No place on earth can offer you this experience. A relaxing and inviting environment for an opportunity to simply get away from it all and open your mind.
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