EB100 2024

THE DEFINITIVE LEAGUE TABLE CELEBRATING BRITAIN’S TOP PERFORMING SME BUSINESSES

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Contents 6 Welcome 10 Sponsors 11 Partners 12 Judges 20 Top 100 25 Top 90 28 Top 80 32 Top 70 36 Top 60 46 Top 50 55 Top 40 63 Top 30 74 Top 20 82 Top 15 92 Top 10 114 No. 1 122 Index

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Welcome ➔ elitebusiness100

Welcome to the 2024 results of the Elite Business Top 100.

Huge congratulations to all the SME businesses that have made the Elite Business Top 100 this year and many thanks to our sponsors and partners for their valued support.

This year we had a huge uptake of brands entering that had been successful the previous year. Indeed, over 40% managed to retain their annual title as an EB100 Winner.

To advertise their success and with the support of our partners, the annual list now has a digital reach of 500,000 individuals.

About the EB100

Scott English EB100 Brand Director

The EB100 National Awards recognise and rank the brightest and best SME businesses in the UK. Whilst other awards and recognition systems exist, we go deeper into the application process. Elite Business has always been an industry disruptor, whether that be across the content we cover online, or through our national event, Elite Business Live.

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We strive to ensure the EB100 Awards has the credibility to really reward and recognise the best of Britain’s SME entrepreneurs. We’ve seen the winners demonstrate incredible achievements through their submissions to make the top 100 cut. And now they’ll be able to use the EB100 accreditation to show Britain what they’re made of.

How the EB100 is judged

SME businesses enter via an online application form, which is then judged by a panel of industry experts. Companies have to demonstrate capability in several categories in addition to financial performance, which includes longevity, contribution to the community, team development and innovation. Every stage of their business lifecycle is evaluated.

Huge recognition for their efforts

“Making the list in the EB100 league is truly an achievement to be proud of,” said Piers Linney, (ex BBC Dragon’s Den Investor, Founder of Implement AI). “The business plans of the finalists to ensure stability through the current economic hardship is remarkable. The EB100 has shown that despite all of this, they haven't allowed it to hinder the overall performance of their businesses, and many have, in fact, thrived. These top 100 SMEs have impressed us with their innovation and growth – they deserve huge recognition for their efforts.”

The SME community in 2023

2023 remained a challenging time

for some businesses, (although not all) and for many they are not back to pre-COVID levels yet. However it’s not all doom and gloom as other brands are having a boom time witnessing sales hand over fist and posting strong financial results. So it really is a mixed bag at present in the UK SME marketplace.

We asked experts in the business community for their thoughts and trends we can expect to see in 2024

Is data the only game in town now?

According to some it is and they would even go so far as to say that all SMEs should now be looking to include it in their business models and reworking them in order to be fit for purpose. AI is definitely a game-changing tool and used correctly can streamline some parts of the business. Consequently, it behooves all of us to not only understand it, but also know how to use it. Those left behind may struggle to recover.

Sustainability is going to continue to be a big word in 2024 too, possibly replacing DE&I as the hottest topic, as more and more brands seek to become B Corp members. In the meantime, expansion into international markets will likely continue to be as attractive for brands as it was in 2023.

We have a spectacular evening in store for you, with additional awards for exceptional performances we look forward to sharing with you.

Of course, the EB100 wouldn’t exist without elitebusinessmagazine.co.uk which is one of the UK’s leading portals full of articles, information and insights into the SME business world.

My thanks to all our contributors for keeping the content fresh and relevant and also a huge thanks to all of our strategic media partners and sponsors who continue to support us.

We’re also very excited as Elite Business Live ‘On Tour’ has now completed, and we’re back to our usual national conference format in central London on the 13th – 14th March, where budding entrepreneurs will join together to gain extraordinary insight into growth and how to innovate their businesses. We hope you can join us there also.

Here’s to a fantastic 2024 and from all of us at Elite Business HQ we wish you a prosperous and thriving year ahead.

Scott English EB100 Brand Director

Diary Date – 13th March 2024

If your brand is listed in the EB100 then you’re invited to the Celebration & Awards evening, which will take place on 13th March 2024 at Leonardo Royal, St Paul’s, London.

Don’t forget to shout about your success!

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THE EB100 CELEBRATORY & AWARDS EVENING

Some highlights from the official Annual Celebratory & Awards Evening which took place at the Tower Hotel in London in March 2023.

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SPONSORS AdSmart from Sky has helped thousands of businesses across the UK to access the unrivalled power of TV advertising. AdSmart allows businesses of all shapes and sizes to benefit from the most trusted and effective way to advertise – reaching the right audience, in world class content, for a lot less than you might think.

Our mission is to help new and early-stage UK businesses access affordable finance and mentoring support. We’re a part of the British Business Bank and deliver the government’s Start Up Loans programme. This gives personal fixedinterest loans and support to aspiring and early-stage business owners from across the UK who might be struggling to access other forms of finance.

Cisco helps seize the opportunities of tomorrow by proving that amazing things can happen when you connect the unconnected. An integral part of our DNA is creating long-lasting customer partnerships, working together to identify our customers’ needs and provide solutions that fuel their success.

As an official supporter, the No.1 winner of the EB100 will receive a full hospitality package exclusively from Club Wembley, including a premium private box, with full catering included for the CEO and 7 of their senior management team, at England International match in 2024. So you can celebrate in style!

Client success is Howden’s success. Whatever cover is needed, the team is full of market-leading experts who can help – offering flexible, high-quality insurance and reassuringly straightforward service. No matter the challenge, Howden can get the right people in the right place to create the right solution.

Moja is all about raising the professional profile of their clients. They believe that being an impactful business leader isn’t just about who you are at work.

Their services will increase your visibility, get you known in your industry and open you up to opportunities you never thought were out there. From media and press coverage, award recognition to recording your own podcast, they’ll give you everything you need to stand out, be heard and get known.

Meet all your marketing needs with TikTok Business Centre. Manage and access advertising, creators, commerce and other marketing solutions in one place for quick collaboration and maximum flexibility. Make ads that entertain and campaigns that connect. Where large and small businesses, agencies & creators can achieve big results.

Vodafone Business helps organisations succeed in a digital world and are proud to be an Elite Business Live partner for 2024. Its aim is to provide the technology, inspiration and support to help businesses grow, no matter what stage they’re at. Having developed several free initiatives to help SMEs secure their digital future, Vodafone Business offers the resources needed to find and use the right technology.

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Empower your business to soar

Power your growth

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THE EB100 JUDGES The Top 100 UK SME Businesses are judged on eight core criteria that helps us gauge entrants on their size, growth, ambitions and contributions made to the community based on information supplied by entrants. We have an independent panel of top judges who score the full top 100 list. *Please note: we have endeavoured to recuse any judges that may have a conflict of interest from judging certain entries.

Áine Rogers Managing Director, Cisco’s SMB for the UKI theatre Áine Rogers is Managing Director of Cisco’s SMB for the UKI theatre.

She is responsible for the strategic direction and growth of this segment executing on Cisco’s defined go to market combining global short mid- and long-term strategies with developing existing local routes to market in new ways to best serve smaller enterprises on their digitisation journey whose technology adoption, consumption and needs have changed drastically in recent years. Critical to the overall success and market share capture will be running the business successfully while reimaging small business at true scale.

Alison Edgar MBE Performance improving expert and Author Alison Edgar MBE is an expert in improving performance, and has delivered her motivationalmethodologies to some of the World’s leading brands, including Adobe, Louis VuittonMoet Hennessy, Amazon and Porsche, helping them to build high performing teams. As a dyslexic author of two international best-selling books, she has mastered the balance of how to enhance personal and professional development. Her debut book was a WHSmith Top Ten Business Book and named one of the top business books written by a woman in 2019 by The Independent newspaper.

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Alex von Schirmeister, Managing Director, UK & EMEA Alex is the Managing Director of Xero, responsible for business operations across Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Alex has more than 25 years of senior leadership experience, having led teams across Europe and Latin America in e-commerce, payments, telecommunications, FMCG and consultancy.

Alex believes that small businesses are a crucial piece of the fabric of our communities, alongside many of the sectors that support them – such as accountants and bookkeepers.

Andreas Adamides CEO, Helm (The Supper Club) Andreas Adamides is a serial entrepreneur, and currently the CEO of Helm (The Supper Club), and also the founder & CEO of CatchApp (SaaS). As the CEO of Helm (The Supper Club), Andreas Adamides heads the most established membership community for scaleup founders in the UK. Previously, Andreas founded BuyQuick, the first online department store in Australia, which he expanded to 10 countries, offered the largest product range in Australia, and achieved 300% annual growth for its first seven years.

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Cassandra Donovan Founder & CEO, Prism Thinking Media Ltd Cassandra has over 30-years of experience in B2B publishing, establishing her own publishing company in 2016 and now runs three news websites including London Loves Business.

The latest launches being London Loves Property and London Loves Tech. In total the group of websites has over 340,000 monthly visitors and 520,000 pageviews. All three websites bring together London’s most established and entrepreneurial business leaders to inspire the private and public sectors to create opportunity, further innovation, and drive growth.

Charlie Mullins OBE Founder & former CEO, Pimlico Plumbers Erstwhile plumbing apprentice and now regular media commentator/ motivational speaker, Charlie Mullins OBE, is the archetypal entrepreneur. Launching his business from scratch in 1979, Charlie subsequently built Pimlico Plumbers into a multi-million-pound enterprise, which he then sold to the world’s largest home services franchisor, USbased Neighbourly, in 2021. He was awarded an OBE for services to plumbing in the 2014 Queen’s New Year’s Honours and his autobiography, Bog Standard Business was published in 2015.

Charlotte Hastings

Christina Okorocha

Managing Director, Seven Hills

Co-founder & Director of Entertainment, VAMP

Charlotte Hastings is Managing Director of campaigns business Seven Hills, working with missiondriven companies and individuals to bring their campaigns to life.

These are entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, business leaders and innovators who are realising the positive potential of business and clients include One Young World, Strava, The Valuable 500, Maths4Girls, Tech London Advocates and Innovate Finance.

Charlotte has worked on international campaigns across Europe and Asia, based out of both London and Hong Kong, and previously worked in marketing and sponsorship at Classic FM, Evening Standard, Daily Mail and Metro.

Christina Okorocha is a cofounder and Director of Entertainment at VAMP, A digital talent and entertainment PR agency. VAMP works with some of the biggest entertainment and film and TV companies such as Warner Brothers, Disney, Universal Music and Channel 4 to support in maximising reach by authentically diversifying content and approach.

VAMP also manage and work with top black UK content creators.

Emma Sayle

Eric Partaker

Founder, CEO, Speaker

CEO coach & mentor, peak performance expert

Emma is one of the UK’s leading female entrepreneurs’. She made her name launching the global female empowerment brand Killing Kittens in 2005, now incorporated into the KK Group with over 150,000 members having launched events across the US, Australia and Europe and has grown online into an online community network with empowering women at its core. The press have pronounced her a leader at the cutting edge of the new dawn of female liberation.

Eric has been named “CEO of the Year” at the 2019 Business Excellence Awards, one of the “Top 30 Entrepreneurs in the UK”, 35 and under, by Startups Magazine, and among “Britain’s Most Disruptive Entrepreneurs” by The Telegraph. He has advised Fortune 50 CEOs while at McKinsey, helped build Skype’s multi-billion dollar success story, and has founded several businesses. His work has been featured on over 7 major TV stations, in the Wall Street Journal, and The Economist. He has also appeared as a guest judge on The Apprentice with Lord Alan Sugar.

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Flavilla Fongang

Guy Rigby

Award-winning serial entrepreneur

Entrepreneurial Champion & Atlantic Rowing Philanthropist

Flavilla Fongang is an awardwinning serial entrepreneur, and an international multilingual keynote speaker. She is the founder of 3 Colours Rule, an award-winning branding and marketing agency specialising in the technology sector. Flavilla was awarded the “She’s Mercedes” businesswoman award by Mercedes Benz among women such as Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook. She is the author of “99 Strategies to get customers”. She is also the founder of Global Tech Advocates – Black Women in Tech, one of the fastest-growing and largest communities of black women in tech.

Guy is a qualified chartered accountant, author and mentor. A natural and driven enthusiast, he built and sold his own accountancy firm, as well as pursuing other commercial interests.

He has been a director and part owner of a variety of companies, including businesses in the IT, property, defence, manufacturing and retail sectors. In an unusually varied career, he has been the senior partner of two accountancy firms, a finance director, a sales and marketing director and a professional adviser acting for multiple entrepreneurial businesses and their owners.

Jackie Fast

Kim Antoniou

Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Founder & CEO, Auris Tech

Former Young Entrepreneur of the Year and Media Disrupter of the Year recipient, Jackie Fast is no stranger in utilising change to amplify growth. She directs leaders on how to succeed through the power of sponsorship in the current era of disruptive media fragmentation.

Arriving from Canada in 2007 with the intent to backpack Europe, Jackie ended up staying in London and launching her career. Her first business – Slingshot Sponsorship – was started in her bedroom in 2010 with just a laptop and £2,000. 6 years later Jackie sold Slingshot for millions, having worked with notable international clients including Sir Richard Branson, the Rolling Stones, Shell, Red Bull and many more.

Liz Barclay Small Business Commissioner for the UK Liz Barclay is the Small Business Commissioner for the UK. She has a background in broadcasting and journalism specialising in small business, personal finance and consumer affairs and is author of several business books. She is also Chair of the Fair by Design Campaign (to tackle the poverty premium); and a nonexecutive Director of the Lending Standards Board and member of the Equity Release Council Standards Board. Until she took up the role of SBC Liz was a Financial Inclusion Commissioner, an Ambassador for Business Debtline, a member of the Fundraising Regulator Standards Board.

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Kim is a passionate and tenacious award winning entrepreneur with a proven track record in converting negative real life experiences into creative innovative tech solutions for good and positive impact. As the founder and CEO of Auris Tech and its flagship app, Fonetti, Kim has developed a patented Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) engine designed specifically for reading with the intent to improve literacy, support English language practice and basically promote a love for reading for pleasure around the world. She is also the brand ambassador and co-founder of Kafoodle, the awardwinning kitchen management software platform for the foodservice, health and education sectors.

Lucy Tobin Award-winning business journalist Award-winning business journalist Lucy Tobin has been writing a weekly column on London’s brilliant start-ups for the past decade. She is the author of seven books, including Entrepreneur (John Wiley) and The Book of Jobs (Hodder), write a Sunday Times column on share tips each week, and can also be found commenting on business and personal finance issues on TV and radio.

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Michael Hayman MBE DL

Nick Dorman

Entrepreneur, author & broadcaster; Chair & CoFounder, Seven Hills

Founder, Echo

Michael is an entrepreneur and author. He co-founded the campaigns firm Seven Hills & co-authored Mission (Penguin). He is Chair of the Small Business Charter, the mark of excellence for small business leadership education in UK business schools. He is also Chair of Entrepreneurs at the private bank and wealth manager Coutts.

Though his working life Nick Dormon has transversed the world of design from engineering, product and service design to branding and communication. On the way he has been active in industries at critical points of transition prompted by technology and social change. His early career was spent in San Francisco helping Silicon Valley companies take advantage of computing power acceleration. In London, Nick supported the BBC’s transition to emerging digital radio services.

Piers Linney

Richard Bearman

Co-Founder, Implement AI

Managing Director Small Business Lending, British Business Bank

Piers is an entrepreneur and investor with experience across a range of sectors including technology, converged communications, and additive manufacturing. He is the Founder and CEO of Moblox, a next generation technology and business tools platform for UK small business owners. Piers is well-known as a champion of entrepreneurship and SMEs and a regular media commentator and is probably best known as a former Dragon investor on BBC 2’s Dragons’ Den and from Channel 4’s The Secret Millionaire.

Richard has over 20 years’ experience in the banking sector and over that time has developed a real passion for working with and supporting entrepreneurs. Richard is a Managing Director at the British Business Bank and is responsible for the Start Up Loans programme. Over the past year Richard also led the Covid-19 emergency Bounce Back Loan Scheme and has recently set up a Financial Crime team and Assurance and Insight team at the British Business Bank.

Sabrina Stocker

Shaa Wasmund MBE

4 x Founder, Investor, Editor

CEO of a $100 million technology fund

Sabrina has built several successful companies, mentored hundreds of entrepreneurs, and was a final candidate in the BBC One The Apprentice Show. Having spoken on internationally known stages, including Wembley Stadium, the London Olympic Stadium & The Excel Stadium, she knows how to captivate an audience with her story. From professional tennis player to Forbes featured entrepreneur, she is on a mission to create an impact. She has now launched Two Comma PR, an international creative and viral creative press agency, getting online coaches, entrepreneurs, and CEOs featured in huge publications.

Shaa Wasmund MBE has over 20 years’ experience building and exiting multiple businesses and works fiercely towards financial empowerment for all. At 21 she was the youngest and only licensed female boxing manager in the world working with Super Middleweight Champion, Chris Eubank. At 23, she set up her own PR agency and Sir James Dyson became her first client. Shaa went on to create and sell multiple online businesses as well as running an investment fund for tech start-ups. Named one of the UK’s Top 20 Most Influential Entrepreneurs

by The Sunday Times and one of the ‘Most Influential Women in the UK” by the Institute of Directors.

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Shalini Khemka CBE

Simon Squibb

Founder, E2E

Founder, Helpbnk

Shalini Khema CBE is the founder of E2E. As former Chair of the Business Action Council’s Job Retention Scheme Committee, Shalini led the recommendation of policy changes to No.10 Downing Street and the Government. Her work during COVID-19 played a major role in the introduction of the UK Bounce Back Loans scheme, the introduction of Flexi-Furlough and Short Time Working Directive introduced in 2020.

Simon has spent 10 years as an entrepreneur in the UK and 20 years as an entrepreneur in Hong Kong. He started his first company when he was homeless at 15 years old, and he sold his last company ‘Fluid’ to PwC. He has also invested in over 70 startups in the last 15 years.

Simone Roche MBE Founder, Northern Power Women Simone Roche MBE is founder of Northern Power Women, the PoWEr Up Collective CIC and the PoWEr Platform. A organically grown community of 95,000, that spans all sectors, genders and socio-economic groups. She also founded The Northern Power Women Awards celebrating role models and trailblazers. The PoWEr Collective has enabled 25k conversations and created £1.25m in social value through running PoWEr Up Mentoring & Networking sessions open to all.

Today Simon is the founder of the world’s first Help2Earn platform – HelpBnk, an ecosystem that helps people learn how to start and scale a business for free while allowing those that help to get paid.

Sophie Milliken MBE CEO, Moja Group Sophie Milliken is founder and CEO at Moja Group. Moja work with entrepreneurs and senior executives to amplify their personal profiles and become known authorities in their industries. A multi award-winning businesswoman and proud mum, Sophie also enjoys supporting the North East region. Sophie is a supporter of Northern Power Women and co-founder of City Ladies Networking. She is Chair of Smart Works Newcastle and has achieved huge success delivering the aim of doubling the number of unemployed women.

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The Massage Guys

At The Massage Guys, they believe in the power of well-being, and bringing it right to your office. They set up a pop-up style sports massage therapy clinic in your workplace to provide personalised treatment for your employees.

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Music Workflow Academy

Music Workflow Academy provides a range of services for customers, including music production lessons, mixing, mastering, sample packs, templates, stems, dj lessons and playlist placement.

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KZ Organics

Pioneering in skincare for Parosmia sufferers, born from empathy and using innovation, KZ Organics prioritizes carefully fragranced formulations, offering a haven for those navigating distorted olfactory landscapes.

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The Go-To

With the launch of The Go-To, Victoire has created a one-stop online destination for truly exceptional and thoughtful gifts.

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Had & Co

We are pragmatic and open minded in our approach to projects. That means delivering an effective, environmentally responsible solution fully meeting the client’s needs and offering value for money.

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The Gen Z Club

The Gen Z Club is one of the largest Gen Z networks in the UK, they host quarterly networking conferences for Gen Z and bridge the gap between companies and Gen Z.

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Blue Moxie

Blue Moxie specialises in SEO and digital marketing, providing services like website design and content creation. They help businesses reach their online goals by driving more site traffic and improving their search engine rankings.

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Redefining Fitness ➔ redefiningfitness.co.uk

Redefining Fitness is a UK wide Fitness Education and Consulting company that delivers qualifications to aspiring and existing fitness professionals, whilst also consulting for a number of independent gyms.

The company was founded in 2020

by Christian Roach and Samuel Lynch. It was created with a mission to drastically improve the quality of fitness qualifications by delivering unmatchable service and a learning experience that was a cut above

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the industry norm - catering for all learning styles and abilities.

We pride ourselves on our strong company ethos which instils a desire to learn and improve in our learners and tutors and the fact that we aren't just here to give our graduates a piece of paper to say they've qualified, we're here to help them become confident in building and sustaining a successful business after they graduate.

Most training providers in our industry are focused on getting bums on seats and getting as many people through a course as quickly as possible. We separate ourselves from the pack by going the extra mile with our content, our service and delivery. Our personal training course typically takes between 4-6

The Bigger Ball

The Bigger Ball- Driving Sustainability in Golf- working with likeminded brands to develop products which change the way we look at the game we love.

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months to complete, rather than a few weeks, like most of the industry.

Learners are able to learn at their own pace, booking workshops, exams and assessments at times and dates that suit them. This approach allows us to mould our workshops around the needs for each learner, focusing on the areas they need more work in, allowing them to have input on how the workshops are run, leading to greater buy in and engagement.

Most of our workshops are delivered one to one or in small groups and our approach has been the underpinning driver of our success. We will always continue to put our learners first, allowing us to redefine the fitness industry, one learner at a time.

TECHGIANT

TECHGIANT is a refreshingly vibrant ICT Cloud Consultancy. We guarantee buyer certainty by bringing the entire ICT marketplace to you.

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Player Path

Unlock your soccer potential with Player Path. US college soccer recruiting experts - connecting talented players to opportunities for academic and athletic success.

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Rochelle White Agency

Rochelle White Communications helps shape brands for the future. From concept to delivery it’s about connecting to culture, creating impact and global icons.

EARTHY® TIMBER

Using unique, developed in house wood processing and drying technology, EARTHY® TIMBER transforms fungal, cancerous, infected timber into healthy, modern functional art furniture.

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Ada Digital ➔ ada-digital.co.uk

As a boutique digital marketing and web design agency based in Warwickshire, Ada Digital has over 25 years of combined experience.

Creating bespoke strategies for each client, from Search Engine Optimisation and Pay-Per-Click to Conversion Rate Optimisation and Web Design their focus is simple; grow businesses online to outperform their competitors.

Ada Digital prioritises client objectives and combines these with its expertise, experience and knowledge to build tailored strategies. They take that strategy and build robust digital roadmap, combining both creativity and data, and with this combination delivers real results and data driven solutions as a digital partner

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Having worked in-house for large corporate businesses for many years, the company understands what each client needs from a marketing agency to make their life easier.

They are also dedicated to providing exceptional customer service and client support, a commitment that shines through

Collab Media

Collab Media is your destination for Social Media Management and Training, specialising in expertly handling business social media accounts, content creation, and implementing successful social media strategies into businesses’ online marketing.

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Ada Digital understands the importance of building strong relationships with clients - from the initial consultation to ongoing management, it ensures open communication, transparency, and a personalised approach to meet each unique need. Clients praise the company for its responsiveness, attention to detail, and the results they deliver; making Ada Digital a trusted partner for businesses looking to thrive online.

LMNts Marketing

LMNts Marketing is a Lean full service sales funnel marketing agency in Frodsham, Cheshire. We believe in collaboration and innovation.

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BOOM & Partners ➔ boomandpartners.co.uk

BOOM & Partners traces its roots back 28 years. We are a multi award-winning boutique business consultancy firm helping SMEs to scale. We help founders and early-stage businesses to gain the confidence to scale their business effectively, always being on hand to offer experienced, well-reasoned, and unbiased insight.

We have real passion for helping SMEs to scale. This is further demonstrated by Kevin, the founder, being a mentor for a number of entrepreneur accelerator programmes. His mentorship has been instrumental in granting founders the ability and confidence to progress their dreams and

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launch and scale their businesses.

BOOM has the ability to work with both early-stage and betterestablished SMEs and focuses on enabling our clients to get investment ready, whether by assisting with S/EIS Advance Assurance, Pitch Decks, Business Plans, financial forecasts, general advisory, or sitting on the Advisory Board.

We pride ourselves in taking an approachable, friendly, and pragmatic style with our clients, enabling the management and the wider business to grow in confidence and knowledge about the parts of their business that they seek assistance with. The approach

Placement Staffing Group

Placement Staffing Group is a National Recruitment Agency dedicated to ensuring our clients receive a first-class service and our team of Agency workers receive the job satisfaction they deserve.

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encourages mutual respect and understanding and, for the client, that somebody is truly with them so that they are not alone.

HGV Training

HGV Training has never been so simple.

With a combination of over 30 years inhouse experience we offer exactly what it says on the tin with an excellent service for both HGV & CPC.

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Authentic Achievements

At Authentic Achievements, Kim-Adele Randall brings proven excellence to the forefront of business growth, culture and transformation.

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Precision Management Consulting

Can you imagine a Deloitte or PWC consulting service which is tailored for small businesses? That’s what Robert wanted to achieve when he started Precision Management Consulting. We are passionate about using data and finance metrics to help small business grow!

AI & Partners

At AI & Partners, our goal always remains the same. We work with clients that use, develop or distribute artificial intelligence (AI).

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Zoom Office ➔ zoomoffice.co

It's often said, “in order to succeed in business, you need good Lawyer, Accountant… “We would add to that, and say you need great Receptionist & PA! Zoom Office stands as a paragon of excellence in the realm of virtual services. As a seasoned provider of professional virtual solutions, the company specialises in Virtual Receptionist and Virtual Assistant services, delivering unparalleled support tailored to meet the diversified and evolving needs of businesses. We understand that your business’s success hinges on the right support. That’s why our Virtual Receptionist service for small businesses is entirely bespoke to your needs. We’re a Human voice in a very digital world.

Our customers include everyone from sole traders and SME’s to working with Charities, Fintech & E-Commerce sectors to name a few.

In addition to its core services, Zoom Office offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including 247 Call Centre Services, Live Chat, Digital Marketing, Outbound/Lead Generation, Virtual Bookkeeping, and Landline & Mobile Numbers and VoIP Solutions.

With a proven track record of reliability and results, Zoom Office has become synonymous with proficiency and innovation in the virtual services domain. The company employs some of the most seasoned professionals in the market.

As businesses navigate the digital

landscape, Zoom Office emerges as a credible partner, leveraging decades of industry insight and cutting-edge technology to ensure seamless and efficient virtual experiences for start-ups and SMEs from different industries across the UK and Worldwide.

Above all, its our customercentric approach over the years has ensured that our clients get results beyond expectations.

Your Business, Our Passion.

Business mentoring is a vital part of the business support landscape. A professional mentor supports business leaders as they work their way through the highs and lows of running a business.

Mentors combine skills, expertise and experience to help their clients find the right way forward for them and their business. Working with a professional business mentor is increasingly recognised as a powerful resource for ambitious business leaders, driving growth and success.

The Association of Business Mentors(ABM) is the professional body for business mentoring. When you work with an ABM member, you are engaging with an experienced business mentor who abides by the highest standards of professionalism with the level of skill and competency that business leaders expect from a professional business mentor. ABM members are experienced business leaders in their own right, spanning all business sizes and sectors. Each member goes through a rigorous application process and has business ownership or c-suite experience, as well as a personal commitment to continuous learning and development.

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Groe Global ➔ groeglobal.com

To address the ever-increasing challenges faced by entrepreneurs and businesses, Groe Global offers tailored solutions. We provide dynamic and practical Business Solutions such as Operational and Sales AI, specialist MultiLocation Marketing and Franchise Development, alongside robust aftersales training and support.

Our approach is not just about technology; it's about understanding and nurturing the human element behind every business. Through personalised mentorship and innovative strategies, we empower entrepreneurs to overcome obstacles and achieve sustainable growth, especially in disadvantaged communities.

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Groe Global recognises that the key to successful business growth lies in the integration of cutting-edge technology with human-centric strategies. Our AI Business Solutions are designed to streamline operations, enhance customer engagement, and drive efficient decision-making processes.

In addressing the unique challenges of multi-site businesses, Groe Global offers bespoke strategies that are pivotal in managing the complexities of such enterprises.

Our expertise in Multi-Location Marketing is specifically tailored to ensure brand consistency across diverse geographies while allowing for localised customisation.

This dual approach guarantees

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Carter Consultancy enables businesses to become more profitable, have happier people and delighted customers. Creating a culture of Continuous Improvement with focusses on Customer Experience and Change Management.

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that each site operates efficiently within its specific market context, yet aligns seamlessly with the overarching brand vision.

Additionally, our AI-driven analytics enable real-time insights and decision-making, crucial for managing multiple locations. We provide the tools and strategies necessary for these businesses to not only survive but thrive in a competitive and ever-changing market landscape.

OK Positive

OK Positive provides real-time engagement, support and analytics that allow organisations to identify the root causes of staff turnover, sick leave and low retention rates.

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Enigma Strategic Communications ➔ enigmastrat.com

Enigma Strategic Communications (ESC) is at the forefront of ethical influence. In a category beset by the irresponsible use of data, and inappropriate use of psychological / behavioural techniques, Sven Hughes and Olga Kurushina founded ESC to provide strategic communications solutions within a clear moral framework.

All of ESC’s work is underpinned by these foundational values. Other companies speak of their purpose, ESC was created with one purpose: to set new industry standards.

Within three years, ESC has grown into a significant SME, with clients

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including Shell, Manchester United, WWE, Newsworks, NATO, O2, Lyma, DMG, JTI and APS Intelligence.

ESC is determined to provide clients and audiences with the insights, strategies and communications techniques they need to create compelling ethical messaging, and to recognise and refute 'fake news' wherever they find it. To that end, ESC is currently developing a new global training package that will enable anyone, anywhere, to learn the means and methods of ethical influence for themselves.

ESC has been variously described

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The firm is an awarding winning Legal 500 practice specialising in disruptive technology, assisting companies getting investment ready and equality work.

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by clients as "the best in the business", "a true revelation for marketeers" and "the go-to strategic partner for modern business" – and was the proud recipient of a 2023 Great British Entrepreneur Award.

Mintago

Mintago is the UK's most complete and inclusive financial wellbeing solution, helping your business adapt and support your employees in these challenging economic conditions.

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TOTFest®

TOTFest® is a free roam, all-inclusive festival catering entirely for children under 5, touring the UK each summer, a kid's festival with a BIG difference.

INSPIRING BRITAIN’S SME BUSINESSES We’ve been championing Britain’s SME community for over 10 years through our online platform full of ‘must read’ business news, reviews and interviews, alongside our exclusive events and our business awards.

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Focus MEP ➔ focusmep.co.uk

Focus MEP is a multi-discipline building services engineering company, delivering cost effective solutions in a sustainable delivery model. We provide an engineering solution to any built environment to our valued customers through collaboration and innovation.

Focus MEP’s mechanical, electrical and public health capabilities have been developed

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with a purpose: to tackle any task across the wide range of services, whether for turnkey projects, new developments, refurbishment or retro-fit of existing buildings. We bring modern technology, design innovations and imaginative thinking to provide our customers with the best possible solutions.

Innovation and quality are the foundations upon which our business is built. We are committed to a culture of continuous process improvement, wherein we strive to deliver innovative, yet practical, cost-effective solutions.

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Unicorn Orange

We grow your sales on Amazon. A unique Founder blend of ex-finance and exAmazon means analytical precision to Skyrocket your Amazon sales.

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GO Get Organised ➔ gogetorganised.co.uk

GO Get Organised was founded in 2012 by Naomi Summers, when she spotted an opportunity to tap into the talents of fellow new mums looking for flexible work. It has since developed into a team of

30 people with a vast pool of skills and experience, all working to help SMEs thrive.

Often small businesses don’t have a department for everything, perhaps they don’t have an office manager to help with diary management and invoicing, or a marketing department to help them to be seen.

Some businesses wish to grow their teams but are often unable to commit to additional wages or simply don’t have the time to begin their search.

GO Get Organised offers all the support a business needs, with a full range of virtual services under one roof. It removes the hassle of finding good people quickly,

allowing you to focus on what you know best - your business.

Services include:

• Virtual Assistance • Marketing • Graphic Design • Content Writing • SEO and more Our in-house team of GO Experts are available on demand, providing total flexibility and transparency for your business. We will personally match you to the right team member to help you get the job done, whether you are looking for a short-term fix, or a long-term solution.

It’s time to GO Get Organised!

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The Pizza Post

The Pizza Post is a family owned mobile pizza van company run by two brothers, Charlie and Harry Meer-Sipkoski. We bring unique catering to all types of parties and pride ourselves in being stress free.

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X&Y Fertility

X&Y Fertility is a fertility clinic in the heart of Leicester providing a one-to-one holistic approach to fertility planning.

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HLabs

A global agency specialising in web design using no-code technology. Pushing the boundaries of creativity to deliver awardwinning digital experiences.

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ITRM

ITRM is one of the UK’s top managed service providers (MSPs) and offers a range of award-winning IT solutions.

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The DM Lab

Celebrating a legacy of excellence, The DM Lab transforms businesses with cutting-edge digital marketing and design solutions. Hereford's highest-rated digital agency delivers innovation and results.

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Doqaru

Doqaru works with individuals and sales teams to identify and develop skills that drive more predictive sales performance.

Fabric Academy

Fabric Academy is the world’s first dedicated learning platform designed exclusively for marketers.

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Jenolite ➔ jenolite.com

With 85 years under its belt Jenolite has clearly been doing something right when it comes to providing surface protection, maintenance and repair solutions

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For over eight decades, Jenolite has been a pioneer in the realm of surface protection, repair and maintenance, earning its place as one of Europe's most esteemed brands. Established in 1939, Jenolite swiftly rose to prominence as the continent's premier rust removal solution, carving a legacy that extends beyond borders and generations. Jenolite has long been synonymous with innovation and quality, setting industry standards with its unrivalled rust removal and treatment solutions. Our products are trusted and specified by organisations such as Boeing, Airbus and the MOD and have been used on iconic structures round the world, including the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben and S.S. Britannia.

Today, Jenolite continues to push the boundaries of excellence, harnessing advancements in technology to develop cutting-edge solutions that deliver unparalleled performance and reliability across a wide range of DIY products.

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Exceptional Products, Exceptional Service

Reviving a Legacy: From Past to Present

Upon acquiring Jenolite, our dedicated team embarked on a journey to revitalise this esteemed brand and introduce it to a new generation of users. Guided by a commitment to restore Jenolite to its former glory, we tapped into our rich heritage and expertise to redefine its presence in the market. With a renewed focus on innovation and customer-centricity, we expanded our product offerings beyond rust removal, crafting an innovative range of complementary solutions tailored to diverse industries and projects. Our product range now spans across Metal Treatment, Paints & Primers,

Fillers & Sealants, Cleaners & Lubricants and Automotive Care.

Expanding Horizons: From Local to Global Reach

In the past five years, Jenolite has witnessed unprecedented growth. Taking advantage of new e-commerce platforms has allowed us to transcend geographical boundaries and establish a global presence. From the United Kingdom to Europe, the United States and, more recently Japan, our reach and ambition knows no bounds.

This expansion not only reflects our relentless pursuit of new opportunities but also underscores our unwavering dedication to serving customers worldwide.

At Jenolite we pride ourselves not only on delivering premium products but also on offering unparalleled customer service, and it is this personal touch that sets us apart from our competitors.

With a steadfast commitment to excellence, we provide expert advice and guidance, ensuring that our customers receive the support they need to achieve outstanding results every time. Continuous engagement with our customers enables us to refine our products, develop new solutions and stay ahead of evolving needs and trends.

A Legacy of Innovation and Quality

Since its inception, Jenolite has been synonymous with innovation and quality, setting industry standards with its unrivalled rust removal solutions. Today, Jenolite continues to push the boundaries of excellence, harnessing advancements in technology to develop cutting-edge solutions that deliver unparalleled performance and reliability.

Continuing the Journey: A Vision for the Future

As Jenolite looks towards the future, our mission remains unchanged: to provide our customers with the best products and support possible. Rooted in tradition yet driven by innovation, we are committed to upholding the heritage and prestige of our brand while staying at the forefront of the industry. With a legacy built on trust, integrity and quality, Jenolite stands poised to conquer new markets and redefine the standards of surface protection, repair and maintenance for generations to come.

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Loud Speaker ➔ loudspeaker.org.uk

Loud Speaker transforms the lives of young people by unlocking their potential through dynamic, highenergy workshops. Founded by Oba Akinwale and Calvin Akotuah, who met at university in Liverpool in 2013, their journey began with a shared passion for inspiring others and realising a gap in training delivery for young people. This led to the creation of Loud Speaker, a

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concept dedicated to empowering young people with the skills they need for a successful future.

The workshops are more than a learning experience; they're a lifechanging journey for young minds.

Strategically timed at crucial points in a young person’s life, they are a catalyst for aspiration and careershaping.

The unique curriculum focuses on public speaking, confidence building, voice impact, personal storytelling, teamwork, and leadership. These aren't just skills; they're tools for life. Through engaging activities, from large-scale icebreakers to the energy of disco anthems, Loud Speaker creates an environment where friendships blossom and engagement soars.

For young people, the future is an exhilarating yet uncertain landscape. At Loud Speaker, the organisation is committed to equipping them with the confidence and clarity to navigate this terrain.

Whether commanding a stage, acing an interview, or mastering personal interactions, participants learn to express themselves authentically and powerfully.

Loud Speaker stands out not just as a business but as a beacon of change, not just imparting skills; it is sculpting the future. Its story is woven with passion, purpose, and impact. With a vision to integrate their transformative approach into every educational setting across the UK, Loud Speaker is lighting the path for the younger generation.

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conXhub ➔ conxhub.com

Cellular technology is the gold standard. As long as you have a mobile phone, we have the technology to make the experience a premium one. No matter your business´ size or requirements

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telecommunications experience, combining data and cellular – from a single mobile device, all the way to an international call-centre infrastructure. Contract-free. conXhub adds functionality to existing handset or carrier

contracts – from an extra mobile number, to business landlines and free overseas calling – all from your current resources.

We guarantee the best quality and highest reliability – with the lowest cost and highest feature set. conXhub uses a ‘VoIP Plus’ model – combining the flexibility, feature set and cost of VoIP with the global coverage, security and quality of the carrier networks. Join us now, satisfaction guaranteed: We combine the best of VoIP and Carrier technologies to create simple but effective solutions that drive productivity, safety, flexibility and bills. Our App / Services / APIs will work with any hardware or carrier.

The Data Communications market is currently worth $150 billion, with revenues expected to reach $350 billion by 2032. The driving forces behind this expansion are the proliferation of mobile devices and the rapid rise in flexible working. conXhub allows you to leverage this technology shift - or take some of the profit for your business.

Carrier Services – competitive advantage guaranteed.

Callcentre Solutions – we solve the first mile problem.

Landline Cellular – move your landline to your mobile, contractfree.

Superphone/Business Suite – functionality for lone wolves or international call centres.

Verification Services – simple and cost-effective.

VIP Safety First – protect yourself online and in person.

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Ellis Scottish Gin ➔ ellisgin.com

ELJ Drinks are a small but mighty award winning spirits producer based in Glasgow. Their beautiful range of gins bring fun, colour, elegance and great taste to the gin market, providing a delight to the adventurous palates and Gin connoisseurs alike. The unique range includes a gin that changes colour and a gin with a mesmerizing shimmer customers love the diversity of the range.

Recognising that consumers are also loving Rums – ELJ Drinks are excited to be launching a spiced rum in Spring 2024.

Founder Carol was a highly

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HardSoft ➔ devicesforteams.hardsoftcomputers.co.uk

Founded in 1983 by brothers Andrew and Phil Morgan, HardSoft responded to the financial challenges businesses faced in acquiring cutting-edge technology which often comes at premium prices. Introducing “Flexi-Lease “; it was inspired by established leasing practices for other office equipment at the time such as franking machines and copiers and marked a turning point. It reinvented IT leasing.

Expanding their offerings, HardSoft now provides a choice of IT leasing solutions. Pure, Flexi, and Devices for Teams,. With 60 employees and serving 5000+ customers, the company has earned its status as the highestrated computer leasing company in

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successful Programme Director in Financial Services for over 20 years before starting ELJ Drinks and wanted to use her skills to produce a premium range of Scottish Spirits. Carol’s resilience and her commitment to community resulted in her being named one of the top 100 Female Entrepreneurs on the Small Business Britain F100 list and in 2023 Carol was included in the top 100 women to watch in Scotland.

It's important to ELJ Drinks that as well as creating a community that they also give back. This year their sponsorship of two key events helped raise over £25,000 for Pancreatic Cancer and for The Beatson Glasgow.

the UK according to Trustpilot, with a 4.9/5 rating.

Devices for Teams is the latest iteration from HardSoft, designed to cater to larger businesses that require more bespoke flexibility.

That flexibility is due to HardSoft establishing its own finance arm: HardSoft Leasing Ltd. HardSoft now offer the supply, support and

financing on a single invoice to a customer each month. There are no mystery third parties involved and one single source for all.

Looking forward, the HardSoft team remains dedicated to offering expert advice on new technologies such as VR and AI whilst adapting finance solutions for a changing business world.

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Hawkstone Commercials

➔ hawkstonecommercials.co.uk

Hawkstone Commercials is in the business of arranging commercial vehicle deals. It's a formula that's proving to be a successful one for the brokerage

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Hawkstone Commercials is a commercial vehicle brokerage which was established by Oliver Lewis and Paul Ricketts in January 2022 after working together for nearly 10 years in various other brokers and main franchised dealers. They began trading in the March from Paul’s kitchen table with the initial business plan forecast to generate £150,000 in sales revenue during the first year, but things didn’t exactly turn out as planned.

During the first few months there was a worldwide stock shortage which meant dealers had no interest in supplying vehicles to them which made turning any sort of profit extremely difficult. Many evenings Oliver and Paul would be finishing the day thinking that they may have made a mistake and whether starting a vehicle brokerage at this time was the best idea.

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They scraped together whatever stock they could and used their very limited marketing budget on paid ad campaigns to generate inbound enquiries which soon began to gain traction. Thanks to increased interest rates and rising vehicle costs, dealers were starting to feel their own pain in the industry and those who refused to work with them soon came back with a proposition. It was six months into the business and luck began to change for Oliver and Paul.

Utilising social media and additional ad campaigns, Hawkstone Commercials would soon establish itself as a transparent, reliable vehicle supply source and over the course of the next few months they would recruit additional members of staff and generate over £4 million in their first trading year, far exceeding their initial expectations.

They have developed relationships with over 120 franchised dealers and manufacturers, enabling them to source a vast amount of stock at any one time, and find the best prices for customers by comparing the quotations from various suppliers.

Hawkstone Commercials boasts a 5-star rating on all review platforms, including Google and Facebook which is an extremely difficult task within our industry.

We are just one of two commercial vehicle brokers in the UK with a perfect online reputation, something that we have worked extremely hard for.

The service level is complimented by our internal structure. In most brokers, they have a salesperson who completes all the administrative work, as well as book deliveries. This is not how we do it at Hawkstone Commercials.

Once a vehicle is sold by our sales team, it goes straight to our sales support team for processing, then to our accounts department, and finally to our logistics team.

It enables minimal mistakes and delays in getting the right vehicle to the customer.

During March 2023 Hawkstone launched sister-arm; Hawkstone Motor Finance. This is an independent finance brokerage with over 20+ direct lenders onboard. It can provide competitive funding solutions for consumers and businesses who wish to save money when purchasing a new or used, car or van. We have seen

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incredible success during the first 12 months with over 70 introducers onboard and a lender panel that caters for all circumstances.

Our success has not gone unnoticed, and we have accumulated a selection of prestigious titles in awards ceremonies across the UK. Some notable achievements include The Great British Entrepreneur Awards which were held in London during November 2023 where Oliver and Paul were crowned “Start-up Entrepreneurs of the Year” at the Grosvenor House. In addition, we have won the “Commercial Vehicle Supplier of the Year” two years running at the UK Enterprise Awards.

When Oliver and Paul developed the business plans for Hawkstone Commercials and Hawkstone Motor Finance, they knew that a key area they wanted to focus on was giving back to charity. In October, Hawkstone Commercials acquired a Ford Double Cab for Lads & Dads, a local men’s mental health and wellbeing C.I.C that operates around Bridgend and surrounding areas. They have also supported various events held by Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital in Cardiff.

The community engagement and business success has sparked the interest of our local members of parliament and in April 2023 we were fortunate to welcome Huw Irranca-Davies MS and Sarah

Murphy MS to our offices for a tour and a discussion on how we can all help local school pupils embark on rewarding entrepreneurial career opportunities.

During November 2023, they launched the Hawkstone Scholarship Programme in partnership with the University of South Wales which enables business study students to compete for a bursary funded by Hawkstone Commercials. Another great way in which they are encouraging the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Hawkstone Commercials has demonstrated incredible growth during what has been described as the most difficult times within the motor industry for over thirty years.

Oliver and Paul have now set their sights on the next five years with new arms to the business, more staff and additional premises to cater for the very ambitious growth plans.

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Sherbet Donkey Media

Sherbet Donkey Media is a digital marketing agency that’s established itself as a partner for businesses looking to become industry leaders.

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uSports

uSports is a community & school sports coaching provider currently on a national expansion plan with services already in the Thames Valley, Bristol & Welwyn.

HCG

At HCG we help organisations to redefine their workplace(s) by connecting the dots between their vision, culture and spaces.

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Excel TM Group ➔ exceltmgroup.com

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Excel TM Group specialise in construction specific telemarketing and lead generation.

That also means prioritising quality over quantity with honesty and transparency at the root of all customer relationships Formed in January 2020, Excel has become a multi award winning and global telemarketing provider. Boasting a 98% retention rate, Excel prides itself on a quality over quantity aspect, and never guarantees our clients anything other than honesty and transparency from the very start of working together.

Excel TM Group work with any company or organisation that has a product or service that falls within the construction sector and built environment. This ranges from small start-up companies, to SMEs and large global organisations like Dulux and Assa Abloy.

Excel’s core services include: • Appointment Scheduling.

• CPD Scheduling.

• Framework and Supply Chain Agreements.

• Market Research.

• Product Launches.

• Events and Seminar.

Where Excel differ from our competition is that we focus on the quality of our telemarketing and focus on delivering ROI.

We do this by sitting down with clients and carrying out product and culture training, and providing constant training for our team. It is imperative that we listen and implement ways of working that help them grow.

Sales can be a tedious job and it’s our job to make sure we are thinking outside the box to keep our team motivated. To achieve this, we must ensure that we put our team's well-being first.

This includes quarterly team building days out, monthly incentives and the Excel monthly wellbeing package.

In 2023 Excel introduced the UK’s first ever construction telemarketing CPD; this has since been delivered to over 80 different companies across the UK and Europe. In 2024 Excel announced it would also be introducing a North West Construction show. The reason behind this decision was to be different from every other telemarketer, disrupt the market further and help construction companies showcase their products and services in the North West.

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Go Live Data

Go Live Data supplies the data you need on over 1.6 million UK registered companies to create the most effective marketing campaigns for your business.

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Prsnt

Introducing Prsnt, the happy app that lets you send and share gifts directly from any smartphone.

The Power Within Training ➔ thepowerwithintraining.com

In the dynamic landscape of learning and development, James and Enas, the dynamic duo behind the family business, embarked on a journey fuelled by passion and a desire to empower others. With no formal background in training or development but a shared vision, they established The Power Within Training in February 2017.

Navigating the initial challenges of entrepreneurship, they clung to their purpose – a profound "why." Their philosophy, grounded in the belief that mindset shapes success, led to the birth of Motivational Intelligence (MQ) – a unique approach focused on transforming thoughts and beliefs through neuroscience and social psychology.

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The family atmosphere remains intact their values are the key to their consistency, from the early struggles to a thriving team of 14.

The mission is crystal clear: make life-changing learning accessible to all, emphasising female leadership.

Optimism fuels their ambitions, and their impact is evident in heartwarming stories and testimonials.

For James and Enas, this endeavour goes beyond business— it's a heartfelt mission to empower individuals and organisations through transformative leadership.

Each testimonial propels them to think bigger, be better, and achieve more. The mission is far from over, and the profound impact on lives continues to drive them forward.

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Oculus HR

Oculus HR a multi-award-winning HR consultancy firm that gives organisations the confidence to look after the needs of their most important asset: Their people.

INSPIRING BRITAIN’S SME BUSINESSES We’ve been championing Britain’s SME community for over 10 years through our online platform full of ‘must read’ business news, reviews and interviews, alongside our exclusive events and our business awards.

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STORY22 46 ➔ story22.co.uk

A marketing company with an interesting tale to tell for businesses 2020

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Marketing often feels complicated and confusing, which leads businesses to waste time and money on tactics that don’t deliver a great return.

Why not? Because marketing traditionally focuses on aggrandising the business/ product/service in order to win sales. As a result businesses spend more and work harder than ever to hit their goals.

Should marketing your business be this tough? No. But when customers can’t immediately see the value a business offers it makes it harder (and expensive) to build a connection with them.

Sonya Whittam and Julie Firth identified a prime opportunity to launch a story-focused full service marketing agency to help organisations articulate their offer authentically so clients could engage customers faster (and win more business).

STORY22 has achieved this by focusing purely on what matters

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to clients’ customers and not what matters to the business.

Academic studies by psychologist Jerome Bruner show the brain engages faster when messaging is targeted at our needs – which is why STORY22 flips marketing to focus on the customer first, and always.

STORY22 utilises a story framework to do this effectively – because story has 22 x the recall power of information delivered as facts. The customer’s story acts as a filter across all their client marketing. The websites they develop challenge the status quo by stripping out fussy menu navigation to control the narrative that customers really want to hear.

The carefully curated story engages customers willingly and leads them easily through the website to the logical next steps.

STORY22 have found clients are often surprised by this paradigm shift in approach but the results speak for themselves. Time spent on page is typically up by around 50%. Sales are up by 65%. Emails opened/engaged with are at 3x the industry average rate.

Their approach makes it easier (and cost effective) for organisations to connect with customers and win business.

STORY22 was set up in 2020, just weeks before the pandemic erupted, by founders Sonya and

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Julie - two experienced qualified strategic marketers, now supported by a highly skilled team of 10.

STORY22 serves clients around the world, across all industries.

So what sets STORY22 apart?

It’s not rocket science – it’s highly effective communication, pure and simple. They help organisations get better results by changing the words they use.

No smoke and mirror tactics, no complex formulas or software clients have to invest in, just a simple method that vastly improves the way businesses communicate.

They then apply it across every aspect of their clients’ marketing, from their website to lead

generation, email marketing, even SEO, PR and digital advertising.

Their focus, however, is not solely on delivering outstanding marketing for paying clients.

They go beyond that to empower businesses and non profits not yet in a position to hire their services, by showing them how to implement this for themselves. STORY22 is passionate about helping others to utilise this approach so they can understand how to engage prospects faster and communicate more effectively. The Kent-based marketing agency offers free strategy sessions, downloadable resources and webinars too.

They also offer free and low cost

workshop places that can help everyone from solopreneurs through to entire marketing divisions to clarify their message.

The team live and breathe the approach they take to clients’ work in their own daily operation, by standing by their ethos of putting the needs of their customers first and foremost. They offer unlimited revisions to any work and a complete money-back satisfaction guarantee, which they proudly say has never been requested.

Julie adds: “Effective marketing shouldn’t be the preserve of those with eye-watering budgets to play with. And we’re here to demonstrate it doesn’t have to be.”

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We want to tell you a story STORY22 offers a story-based marketing solution that has already garnered broad appeal in a variety of sectors, but its own story is really only on the first chapter…

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Marketing agency start-up STORY22’s customer-focused approach aims to use the power of storytelling to create campaigns that connect with a target audience in a more effective way.

“Our work starts with the messaging,” explains co-founder Julie Firth, “as it is the foundation of everything that follows. It involves taking a deep dive into the organisation, their customers, what makes them different and how they add value to the lives of the people they exist to serve.

“From there we work with them on developing a website and sales funnel (lead generating asset and email marketing) before applying the new messaging across their marketing from social media and blogs to SEO, advertising and PR. “We also run workshops to

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help sales and marketing teams understand how they can apply this approach across their pitches and proposals, their sales calls and outreach messages – the application really is endless.”

The firm’s innovative approach uses the power of storytelling to communicate value to prospective customers and persuade people with a call to action.

“We tell the marketing story from the customer’s perspective rather than from the business angle,” adds Firth.

“This means prospects connect with what you say more eagerly because they can see themselves and their own problems articulated in the story and are naturally curious to discover more.

“The secret is to keep the ‘story' clear and compelling - not to make

it too long-winded or to pack it out with unnecessary jargon,” she adds.

The method can basically be applied to any organisation and the firm has worked across many industries and non-profits around the world, more recently attracting clients in tech, pharmaceutical, legal and accountancy sectors.

“The beauty of it is, if you use words to market your business, this will work for you,” says Firth.

But… “We’re not about fly-by-night businesses interested in corner cutting for rapid results. That’s not to say the results from our work take a long time to emerge, because the impact can sometimes be immediate, it’s more that we do things the right way, to create the best customer experience and set firm foundations for long term success.”

The firm is also looking to add workshops and one-to-one and small group coaching into its offering.

“Getting half a dozen businesses into a Zoom room and taking them through their messaging as a group is so exciting. The clients have a ready made focus group to test their new messaging out on and they leave with all the tools they need to roll out their new clarified message across all areas of their marketing.

“More recently we have started working on long term training partnerships with Med Tech and

Healthcare firms looking to up-skill their sales and marketing teams.

We’d love to expand our work in this area and plan to build a bank of free resources (webinars/ downloads) to support these sectors.”

Internal comms is another area of potential, including helping to resolve conflict and improve transition during mergers and acquisitions through workforce storytelling workshops that focus on their roles and responsibilities in a way that becomes relatable to those around them.

Thus far, the firm has been so focused on client-side work its own brand marketing has been fairly low key, thanks to great word of mouth pick up. Firth says STORY22 will be developed gradually to ensure the business sustains high standards of delivery as it scales.

“We want to open the tap a little at a time while we build and up-skill our team,” she explains. “When we’re confident we have everything in place to deliver at scale, we will ramp our marketing up. In the meantime, our focus is very much on marketing our business through giving back – via webinars, speaking events, networking, producing free resources and website reviews."

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DWS Legal ➔ d-w-s.co.uk

With CEO Sameer Karim the driving force at DWS Legal, the full service law firm aims to provide exceptionally high levels of service and continue its success story 2004

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DWS Legal is a multi-awardwinning full service Law Firm with offices in Leicester and London, offering clients exceptionally high levels of service.

Our lawyers advise domestically and internationally, under common law and civil law systems, on dayto-day operations and on the most challenging complex matters and critical legal issues. We advise individuals, corporate businesses, State and Regulatory Bodies.

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We differentiate ourselves via our unique view that we’re not a law firm, but a business providing law services. That mindset and culture encourages our natural entrepreneurship to thrive, resulting in our developing new ways to do business and support our clients.

At the helm of DWS Legal, our CEO Mr Sameer Karim is the orchestrator of Legal Excellence.

As the driving force behind the

firm's success, he wears the hat of a strategic visionary, shaping the trajectory of the organisation with foresight and innovation.

Leading by example, Sameer plays a pivotal role in fostering a culture of collaboration and empowerment, ensuring that every member of the firm contributes to its triumphs.

Beyond managing the day-today operations, our CEO is the architect of the firm's identity, blending tradition and a forwardthinking approach. His role isn’t just about running a law firm; its about sculpting a legal legacy of distinction.

Sameer Karim’s tenure as CEO began at the height of the recession in 2008 amidst challenges, but he successfully transformed DWS Legal into an award winning multimillion-pound turnover business.

Sameer’s success is underpinned with foresight, innovation and leading by example. A true architect of DWS’s success story.

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IDM Energy ➔ idmenergy.co.uk

Founded in December 2021 by Iain Macphail, IDM Energy emerged as a beacon of sustainability and innovation in the Highlands and Islands community. Born out of the needs of its customers and built upon the success of its sister company, IDM Safety Solutions, IDM Energy has swiftly carved out a reputation as a trusted partner for positive change across the North of Scotland.

Specialising in trade and energy management services, IDM Energy's journey has been defined by its commitment to delivering nononsense property and facilities maintenance and renewable energy solutions.

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What sets IDM Energy apart is its passion and unwavering dedication to making a tangible impact on the local community and transparent approach to supporting clients with practical solutions to help achieve their goals.

IDM has grown its team of specialists from 6 to 16, creating new jobs within the region, now supporting businesses across 14,460 square miles with their award-winning services.

Whether it's commercial, industrial, or residential properties, IDM Energy goes beyond conventional approaches.

Their comprehensive services encompass pragmatic energy and

facilities management solutions, ensuring seamless project and business operations.

IDM prides itself on solving its client's problems efficiently, providing quality customer care and simply getting the job done.

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DDC Solutions

DDC Solutions addresses the fragmentation in the UK construction industry with purpose-built products and solutions that promote sustainability and community growth.

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Fortis Foundations is a construction business specialising in civil infrastructure, EV charging, foundations and piling and offers expertise to various sectors, including rail, civils, energy, water

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Sweet Lounge Group

Sweet Lounge is more than just confectionery. Our mission is to create the best tasting vegan sweets without compromise.

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Caura

Caura is the only app you need for your car – sort everything from MOTs, insurance, tax, tolls and city charges!

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Trustist ➔ trustist.com

Trustist – A rising star helping 15,000 clients to grow their businesses using reviews and saving thousands of pounds every month in transaction fees!

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Trustist started life as a reviews business with the aim of driving more traffic to our clients’ websites and ultimately helping them to generate more sales.

Over the last 10 years the product has grown exponentially and we’re proud to serve over 15,000 businesses, offering a unique product that never fails to increase web traffic from Google – all whilst making life much easier for our clients and helping them to collect reviews!

The Trustist widgets allow clients to display the aggregated review count and rating score for their business, with reviews included

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from all of their active review sites.

This code also causes Google to display stars and the aggregated review score in the organic Google search results, which has enabled some of our clients to generate an uplift of clicks of as much as 1,000%. Typically, clients will usually see an increase of 80-100%.

In early 2023, Trustist launched a revolutionary FinTech product – TrustistTransfer – which allows users to take payment from their customers quickly and with much lower transaction fees by utilising Open Banking. All a merchant has to do is enter the amount, our system then creates a QR code for

the customer to scan using their phone (or a PayLink can be sent) to start the transaction on their own device.

Most traditional card merchants charge around 1.6 - 4.5% per transaction – TrustistTransfer is breaking the mould with transaction fees as low as 0.29%!

At the end of 2023, TrustistTransfer integrated with Apple Pay and Google Pay, enabling customers to pay simply using their mobile phones. This is groundbreaking technology that is once again making life far easier for our clients and their customers!

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Higginson Stategy ➔ higginsonstrategy.com

New entry to this year's EB100, Higginson Strategy has a simple enough philosophy, namely how to communicate the virtues of purpose-led businesses to the wider world Set up in 2017 by former political journalists John and Clodagh Higginson, Higginson Strategy is a communication agency for purpose-led businesses.

Brands with a purpose out perform the stock market by 120% and are three times as likely to attract the highest performing employees who are 11x more likely to stay where they are.

Meanwhile, purpose-led businesses have customers who are six times as likely to stand by them in the event of a misstep or public criticism and 78% of their customers are actively recommending them.

As a B-Corp Higginson Strategy understands the power of purpose-

led brands and only works with them.

It understands that not all purpose-led brands are B Corps and works with the leadership teams of brands and companies to get to the heart of their business.

Leaning in to the purpose of organisations Higginson Strategy creates PR and behaviour change campaigns that deliver hundreds of pieces of coverage driving loyal engaged customers to its clients.

Higginson Strategy’s campaigns for clients regularly win some of the biggest awards in its industry.

Last year it won PRMoment Media Relations Campaign Of The Year, Not For Profit Campaign Of The

Year and Boutique Agency Of The Year.

It has 18 staff across offices in London and Manchester.

Brands that trust Higginson Strategy include: Airbnb, Unilever and Daysoft, as well as many smaller SMEs. Services include social media growth, engagement and management, traditional media engagement, public affairs, leadership PR, thought leadership, property PR, B2B PR, education PR, environmental PR, podcast creation, internal, stakeholder and crisis communications.

Higginson Strategy has its own podcast ‘Communicating Purpose with John Higginson’, runs awards for the Environmental Politician of the Year, and has a dedicated inhouse campaign fighting for female empowerment.

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Boardroom Advisors ➔ BoardroomAdvisors.co

Looking for a part-time director? Or perhaps a strategic view of your business? Then Boardroom Advisors could be just for you

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It also conducts Strategic Reviews which can cover the whole business or focus on a key opportunity or weakness such as growth, digital transformation, funding, exit etc.

• All Advisors have scaled businesses, have the tee shirt and the battle scars.

• Boardroom Advisors has over 200 Advisors, they are all prescreened.

• We are not consultants, our

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people become part of your team.

• We are not recruiters, so there is no recruitment fee.

• There is no long-term commitment, continue monthly only if we are bringing value.

• You can scale up or down the number of days per month.

• You can change personnel if your needs change.

• We are cost effective: a fraction of an expert at a fraction of the cost.

• There are low internal costs, no National Insurance.

• We are award-winning, proud recipients of many business awards from Great British Entrepreneur Awards, Business Masters, TechSpark and now EB100.

Boardroom Advisors offers a free, no-obligation discovery meeting with a Regional Director to conduct a gap analysis and provide a written report with recommendations.

Boardroom Advisors has a massive free resources section on its web site, including diagnostics on growth, finance and funding; e-books on scaling, Employee Ownership Trusts; webinars and videos on strategy, growth and scaling; strategy toolkits; many case studies; and informative blogs covering key business issues.

Boardroom Advisors are “real world” Advisors. They are people who have had their own companies, made mistakes, learned from them and then grown successful businesses. Most have grey hair, some have none … but they all have experience.

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UMATR Group

UMATR Group: Streamlining recruitment in Software Engineering, AI, and Digital across 26 countries, connecting the coolest brands with the people they need the most.

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Aspect Facades

Aspect Facades Ltd was launched to satisfy the need for a fresh, modern building envelope contractor with different core values that exist in the construction industry.

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Clover HR is the gold-standard champion of UK SMEs looking for bespoke HR, delivering award-winning, people-oriented solutions that truly transform.

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OnHand is the world’s first all-in-one, ondemand impact platform, making it easy for employees everywhere to do social and environmental good.

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Arcus Global ➔ arcusglobal.com

Founded in 2009, Arcus Global pioneered the adoption of Cloud and other groundbreaking technologies within the UK Public Sector. Initially the sole native cloud provider in this market, Arcus has maintained its position at the forefront of innovation.

Today, Arcus has evolved into a 100% SaaS company, delivering mission-critical core business solutions that empower public sector organisations to transform service delivery, enhance efficiency, and improve data quality. With market-leading products in areas like Licencing, Planning, Environmental Health, Waste Management, and Trading Standards, Arcus addresses the urgent needs of its customers,

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primarily Local Authorities and Regulatory bodies.

In a landscape characterised by underfunding and understaffing, Arcus serves as a breath of fresh air, offering innovative solutions that drive cost savings and environmental benefits. Our software automates routine tasks, minimises travel, printing, and paper-based communication, helping to redirect budgets to areas of greatest need.

Arcus stands apart from its

Fearless ➔ itsfearless.com

Fearless are design specialists offering comprehensive research and design services backed by a community of market-leading designers. Collaborating with a diverse range of global enterprise clients, Fearless provides datadriven, visually outstanding

design solutions that are both impactful and inspiring without compromising customer needs and business value.

Fearless equips its clients for success through partnering and providing talented teams, strategic direction, effective tools

competitors, who often rely on outdated technologies developed in the 90s and employ aggressive and exploitative pricing strategies.

By contrast, Arcus provides a superior product at a transparent, all-inclusive per-user, per-month price, coupled with fixed-price implementations.

With a vision to replace cumbersome legacy systems and simplify life for both residents and the government, Arcus is poised for international growth beyond its current 100% UK presence with over 50 satisfied public sector customers and a solid track record of rapid growth.

and flexible methodologies. It seamlessly integrates with in-house teams to ensure quick delivery of business value, with a focus on delivering market-relevant experiences, business models and market strategies.

The Fearless team is multifaceted with an entrepreneurial mindset, enabling it to cover a number of areas, allowing it to be more flexible and provide a leaner team for its clients.

Ethics, humanity and integrity are at the heart of everything Fearless does. Its commitment to these values is reflected in every aspect of its work, from the experiences it crafts to its client interactions and business practices. Its brand resonates with people because it's known for its heart and moral compass as well as high standards as design specialists.

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AN ECOSYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS EVERY ENTREPRENEUR’S JOURNEY TO SUCCESS Founded in 2011 by Shalini Khemka CBE, E2E is an exciting and ground-breaking powerhouse of entrepreneurs, investors, non-execs, and SME-focused corporate organisations.

Its mission is to develop the largest and most active entrepreneurial ecosystem in the UK to enable extraordinary entrepreneurship.

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A leading UK SaaS technology enabling users to create data-driven, hyperpersonalised, dynamic custom quiz funnels for lead generation, qualification, and benchmarking success.

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Health & Her

Meet Gervase and Kate, the formidable duo behind Health & Her, a trail blazing start-up that has taken the menopause industry by storm.

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Helm (formerly The Supper Club) is the UK’s leading Club exclusively for scale-up founders beyond £1m. No Sales. No ego.

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Access inspiration and ideas from our diverse mix of over 400 members between £1m - £100m.

Enjoy rich conversations at our intimate roundtable events, learn from your peers, and connect with fellow founders.

Your Forum group will become your sounding board for decisions big and small, accelerating your growth to the next level.

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Swoop ➔ swoopfunding.com

Enabling your business to find the right funding solutions, the Swoop way Swoop is a business funding and savings platform enabling businesses to discover the right funding solutions across loans, equity and grants, and to identify and easily make savings - all in one fell swoop.

Founded in 2018, the AngloIrish company grew through the pandemic by seamlessly connecting businesses with governmentbacked funding initiatives. Since then, as part of the leadership's ambitious growth strategy, its reach has grown across UK, Ireland, Canada, US, Australia and South

Africa, with plans for further global expansion in 2024.

Swoop has also grown its capabilities in helping business owners sell equity in their companies, built a first class commercial mortgage team and launched Swoop for Brokers and Swoop for Advisors, giving financial professionals the tools to serve their clients better in a digital age.

Swoop works with over 1,000 funding providers from mainstream banks, alternative lenders, venture capital funds, SEIS/EIS funds, angel investors and grant agencies,

meaning that whatever your funding requirement, Swoop is able to offer a solution.

The company uses open banking technology to show customers potential savings on products such as banking, foreign exchange, utilities, and insurance. All of this is done automatically through bespoke technology coupled with Swoop’s team of experts.

Highlights include recently being awarded the Fastest Growing Tech Business in Ireland in 2023 by the Deloitte Fast 50 as well as CEO Andrea Reynolds being awarded the Advocate for Women in Tech prize. Swoop won the NACFB Best Digital Broker of 2023 and was named in the “Hot Ten” list for the Global Fintech 50. Swoop was also winner of New Statesman Positive Impact Award in 2022.

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Solar Buddies

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CubeLogic ➔ cubelogic.com

A trailblazer in Risk Management Solutions, new entrant, CubeLogic, has worked its way up to become a global leader by offering products its customers want and need

In the dynamic landscape of risk management software solutions, CubeLogic has emerged as a global leader, achieving an impressive 30%+ revenue growth in the fiscal year 2023. The London-based company's success is attributed to its unwavering commitment to innovation, client-centric solutions, and a strategic focus on global expansion and product enhancements.

Historical Journey

CubeLogic's near 15-year journey is marked by continuous evolution and a deep understanding of the challenges faced by organisations in the energy, commodities, and financial sectors. With a vision to be a leader in enabling timely risk analysis using cutting edge technology, CubeLogic has consistently strived to provide flexible tools and risk metrics to support clients in maximizing returns on marketing and trading activities. The company's commitment to excellence, industry knowledge and technology innovation has kept it at the forefront of risk management.

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Product and Service Overview

CubeLogic offers state-ofthe-art, cross-asset class risk management solutions tailored for trading physical or financial energy, commodities, and financial institutions. The flagship RiskCubed platform differentiates itself by integrating Business Intelligence (BI) natively, providing clients with a powerful tool to consolidate, analyze, and mitigate risks effectively.

CubeLogic's product suite has evolved to include advanced credit risk, compliance, and market risk analytics, and trade credit support, addressing the evolving requirements of global markets.

The company's dedication to excellence in risk and compliance management is reflected in its numerous accolades, including the 'Best Credit Risk Software' award

by Energy Risk Software Ratings and 'Best Cross-Asset Transaction Surveillance Software' by Energy50 in 2023. CubeLogic's participation in 21 key industry events and hosting five events for clients and partners this past year further

exemplifies its active involvement in the industry, showcasing domain expertise and strengthening client relationships.

What sets us apart

CubeLogic's position as a global trailblazer is fortified by its unique achievements. Notably, it is the first and only trade surveillance vendor to be formally recognized as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) for both the EPEX Spot and Nord Pool European power exchanges, accounting for a significant portion of European intraday power trading activity.

CubeLogic's award-winning energy and commodity-specialized trade surveillance solution, CubeWatchTS, sets a new standard in the industry. Additionally, CubeLogic’s credit risk platform has continuously added new

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features and integration partners to better serve and enhance user benefits. The company serves blue chip companies across the globe, from North America, continental Europe, Asia and locally here in the UK. Outlook for 2024

As CubeLogic enters 2024, it does so with a robust global client portfolio, ongoing projects, innovative product features, and a strong sales pipeline. The company relishes diversity with employees across six global offices and from twenty different countries. It remains committed to further growth and improvement initiatives, building upon successes in previous years. With an unwavering focus on innovation and client satisfaction, CubeLogic is poised to continue its leadership in the risk management solutions sector.

In conclusion, CubeLogic's 15 year history is a testament to its resilience, diversity, adaptability, and commitment to providing cutting-edge solutions in the ever-evolving landscape of risk management. The company's unique achievements, industry recognition, and dedication to excellence position it as a standout leader in the global market. For organisations navigating the complexities of energy, commodities, and financial markets, CubeLogic stands as a trusted partner, offering unparalleled expertise and innovative solutions.

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The UK’s small business community are collectively its biggest employers but get very little support or recognition from government.

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YBC members get unlimited free advice, discounts on lots of business services and protection against several potential prosecutions. They also have access to finance and can take advantage of offers from our partners.

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Bird & Blend Tea Co. is an independent, eco-friendly, award-winning tea company on a mission to spread happiness & reimagine tea! With a team of 200+, 17 retail stores and an international website, Bird & Blend is leading the way in tea innovation in the UK.

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Altnets ➔ altnets.co.uk

With the UK telecoms market transitioning to full-fibre broadband networks, Altnets’ expert team is supporting internet service providers (ISPs) to meet their supply chain needs Altnets was established in late 2020 by Directors Paul Britnell and Sam Bangle with the aim of supporting the evolving UK telecoms market as it transitions to full-fibre broadband networks. The name 'Altnets' draws its inspiration from the industry term 'Alternative Networks’. Our mission is to assist internet service providers (ISPs) in meeting their supply chain needs, encompassing everything required to operate their network infrastructure, ranging from fibre cables, ducts, and nodes to access chambers.

The core idea behind Altnets is to provide ISPs with a comprehensive solution, covering product procurement, supply

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chain management, planning, forecasting, and scheduling. Our dedicated, award-winning team guides customers throughout their infrastructure build journey, helping them understand their purchases, confirming precise requirements to minimise compatibility issues, and clearly explaining expected deliveries, whether small packages or bulk orders.

Altnets plays a crucial role in aiding our customers' procurement teams by proactively identifying any complexities or bottlenecks in the supply chain. This foresight builds confidence in customers, assuring them that they will receive their required products exactly

when they need them, thus avoiding potential project delays. Paul and Sam set up the business to provide a complete solution for telecoms supply chains, partnering with the UK’s leading manufacturers to reduce product delivery times and carbon emissions.

It is crucial that ISPs have complete control of their inventory with the challenges the supply chain faces today. Our dynamic and adaptable business model allows us to adapt quickly and respond to changes in the industry.

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customised service, tailored to the individual needs of each client.

Our unparalleled expertise in the telecoms supply chain enables us to evaluate each customer's current bill of materials, pricing, and lead times, optimising their supply chain for faster product delivery, best product quality and cost savings.

From large-scale infrastructure projects to specific product acquisitions, our award-winning team, with over 120 years of combined experience, is committed to providing the best service possible. We recognise that our staff are at the forefront of delivering exceptional service to our customers - our approach to training, motivation and rewards is designed to cultivate a culture of excellence and customer-centricity.

To support our clients, we have partnered with the best industry manufacturers, both within the UK and globally. These partnerships give us the ability to deliver high quality, end-to-end solutions for every element of the telecommunications build process.

In aligning ourselves with best-in-

class manufacturers, we ensure that our clients benefit from cuttingedge technologies and a diverse range of options that cater to their specific needs. This includes designing and delivering bespoke products on request.

At Altnets, we are deeply committed to sustainability and environmentally responsible practices. We minimise delivery journeys to cut carbon emissions, we take steps to reduce consumer waste with accurate procurement forecasts, and we audit our manufacturers’ green credentials from the design phase through to the packaging they use. Our specially-selected logistics partners focus on environmental impact reduction, like fewer trips, shared vehicles, and low-emissions vehicles.

It is not just the environment that we prioritise at Altnets.

We recognise that community projects and involvement play a crucial role in promoting a positive relationship between our business and our region and economy. We understand the

profound impact education can have on shaping a brighter future, which is why we are proud to sponsor a local youth education programme. Additionally, we support the Worthing Football Club's Women’s Team, not just for the game, but to cultivate female empowerment and opportunities for all. These sponsorships reflect our commitment to nurturing local youth potential and promoting a thriving community.

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EarthSense ➔ earthsense.co.uk

EarthSense delivers bespoke solutions enabling the world to visualise and manage its environmental challenges for the betterment of human health. Born from 15 years of research at the University of Leicester, EarthSense holds a rich academic heritage specialising in environmental monitoring and modelling of air pollution data; seamlessly providing the most detailed, actionable environmental

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information, enabling meaningful decision-making processes.

Collaborating with a vast range of air quality monitoring projects, including intelligent transport systems, smart cities, local authorities, construction and more, EarthSense provides solutions for bespoke uses such as its award-winning, certified, indicative ambient air quality monitors, the Zephyr®. Meanwhile, a high-resolution global model

of air pollution, MappAir®, uses advanced modelling techniques, and cloud-based data inputs applying machine learning technologies to create reliable and usable visualisations of air pollution around the world. And MyAir®, a data visualisation application, enables you to seamlessly view, analyse and download your air quality data, either on a web-based, public portal, or mobile application.

EarthSense is dedicated to providing exceptional air quality solutions, technology, and services; working closely with clients to ensure expertise and support are provided throughout projects; from initial conversations to its ongoing maintenance and support.

Home Detail

At Home Detail, we provide affordable furniture with the purpose of bringing great design and comfort that enriches lives. We achieve this through sustainable sourcing, technology, and a better understanding of consumer behaviour.

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Rock Fall UK ➔ rockfall.com

Making strides in sustainable safety footwear, Rock Fall UK has gone from market disruptor to a global leader in the safety footwear industry 1997

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Rock Fall UK is a multi-awardwinning Safety Footwear Specialist, founded in 1997 and now a secondgeneration family run business.

Since trading began 27 years ago, Rock Fall have gone from market disruptor to a global leader in the safety footwear industry.

Developing a strong distribution base worldwide the company pro-actively collaborates with major end-users and industry associations to improve workplace safety in accordance with PPE. Since 2014, brothers Richard and Matthew Noon have moved Rock Fall UK from safety footwear specialist to being known as a company putting sustainability and market leading innovation at the forefront.

Richard Noon is constantly talking about how we ‘must reshape safety footwear,’ thinking beyond the product itself and ‘considering its entire lifecycle,’ including ‘disposal.’ In his words, “Sustainability holds various definitions, but for me, it’s about contributing positively to the environment and the world at large. It’s also smart business.

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the industrial sector, working on some of largest infrastructure projects, and manufacturing plants across the Globe, environmental credentials are top of the list of tender attributes. The same companies want to know what makes us a sustainable company.”

And “Product credentials are no different.”

It has become their mission to revolutionise safety footwear, challenging industry norms by re-engineering safety footwear development to leave a lighter footprint on the planet. Using state-of-the-art knowledge, their approach has been to rationalise and diversify the Rock Fall product offering to provide customers with sustainable safety footwear choices.

Matthew Noon talks about the development process, “We carefully considered the requirements of industry before developing safety footwear around suitability; matching requirements to industry needs in the early phases of the product development and setting a baseline such as product features and performance that reflect customers' actual needs

during concept design.” We then introduce solutions that combine science, data, with new product development, to maximise the possibilities of ‘recycling and reusing and rethinking’ the materials that can be used in industry specific, safety footwear production.”

Rock Fall are the first company to introduce a range of sporty Vegan safety trainers and midcut boots, specifically designed for professionals working in the electronics industries.

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Rock Fall has rapidly shifted from considering how they use new environmental responsible processes and sustainably sourced raw materials, to fully incorporating ‘design-to-green’ methods into their R&D processes.

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This dedicated approach has propelled 90% of Rock Fall's footwear range into the realm of environmental friendliness.

Future positives

Looking ahead, the company's future aspirations in corporate sustainability include ongoing collaborations with entities such as the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust and SEDEX (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange), alongside efforts towards net zero commitments via the Worldly Higg Index (scope 1 & 2) and Positive Planet (scope 1).

It is really all about the boots!

The Rock Fall Safety footwear range is continually growing and expanding into all kinds of specialist industries.

2024 will see the launch of several new product ranges that are worksite inspired, fully tested in quarry environments, on construction sites, across heavy industry facilities, and engineering sectors.

The first, designed alongside women who work in heavy industry, is destined to improve the health and wellbeing of women who work in construction, mining, and engineering sectors.

Secondly, working closely with industry representatives, Rock Fall have developed a branded men’s urban street style safety footwear range. Designed to fit naturally into traditional construction lifestyle and because they are so lightweight, alternatively take the wearer ‘out-of-office’!

Rock Fall UK are taking safety footwear to the next level!

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Laundryheap ➔ laundryheap.co.uk

Laundryheap, a pioneer in ondemand laundry services, has revolutionised the way people manage their laundry and dry cleaning chores. Founded in 2014, Laundryheap emerged as a solution to the time-consuming task of laundry, offering a convenient and efficient service accessible through its user-friendly app or website.

The process is simple: customers schedule a pickup, and Laundryheap's team collects, cleans, and delivers the laundry within 24 hours. With a commitment to quality and reliability, Laundryheap ensures that garments are treated with care and returned fresh and neatly folded.

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is its dedication to customer satisfaction and technological innovation. Utilising advanced algorithms and efficient logistics, Laundryheap optimises routes for pickups and deliveries, minimising wait times and maximising convenience for its users. Moreover, Laundryheap's commitment to sustainability is evident in its eco-friendly practices and fleet of electrical vehicles, among other initiatives.

Over the years, Laundryheap has garnered recognition for its exceptional service, and as it continues to grow and innovate, it remains a leader in the ondemand laundry sector, setting new standards for convenience, quality, and sustainability.

The UK StartUp Awards champion and celebrate the best and brightest start-ups from across the United Kingdom. We recognise the achievements of those amazing individuals who have had a great idea, spotted the opportunity and taken the risk to launch a new product or service.

If you’re a start-up that has been trading for three years or under, start your free application today!

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Brightsun Travel

Entering the EB100 for the first time at number 15, there are certainly no dark clouds hovering over bespoke travel services provider Brightsun Travel, given the company's trusted name with customers ➔ brightsun.co.uk

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Established in 1986, Brightsun Travel is a trusted name in the travel industry providing bespoke travel services to direct and trade customers, corporates and high net-worth individuals. Their services ranges from selling flights and worldwide holiday packages to suit all budgets, along with ancillary products like cruises, tours, car hire, travel insurance, and visa services. The company operates out of a network of offices spanning London, Manchester, Delhi and Mumbai. With three decades in the industry, Brightsun has built a solid reputation for commitment to customer satisfaction, reflected in their excellent Trustpilot ratings and repeat customers, as well as the multiple industry awards won.

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reputation and continued expansion, enables Brightsun to negotiate contracts with all of the major global airlines, specialist hotel providers and cruise operators. These contracts mean that due to the volumes they sell, they can offer lower prices, better seat availability and perks such as increased baggage allowances.

They pass on these discounts to customers and have built up a loyal customer base and excellent wordof-mouth recommendations along with independently highly rated customer services.

Their team of experts and experienced holiday specialists advise and offer all types of packages including beach breaks, cultural visits, luxury escapes, family holidays, safaris and spiritual tours. Their trained

consultants help customers plan holidays according to their budget and give recommendations on the best possible destinations depending on the seasonality like summer breaks or winter destinations, along with detailed travel advice for required travel documentation. Along with their USP of providing personalised services, Brightsun also offers a 24/7 customer hotline, which is imperative for international travellers across time zones, and for real-time and last-minute bookings.

Their business model is built on self-reliance, with in-house IT

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experts and technology platforms, designed to service the needs of the customer and adapt to the ever-changing travel industry environment. The secret of their success includes cultural values of resilience, the strength to survive any external crises such as the pandemic, plus the agility to explore growth opportunities whilst retaining family values, reflected by their many long-serving staff members.

Although the internet offers seemingly easy opportunities to book your own travel, the important services you need which the internet cannot offer, are what

Brightsun Travel will provide. This includes: advice on flexible booking arrangements, servicing your change, cancellation and refund requests, accepting low deposits to secure your holidays, reserving your flights, saving money when you book a holiday package and getting the best prices, routing and availability on your preferred travel dates.

Brightsun Travel believes in the fundamental principle of managing the company akin to a small shop, guaranteeing personalised care for clients. Their experienced team of travel experts have travelled to many global destinations for immersion experiences, hold

training certificates, and have vetted suppliers that have a proven track record. This ensures that the customers' journeys are not only enjoyable but, more importantly, safe. Brightsun also have crisis management procedures in place with their suppliers so that they can assist in emergencies.

This is exemplified by their 24/7 customer service which is available via WhatsApp, chat or phone, operating 365 days a year.

Brightsun Travel was a part of the Entrepreneur’s E2E Dynamic 100 awarded by the UK newspaper, The Independent in 2023, and has won many travel industry awards over the years from several international airlines including Qatar Airways, TAP Air Portugal, Oman Air, Jet Airways, Vistara, Vietnam Airlines as well as national business and leadership awards. Booking with Brightsun Travel, an established and ATOL certified travel agency, not only saves you time and money, it also provides financial protection and peace of mind for a worry-free holiday experience.

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The Somerset Toiletry Company

➔ thesomersettoiletryco.co.uk

New entry to the EB100, The Somerset Toiletry Company continues to enjoy success by supplying honestly priced luxury toiletries to satisfied customers

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The Somerset Toiletry Company was established in 1999 by serial entrepreneur Roger Buoy and aromatherapy expert Sakina Buoy, who identified a gap in the market to produce beautiful, honestly priced luxury toiletries.

Following the initial success of producing private label body care for other companies located in the USA and Europe, the business developed its own distribution range. Trade Fairs all over the world have been used to build brand awareness and develop valued customer relationships. Over the years the company has been recognised for many prestigious awards for business and design,

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including the Queens Award. Today, The Somerset Toiletry Company operates in over 50 global markets.

Design is at the core of our business. We have an in-house design studio that is home to six designers and six artworkers. Our large team is extremely gifted and work tirelessly to create exquisite packaging design for each and every product. Our designs range from traditionally classic to humorously contemporary and consideration goes into every detail. We believe our products make a statement and are beautiful both inside and out!

Our most exciting recent feat came a little over two years ago when we brought the production of our soaps into the local community in Clutton, Somerset.

In the past, we had soaps manufactured in Portugal and South Africa using reliable partners. However, the COVID pandemic gave us time to evaluate our priorities moving forward.

We realised that the most important things to us as a company were

sustainability and building lasting relationships both within our local community and within our customer base. We were keen to reduce our carbon footprint and develop soap on our doorstep.

Not only was it important to relocate our factory to Somerset, we also wanted to ensure the ingredients were both great quality and eco-friendly. Working closely with our suppliers we selected ‘segregated palm oil’ certified by The Round Table of Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) as one of our key ingredients. Therefore, the palm oil used in our soap is 100% traceable from only two locations (in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea) where there is no threat to endangered species such as orangutans, tigers and rhinos.

Although there is much controversy around palm, we strongly agree with many leading conservationists and NGOs that boycotting palm is not the answer. Using alternatives simply exacerbates the problem, for example Soy requires 10 times the amount of land to produce. Within the first year of our Soap Factory doors opening, 1.4 million soap bars were produced.

We have always been honest and transparent about the ingredients at the centre of our products. We use natural extracts in our products where possible. Everything we do is tested in-house as we believe strongly against animal cruelty.

Each year we introduce new products and review our existing collections based on customer feedback and industry trends.

As we look ahead, The Somerset Toiletry Company strives to continue to design and innovate beautiful and environmentally considered products.

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The Cheeky Panda

Rising star, The Cheeky Panda, has two objectives regarding its bamboo tissue and hygiene products. They must be gentle on the environment and gentle on the customer's skin ➔ cheekypanda.com

The Cheeky Panda is a pioneering brand that has made significant strides in the realm of sustainable and eco-friendly products. Founded in 2016 by Julie Chen and Chris Forbes, The Cheeky Panda was born out of a shared commitment to addressing environmental issues and promoting a greener lifestyle.

The company is based in London, United Kingdom, and has since become a notable player in the market for its unique approach to creating everyday bamboo tissue and hygiene products.

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One of The Cheeky Panda's major focuses is on creating products that are not only gentle on the environment but also on consumers' skin. The brand has gained prominence for its innovative use of bamboo as a core material in its product range.

Bamboo is the world's fastest growing plant, a renewable resource that requires minimal water and no pesticides to thrive, making it a highly sustainable alternative to wood.

The journey of The Cheeky Panda began with the realisation that traditional tissue and paper products were contributing significantly to deforestation and environmental degradation. In response, the founders decided to harness the potential of bamboo, a plant known for its rapid growth and minimal ecological impact.

By using bamboo as a primary material, The Cheeky Panda aimed to reduce the environmental footprint associated with the production of everyday items.

The product range offered by The Cheeky Panda is diverse, covering various household essentials. The brand is particularly known for its bamboo toilet tissues, facial tissues, kitchen towels, wipes and a comprehensive B2B range.

These products are not only environmentally friendly but also offer a soft and luxurious feel, providing consumers with a guiltfree and comfortable option for their daily needs.

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In addition to its commitment to sustainability, The Cheeky Panda has actively embraced the concept of the circular economy. The brand emphasises recycling and minimising waste throughout its supply chain. The packaging used for The Cheeky Panda products is made from recycled materials, and the company encourages customers to recycle the packaging after use. This holistic approach to environmental responsibility sets The Cheeky Panda apart as a brand that is not only conscious of the materials used in its products but also considers the entire life cycle of its offerings.

The Cheeky Panda's commitment to sustainability extends beyond its product line. The company actively engages in initiatives to support reforestation efforts and environmental conservation. By partnering with organisations such as WWF and World Land Trust they invest in preserving natural habitats, Over the years, The Cheeky Panda has garnered recognition for its innovative and eco-conscious approach. The brand has been a B Corp since 2019 and was voted the UK's number one most sustainable

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brand in an independent survey of 4,000 Which readers. The company has received over 30 awards and accolades for its contributions to sustainability and its positive impact on the environment. The success of The Cheeky Panda serves as a testament to the growing consumer demand for products that align with ecofriendly values.

In conclusion, The Cheeky Panda has emerged as a trailblazer in the realm of sustainable and environmentally friendly products.

Founded on the principles of addressing environmental concerns, the brand has successfully integrated bamboo into its product range, offering consumers a greener alternative for their daily essentials. With a commitment to circular economy practices and active involvement in environmental conservation, The Cheeky Panda continues to inspire both consumers and industry players to prioritise sustainability in their choices.

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Dr.PAWPAW ➔ drpawpaw.com

Nestling just outside the Top-10 Dr.PAWPAW, with its ethically-sourced ingredients, aims to provide not only an environmentally ‘feel good’ factor but also multipurpose personal care solutions for all Dr.PAWPAW is the original multipurpose beauty brand and champion of feel good beauty.

The brand’s mission is to provide multipurpose beauty for the whole family, helping them buy fewer products, saving time, space and money. All its products are vegan, and harness the best ethically sourced ingredients. Created as a truly inclusive brand, with its customers at the forefront, Dr.PAWPAW allows families to make smarter and educated purchases, while saving money without compromising on quality or origin.

This proud family-owned British brand launched in 2013 in response to a direct need of the founders Johnny & Pauline Paterson. Starting with just £20,000, the brand was created as a natural solution to soothe their young daughter’s eczema. The couple turned business partners opted for a more natural alternative to steroid cream - the PAWPAW balm. With a strong demand in the UK for a papayabased balm, Dr.PAWPAW was born to fill this gap in the market and has since become the number one

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selling PAWPAW balm in Europe.

Dr.PAWPAW first created its renowned clear Original Balm, the iconic yellow one, and has since grown its lip portfolio to include tinted balms, a lip scrub and balm duo pot, and targeted lip solutions.

The brand has then expanded into new categories, including haircare and skincare, all powered by the PAWPAW fruit. Last year, Dr.PAWPAW introduced YOUR gorgeous SKIN to the market, an already award-winning, powerful, high performance yet simplified vegan skincare brand. The nineproduct range delivers powerful results suitable for all skin types at all stages of life, eliminating the need to purchase multiple products for multiple benefits, a truly inclusive skincare range with

‘skinplicity’ at its best. The YOUR gorgeous SKIN range is powered by a world-first, trademarked ingredient, papayaluronic™, that combines the nourishing and soothing properties of the papaya extract with eight hyaluronic acids for instant and long-lasting hydration.

Dr.PAWPAW is driven by a commitment to continuous innovation, consistently exploring new product developments anchored in multipurpose functionalities. In a world saturated with lip balms and beauty products containing artificial ingredients, Dr.PAWPAW stands out as one of the brands that remain committed to creating formulations with vegan and high-performing ingredients, without compromising on quality.

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A brand that pays it forward, Dr.PAWPAW has an unwavering commitment to giving back to the community. Dr.PAWPAW makes donations to multiple small and larger charities every year, on both a local and a global scale.

Whilst you benefit from using a Dr.PAWPAW product, you are also benefiting others. In addition, Dr.PAWPAW's team actively seeks out opportunities to lend a hand to local causes in need of support, as well as work experience opportunities to local school students, and the team is involved in mentorship programs.

Despite being a rapidly growing British brand, at the heart of everything Dr.PAWPAW does is its impact, not only on the community but also on the environment. The multipurpose brand acknowledges the environmental concerns associated with plastics and has taken steps to mitigate their impact, driving an eco and sustainable pillar through products, packaging and company culture. Dr.PAWPAW’s products and packaging are all widely recyclable, all water soluble ink dye is used on cardboard packaging, and the brand uses Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) and Post-industrial Recycled (PIR) plastic.

Celebrating 10 years in 2024, Dr.PAWPAW now holds over 40 global awards, from best brand and product to being recognised for its green accolades and innovation.

Loved by celebrities, beauty experts and a staple in the kits of makeup artists. Dr.PAWPAW is found in some of the largest retailers globally and is now available in over 45 countries around the world.

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PromoVeritas

Finishing just outside the top-10 Europe's largest promotional compliance specialists, PromoVeritas, have now safely managed over 16,000 prize draws worldwide ➔ promoveritas.com

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PromoVeritas are Professional Promotions Administrators. Since 2002, PromoVeritas has safely managed over 16,000 prize draws, competitions and instant wins across more than 90 countries and awarded over £35 million of prizes on behalf of clients such as Amazon, Mondelez, Budweiser and Yeo Valley. Their unique team includes in-house lawyers who will draft promotional Terms & Conditions, Digital Developers, who build entry portals and oversee random draws, and ‘happy-makers’, who judge competitions and handle prize winners. In addition, their diligence

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and attention to detail has led them to supervise the live voting for many TV shows. Headquartered in London, with a US based subsidiary, PromoVeritas truly power promotions worldwide.

Creating innovative marketing ideas is a core part of building a brand. But there are often internal conflicts and challenges, especially where risk is involved. This is why PromoVeritas exists: they are marketing compliance experts who seek to bridge the gap between the ‘conservative’ internal legal teams, and the more adventurous, risktaking creative agencies.

Powered by PromoVeritas, 2024 UEFA Goal of the Group Stage Prize Promotion

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PromoVeritas’s aim is to ensure that brands achieve their sales goals, whilst staying on the right side of the law and protecting budgets and brand reputation. So, whether you are a new company or an established brand, PromoVeritas can ensure that your promotional marketing campaign is a success.

They already act as Global Prize Promotions Administrators for hundreds of companies across many sectors: food, finance, auto, health, drink, and B2B and are well positioned to support companies of any size with services almost anywhere.

Jeremy Stern founded PromoVeritas in 2002 following a successful career in mainstream marketing, including stints as Coca-Cola's European Promotions Director and Marketing Director at Sega Games. His experience not only identified the challenges of getting work approved internally, but also the disparity between the significant amount of time that marketing

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teams spend on planning the front end of a campaign, the imagery, the headlines, etc, and the very limited time that they spend on the back end: the real world execution, the winner selection, the personalised prize management, the interaction with the consumer. And yet these are the elements that can make all the difference to the consumer.

PromoVeritas seeks to fill both gaps, providing up-to-date legal and execution advice to brands and their creative agencies, and then delivering all the backend aspects of a campaign, safely and securely.

PromoVeritas believe they have 3 unique advantages over other Promotions Administrators: 1. A full understanding and appreciation of the challenges marketers face. With 20+ years of experience in the field they can suggest solutions to surprise and delight consumers.

2. An in-house professional legal team, led by an experienced qualified lawyer, understanding the law and the practical aspects of marketing.

3. Knowledge of marketing laws all over the world plus digital and logistical capability to match.

Their services are ideal for brands looking for support to expand overseas or who operate in multiple countries or regions, such as the USA, South America and/or Europe.

Their global capabilities can help you export a proven promotional formula into multiple markets, achieving brand synergy and significant cost savings.

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Aiimi ➔ aiimi.com

Another debut top-10 finish in this year's EB100, data insights specialist, Aiimi, underscores the point that business and technology leaders can make sense of the data they hold, if they're helped

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As Britain’s leading data insights specialist, Aiimi’s AI-powered software and expert services help business and technology leaders find and make sense of their data. Aiimi’s tools turn confusing, disorganised or siloed data into clear, joined-up information that’s easy to access. This makes for interconnected enterprises and a complete data picture for teams to unlock efficiencies, spot opportunities, and de-risk their operations.

Our investment in the development of Aiimi’s IP, the Aiimi Insight Engine, is what helps to set us apart. By investing over £4M in R&D into this emerging category product over the last two years, and continuing to invest, we have secured mentions by leading analysts Gartner in their Magic Quadrant for Insight Engines (alongside ‘big name’ Amazon Kendra), and welcomed new customers applying our product for novel use cases. These include the UK Government, the Financial Conduct Authority, the UK’s largest rural broadband provider Gigaclear, and the world’s largest independent renewable energy company RES. Driven by our ambition to help customers leverage new technology, and cement our reputation as the UK’s leading AI insights platform, we are also continuing to invest in important

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areas like generative AI. This has seen us dedicate product teams to developing Large Language Model capabilities for secure, enterpriseclass AI deployment. And it has led to us embedding secure LLMs into the Aiimi Insight Engine for customer use; meaning our customers have access to cutting edge technology.

Our software isn’t the only thing that sets us apart. We’ve also invested heavily in our industryleading consulting services across data, digital, and AI. This means that we can help customers with everything from understanding their users’ needs and building data, digital, and AI solutions that challenge the status quo and transform day-to-day operations; to applying our data expertise to solve the biggest, thorniest business challenges they've been

unable to address before. Where our Insight Engine technology can support, we combine our software with these services to accelerate success. And our dedicated product services team ensures customers get the best from the roll-out and implementation of our enterprise tools and services.

At Aiimi, our ambition is to become the go-to expert for hundreds more organisations navigating the complexities of applying data, technology, and AI to solve their biggest challenges.

We want to be known as the company which helps data and information leaders transform their organisation into an interconnected enterprise; unlocking their entire data picture so they can get the answers to their toughest challenges.

Aiimi’s base in Milton Keynes is

a fitting location for our team of experts to work together to bring this mission to life. The company was originally founded in London Bridge in 2013 by our CEO, Steve Salvin. Our 90-employees-strong team then moved to our current office in Milton Keynes, the birthplace of modern computing, in 2020. Ever since, we’ve been working to grow the city’s reputation as a hub of technology and innovation, with Aiimi at its core. Aiimi itself has grown rapidly in that time, too.

Today we’re a team of 185, and we’re on track to make 2024 a year of continued growth and innovation. We are planning to expand our headcount over the coming year, and are looking forward to welcoming new members to our diverse and inclusive Aiimi community. This strengthened team will enable us to continue to enhance our offering in line with our customers' evolving needs, as we welcome new clients on board over the coming year, too.

It’s an incredibly exciting time to be working at Aiimi.

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New entrant - and with a top-10 finish - GBE's business model of partnering clients to bring their business services and product ideas to market is clearly working

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GBE’s vision is to be a market leading design-led product manufacturing company. We have built a multi-disciplinary team covering hardware, firmware, software, mechanical, compliance and manufacturing. Our USP is to partner with clients to bring their business services and product ideas to market.

Understanding our clients’ markets enables us to provide the optimum solution and support throughout a product lifecycle. Our ongoing revenue streams continue to build via manufacturing, design optimisation and compliance support.

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We have a passion for technology – understanding innovations required to bring products to market enables us to work across many sectors, including healthcare, medical, life-science, cold-chain distribution, power electronics, specialist industrial, consumer, and instrumentation.

This full support B-to-B model has proven incredibly successful; we get between 2-8 new products to market per year, along with supporting an ever-growing portfolio of in-house manufactured products. Our diversified client base includes start-ups, SME’s and blue-chip companies from the UK, Europe, USA and the Far East. We value building long-term business relationships – we are still working with several key accounts who have been through acquisition rounds.

GBE’s business model is dynamic.

We understand our core business offering and continually enhance our culture to optimise it. This process requires our business plan to be continuously updated, maintaining focus on what GBE wants to achieve and the plan’s realisation.

We are constantly refining our agile manufacturing service and engineering knowledge base to extend support as our clients’ businesses and customer bases grow, as well as investing in new advanced manufacturing equipment to improve efficiencies and evolve our capabilities (i.e., 3D imaging Automatic Optical Inspection machine in Aug’23) and, additionally, upskilling our production team to IPC-3 for work in rail and infrastructure. Our innovative, design-led approach to full product and system design is key. We continue to invest in RnD and new talent whilst upskilling our team to keep GBE ‘ahead of the curve’.

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Holistically, we would like to see GBE as a flagship, significant, technology business. A company our team are proud to work at and others aspire to work for.

Continuing to offer outstanding design, manufacturing and service for a growing portfolio of clients.

We share this vision with our team, so they can continue to develop and grow GBE with a passion the founders have had for over 20 years.

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• GBE work in many high-profile

areas; including healthcare, environmental monitoring, EVs and life sciences; prioritising projects with strong ESG elements. Our flagship product

is installed in over 700 hospitals worldwide, helping to reduce blood wastage whilst making a significant impact on patient safety.

• ISO9001 and ISO14001 accreditation, the latter ensures a measurable and controllable reduction of our environmental impact.

• Work with local schools offering placements and promoting STEM subjects. Building strong relationships with local colleges, providing mentoring and employment opportunities.

• Internships with University of Brighton and on the Industrial Advisory Board at Chichester University; three team

members are reading degree apprenticeships.

• Strong ‘family’ culture, placing an emphasis on our people; empowering them to really make a difference within the company.

• We have an ethical recruitment policy and promote diversity.

• Started a software business in 2021, which has integrated with GBE’s engineering team. Working in AI projects, with one diagnostic product to market. Design inhouse productivity enhancing SW projects, such as stock/product scanning and optimisation of workflow. The team use AI to speed up SW development.

• Started GBE Power to focus on EV, aerospace and power electronics.

• OEM development of a Static Frequency Converter product range. Seen fast growth in aerospace and military sector.

• Enhanced our prototyping and fast turnaround SMA service. Leading to key-wins as companies have been reshoring manufacturing to Europe, but still have tight time deadlines.

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SuperFOIL ➔ superfoil.co.uk

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Like most businesses, SuperFOIL started with a problem that needed solving. Founder Craig Bown, who’d recently sold a successful healthcare firm, had thrown himself into a self-build project – but he’d quickly hit a snag.

Naturally, he wanted his new home to be as comfortable, sustainable and thermally efficient as possible.

That meant insulation. But none of the systems available did what he wanted them to.

They were too expensive, too complicated, or couldn’t achieve the level of thermal performance he required. So he set about developing it himself.

Drawing on contacts from around the world – a serial entrepreneur, Craig had previously run a national basketball team and provided loudspeakers to the Millennium Dome – he manufactured his own solution.

The resulting multifoil insulation worked perfectly for his building work, and, thinking nothing more of it, he put the leftover material up for sale on eBay. It turned out to be extremely popular – so popular, in fact, that Craig decided to start a new business manufacturing it at scale.

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This was 1997 – and in the 27 years since, SuperFOIL’s tried and tested multifoil insulation has been used on thousands of projects around the world.

From humble beginnings in a home office, it has since expanded its team to 65 staff members, outgrown multiple buildings, and can now produce approximately 1.5 million square metres of insulation per year.

Multifoil is a combination of fibre wadding and layers of aluminium foil. Essentially, the foil serves as a thermal insulator and barrier to radiant heat, reflecting the heat to ensure that warm air stays inside.

It’s lightweight, and benefits from either a vapour control layer or breathable membrane, depending on the type.

In simple terms, it helps protect from condensation while helping the inside to stay at a comfortable temperature, no matter what time of year it is.

SuperFOIL’s multifoil insulation is made from up to 40% recycled materials, can itself be recycled, and is easy to install into the home.

Today, SuperFOIL produces a wide range of high-performance reflective insulation products suitable for use throughout residential and commercial properties.

It manufactures the most extensive range of multifoil insulation products available on the market, including the world's highest performance multifoil insulation SF60 and its highly popular SF19+ multifoil.

It also has a range of insulation products such as breathable, firerated, non-combustible, underfloor insulation and reflective membranes, as well as a range of bubble foil insulation products that are perfect for simple DIY projects.

Exhibiting a keen understanding of the industry, SuperFOIL has positioned itself as an ecoconscious company with an innovative and forward-thinking mindset.

With a special emphasis on sustainability, SuperFOIL has developed a thermally efficient insulation that is produced with low-impact methods designed to reduce emissions.

Ambitious plans

Today, the business is based in Lincoln, and run by Craig’s son, Chief Executive Officer, Will Bown.

Will shares his dad’s work ethic, and his big ambitions for the future.

SuperFOIL intends to become the UK’s leading supplier of reflective insulation, and establish multifoil as a mainstream insulation solution, thereby helping millions of households cut both their bills and their carbon footprints.

The company has already invested £500,000 in manufacturing machinery to expand its UK production operations, and is aiming to have a fully operational high-output production line installed at its premises.

It’s also in the process of investing in thermal testing facilities, which will allow it to test and develop its product on-site.

In the next five years, SuperFOIL intends to ensure its future growth by continuing its transition to UKbased suppliers.

This strategic shift not only reduces shipping costs but also shortens lead times, ensuring it’s able to sustain future expansion.

For SuperFOIL, the insulation sector, and sustainable construction in general, the future looks bright.

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➔ de-novo-solutions.com

New entry - and heading straight into the top-10 - de Novo Solutions blends technology, experience, and innovation to help clients effortlessly achieve their strategic objectives and potential In a world where personalised experiences matters; de Novo Solutions stands as a trusted partner in driving digital transformation and continuous innovation using Oracle Cloud and ServiceNow technology. In the digital era that is the experience economy, de Novo is reimagining work, and transforming the backoffice Finance, Procurement, HR and Payroll operations. de Novo is a rapidly growing technology company based in Newport, South Wales. Since it commenced trading in 2021, it has built up an impressive public sector clientele, including the Cabinet Office, Ministry of Justice, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, and HM Treasury in Central Government.

Additionally, de Novo has secured long-term contracts with Kent County Council and Swansea City Council in local government.

Furthermore, the company has made significant inroads into the Secondary Education MultiAcademy Trust sector, partnering with organisations such as The Harris Federation and Outwood Grange Academies Trust.

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Consequently, the company has seen revenues grow by 600% within the last two years and now has a supporting headcount of 60. The company is also making significant investments in the next generation of young technology professionals through the Welsh governmentsupported apprenticeship scheme and the company’s fledging graduate programme. In doing so, we're proud to be a driving force behind local economic growth, creating meaningful employment opportunities right here in Newport, South Wales.

Our strength lies in our unique entrepreneurial background and diverse thinking, setting us apart from competitors. Drawing upon our collective experience as entrepreneurs, consultants, and practitioners, we transcend

industry boundaries to deliver innovation and generate tangible value — with a team comprising innovators, disruptors, and straight-talkers who thrive on pushing boundaries.

Innovation backed by delivery excellence

With a laser-like focus on delivery excellence, our vision is clear: to assist our clients in moving to the Cloud with optimum cost-effective solutions and then maximising their financial return on investment—not just on the initial implementation, but over the entire duration of their Cloud contract.

Innovation is at our core, and the company has a reputation for being pioneers of new technology. With creativity, collaboration, and an in-depth understanding of industry markets, we build reusable industry cloud solution blueprints that focus on the experience of the user and

customer and their engagement with the organisation.

In effect, we reimagine work and harness the latest advancements in Oracle and ServiceNow technology, translating ideas into new solutions that deliver real business value.

By staying ahead of the curve and continuously exploring new possibilities, we empower our clients to navigate the complexities of the modern digital landscape with confidence and agility.

Our innovative industry cloud solutions—Odyssea™—provides clients with pre-configured systems to support given industries, and de Novo is developing solutions for local, central government, education, and health sectors.

Long-term partnerships are key

Going live is only the start of a customer’s journey, so de Novo has also reimagined the traditional technology managed services offering to support an organisation’s digital transformational journey through our innovative managed cloud support offering, Value as a Service™. This service is not just about managing the technical aspects of a cloud solution; but places a premium on delivering real business value, gaining a thorough understanding of your business needs, and then leveraging the platform vendor technology innovations to make a real difference. In doing so, we are constantly maximising your return on investment and delivering tangible financial benefits.

Engage de Novo Solutions to experience a different approach to digital transformation. Based in Langstone - Newport, South Wales and also Guildford, Surrey, get in touch today as we invite you to experience the de Novo difference and embrace your new opportunities for growth and success in the digital era.

Please visit our website at www.de-novo-solutions.com.

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Working with his head in the clouds de Novo Solutions’ Chief Executive, Mark Sweeny explains how the firm’s “Odyssea™” industry cloud solutions and “Value as a Service™” approach to reimagining cloud managed services are helping companies maximise their financial return on investment and achieve their strategic objectives.

Mark Sweeny’s vision for the future of enterprise technology is both bold and highly pragmatic, designed to help companies make sense of the rapidly expanding array of options they are sometimes bamboozled with.

To put it in ways more akin to the lingua franca of the sector, as Chief Executive of de Novo Solutions, he aims to help organisations continuously navigate the brave new world of cloud-enabled digital transformation of their operations and ensure that they constantly maximise their return on investment.

It’s a tidal shift Sweeny has seen coming since his early days over a decade ago as a pioneer deploying Oracle’s Cloud suite across Europe. “de Novo creates industryspecific cloud solutions using Oracle Cloud and ServiceNow technology to deliver data-driven, personalised digital experiences over standardised business processes, providing organisations with valuable insights into their

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customers and employees.

Welcome to the experience economy.” Sweeny explains.

His answer traces the evolution of enterprise software from the first wave of cloud applications that simply replicated existing systems in new delivery models using standardised business processes to the current explosion of highly configurable, personalised digital processes that break down the siloed business functions within an organisation, all built upon integrated back-end data.

“Cloud has now evolved to the point where you can create deep end-user personalisations and digital journeys (workflows), thereby reflecting the way users actually work for any given industry from a digital perspective, bridging the constraints of functional siloed business operations”.

He believes the next evolution is “self-configuring” industry cloud systems that understand individual employees’ roles and preferences in a given industry to deliver hyper-personalised experiences within standardised company workflows that reflect how a specific organisation works.

It probably is the ultimate use of artificial intelligence in this field and will profoundly disrupt the systems integrator landscape.

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"Cloud has now evolved to the point where you can create deep end-user personalisations and digital journeys"

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Value as a Service™

Rapid-fire innovations from vendors like Oracle and ServiceNow are the driving forces that allow new ways to organise work. With technical change accelerating rapidly, however, he believes the implementation challenge lies in helping clients “adopt and consume” such advances.

That’s where the de Novo’s value proposition comes in. Unlike typical IT services firms that are narrowly focused on just implementing software and then disappearing, de Novo’s “Value as a Service™” is a long-term partnership approach that emphasises understanding an organisation’s strategic goals and continually being able to pair the right innovations as they are delivered by the vendor platforms over the entire life of the Cloud subscription contract.

“We focus on not just supporting the systems (that’s just table stakes) but collaboratively understanding the organisation’s business and mapping their goals to the innovations that are constantly being delivered by the vendor, thereby maximising ROI over the entire life of the contract” he says.

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“From the outset we have always said, ‘if we support you, we support you, whether you have 1 incident or 100 incidents"

This perspective has resonated in the marketplace and has allowed de Novo to forge a pioneering niche as it reimagines managed services support.

Sweeny explains: “Just as we did in 2011 when the founding members of the de Novo team were the leading pioneers of Oracle Cloud applications across the UK and Ireland, this time we identified early on that the industry and client expectations were evolving into a new era and we needed to take advantage of the technology innovations to deliver industry cloud solutions”.

While legacy integrators concentrate on implementing vendor platforms in isolation, de Novo looks to deliver industryspecific end-to-end solutions for customers and employees alike.

Today, de Novo is currently the only UK SME that has a combined delivery and support capability across both Oracle and ServiceNow platforms. This

combined capability helps the firm create industry cloud solutions or blueprints, called “Odyssea™” for entire industries, and they have already specialised in Central Government, Local Government and their largest growth area – Secondary Education – MultiAcademy Trusts. By commoditising Oracle implementations this way, de Novo aims to set the standard for the sector.

Measuring business metrics

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application projects will fail to meet return objectives due to organisations not adequately using technology and functionality already paid for. de Novo tackles this through its Value as a Service™ approach.

Rather than limiting incidents or charging extra fees, de Novo consultants proactively monitor system usage and business metrics.

It’s continuous improvement in action.

“From the outset we have always said, ‘if we support you, we support you, whether you have 1 incident or 100 incidents, we don’t install a commercial cap that often results

in a series of unwanted change requests and higher unforeseen costs”.

“We look to advance your implementations of Oracle and ServiceNow platforms by mapping your business goals and objectives against a productivity equation comprising of a series of measures against adoption, innovation, optimisation, and efficiency,” Sweeny says.

The goal is to systematically optimise configurations as new functionalities emerge that can advance strategic programmes.

For example, de Novo is now piloting audits of Oracle’s constant

cloud updates using AI to match feature enhancements to each client’s unique objectives.

“Understanding how we can use ServiceNow’s platform and adaptive AI to maximise a client’s investment in Oracle Cloud by systematically analysing and delivering insight into the thousands of innovations in functionality delivered through Oracle’s evergreen quarterly patching cycle. This helps to determine which ones should be deployed and why to a client’s instance,” Sweeny explains.

It’s this kind of proactive consulting, driven by both domain expertise and emerging technology, and a commitment to delivery excellence that is embedded into the DNA of the organisation that Sweeny believes sets de Novo apart in a crowded competitive field.

While keeping pace with AI and other advances remains a challenge, Sweeny is focused on cementing de Novo’s position in the UK and expanding its apprenticeship and graduate programmes to tackle the digital skills shortage and to ensure the company has a sustainable talent pipeline of its own.

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People Puzzles ➔ peoplepuzzles.co.uk

Storming into the top 10, new entrant People Puzzles provides strategic People Directors on a flexible basis to help businesses and their people to thrive

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People Puzzles provides strategic People Directors on a flexible basis to help businesses and their people to thrive. Its team of People Directors work with SME leaders across the UK to develop a people strategy in line with business ambitions, bringing their skills and experience to add commercial value from day one through proven methodologies and approaches.

Founded in 2010 by Ally Maughan, People Puzzles has worked with thousands of ambitious businesses across the UK on a part-time basis, delivering strategic HR consultancy that enables growth and success.

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Working alongside the senior team of a client business, a People Director brings external expertise and advice, backed up by a network of over 80 of the UK’s most experienced HR talent to provide an unrivalled depth of knowledge and resource, as well as seamless cover and access to specific subject experts on demand.

Clients consistently report that they really value and trust their People Directors’ independence and clarity, and the peace of mind this brings.

All services and contracts are completely flexible with no minimum term contracts, though

nearly half of all clients choose to work with People Puzzles for more than two years. Working across the UK, the ten regional teams can help solve local or sector-specific challenges around recruitment and retention, talent development and much, much more. There is a rigorous selection process to ensure quality – only 1% of applicants are accepted, and every People Director has held strategic executive and board level positions with some of the UK’s leading businesses, giving clients access to the best HR talent in an affordable, flexible way, without the risk or cost of a full-time hire.

Founder Ally Maughan says, “People Puzzles was founded to be able to support business leaders with flexible resources to enable their businesses to thrive. We want people to have a good work-life balance and a rewarding career, but on their own flexible terms, which continues to be our guiding principle.”

She adds, “The way we work with clients is as important as what we do. We want to help people thrive and it gives me great satisfaction when business leaders we work with tell us we have changed their lives.”

Key services include: business strategy and people planning; organisational design and structure; training and development; coaching and leadership development; HR processes, policies and systems; company culture; HR integration around mergers and acquisitions; diversity and inclusion; Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG).

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MLabs ➔ mlabs.city

Blockchain consultancy and new entry, MLabs, storms into the EB100 top 5 with a mix of innovation, people first values and flexible payment options

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MLabs is a global blockchain consultancy focused on emerging software engineering technologies, AI, DevOps, and fintech. Founded 5 years ago, MLabs has rapidly grown to over 100 consultants across 32 countries while maintaining an inclusive, tight-knit culture. With expertise in blockchain, DevOps, AI, and fintech, MLabs is sought after for innovation enabling enterprises to succeed digitally.

MLabs' success stems from assembling world-class engineers.

The company consistently upskills talent and facilitates internal mobility to utilise the latest capabilities in cloud, automation, security, and data analytics.

MLabs has completed over 50 transformative projects for clients, launched digital platforms, built supply chain transparency through blockchain, migrated systems to the cloud, and more.

In line with its peoplefirst values, MLabs creates programmes improving lives through internships, open-source contributions, and ensuring diverse candidates get opportunities to

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excel. MLabs' consultants rate the company 4.6/5 on Glassdoor, highlighting the encouraging, caring culture. The company has achieved several milestones like women and ethnic minorities in leadership roles and a 100% referto-friend score.

Looking ahead, MLabs plans to sustain over 4X yearly revenue growth by scaling experts across disciplines and regions. The company offers flexible payment options and has no issues switching between fixed price and time and material contracts, giving clients maximum flexibility.

MLabs believes businesses should be a force for good while succeeding commercially. The company actively runs programmes expanding tech access for underrepresented groups. MLabs donates to charities supporting vulnerable groups and allows employees paid volunteer time.

The company signed the Armed Forces Covenant around equitable recruiting of veterans. Attaining UK Living Wage status recognises MLabs’ commitment to fair

compensation. The company plans to enter public-private contracts addressing sustainability and marginalised communities.

MLabs heavily invests in people through training, mentoring, and growth programmes. The company has 30 dedicated people policies and thorough onboarding aligned to roles. Ongoing learning is a priority with company-paid study time and global conferences/ hackathons attendance.

Mentorship and pair programming supplement self-learning. The company champions diversity, work-life balance, and mental health through flexible scheduling and wellbeing offerings.

Key benefits include flexible contracts, staff bonus funds, equipment stipends, holiday bonuses, performance incentives, 100% remote work, relocation help, visa sponsorship, healthcare, and more. 30%+ of staff were promoted

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internally in 2023, spotlighting MLabs' growth and talent recognition.

MLabs' remote model presents culture challenges but strong policies foster inclusion and support. HR's open door policy addresses issues promptly. Ample time off, social hours, company trips and more bring the team

together. Localised, bias-mitigating hiring promotes diversity. Staff are empowered to share ideas openly. Mandatory respect and equal treatment policies enforce a collaborative environment. Risk registers and accommodations support mental health.

MLabs has formed subsidiaries in AI and government bidding

amongst others. Sustainable travel is at the core of any in-person events. The company minimises CO2 emissions through remote work, pursues carbon neutrality, and advocates renewable energy adoption. ISO compliant ESG controls ensure responsible operations. Strategy retreats realign sustainability goals. MLabs evaluates success on financial, social, ecological, and human capital growth - prosperity and purpose are interlinked.

MLabs embraces cutting edge technologies like AI, machine learning, NLP, predictive analytics and more to build innovative, data-driven tools for clients. The company provides specialised DevOps consulting to optimise infrastructure, boost performance, and enable continuous delivery.

MLabs' development support keeps clients on the technology innovation curve across verticals to meet dynamic needs.

Overall, MLabs' purposeful policies, programmes and practices enable its distributed workforce to thrive in an equitable, caring culture. The company's commitment to transparency, community service and sustainable decision-making set it apart, fuelling innovation and resilience for the future.

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Furniturebox ➔ furniturebox.co.uk

With another top-5 finish online furniture company, Furniturebox, continues to go from strength to strength, broadening its appeal across multiple selling channels

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Furniturebox is an online furniture company launched in 2015 by two friends from school, Monty George and Dan Beckles, at the age of just 17. What started as an eBay business has now branched out into multiple selling channels including their own website, The Range, B&Q, Amazon, Wayfair EU and US, Robert Dyas and Debenhams.

Monty started his first business at the age of 7 selling bread to his local bakery! That was soon followed by selling a huge variety of products on eBay including quad bikes, tech, fashion, pest control and much more. Monty saw a huge opportunity in the online furniture sector and asked Dan to put his plans for University on pause to join him in launching Furniturebox.

After an incredible first year of sales and a lot of hard work, the pair haven’t looked back!

The quality products are backed up by exceptional customer service with free next day delivery when you order before 8pm, which is industry leading for large items.

Dan said: "Getting the late delivery cut-off has been in our sights for a while and to finally achieve this

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has been a huge milestone for us to keep setting the bar high when it comes to the service we offer. We couldn’t have done this without our new warehouse, the support of our fantastic couriers and our entire team who went all in to make this happen.”

The team’s dedication to putting the customer first is demonstrated by over 6,000 Trustpilot reviews with an average rating of 4.9 out of 5. Monty said: “We want to grow the business but maintain that high level of service so we closely monitor our Trustpilot rating as an indicator of our success.”

The brand recently moved to a brand new custom built warehouse in Chippenham with 5x their previous capacity, which will enable considerable expansion of product categories and designs.

The in house product development team keep a keen eye on trends and ensure popular designs are brought in so all customers can get that designer look at a fraction of the price. Furniturebox specialises in furniture for all rooms of the home and garden including dining sets, sofas, beds, mirrors, lighting, living room furniture, garden sets and more. The expansion of product collections in 2023 is a big part of the brand’s continued growth plans.

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Whilst Furniturebox puts the customer first, the two Founders are also focused on building a sustainable business which cares for the environment and gives back more than it takes. For several years now they have offset carbon emissions by 110% and invested in green initiatives. Customer returns are donated to a local Wiltshire charity called KFR who support the community with affordable second hand furniture and helping those in crisis furnish their homes. Dan said: “Working with charities like KFR reduces furniture going to landfill whilst also doing good locally which is really key for us.”

After considerable growth during and after the pandemic, the team look forward to some exciting plans and projects in 2024 to continue growing and becoming a big brand in the online furniture industry.

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myenergi ➔ myenergi.com

Marking its EB100 debut, with a top-3 finish, myenergi goes from strength to strength as the general quest for a zero-carbon future gathers pace

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Home energy tech

When we founded myenergi, we didn’t have a big team, a stateof-the-art facility or a global distribution network. What we did have, however, was a burning passion for innovation, a drive to create a better future and a real belief in what we were trying to achieve.

After all, as society transitions away from fossil fuels and towards the zero-carbon world of tomorrow, our ambition was to make sustainable living simple and achievable. We wanted to make a difference, to challenge convention and leave the planet in a better place than how we found it.

While the incredible growth of myenergi has been widely publicised, this wasn’t a Silicon Valley fairytale dreamt up in a shiny glass city-centre skyscraper.

In reality, the idea for the business came from a conversation over a bottle of wine.

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Co-founders Lee Sutton and Jordan Brompton couldn’t understand why there wasn’t a product on the market that allowed users to make the most of the solar PV panels installed on their roof. They didn’t have the money to undertake extensive market research, or spend millions of dollars on focus groups, so just went on Google. Having failed to find any competitor products past the end of page two, they came to the conclusion that no-one else was trying to solve the problem.

It seemed like an unexplored market opportunity, so Lee and Jordan took a leap of faith, remortgaged their family homes and invested their life savings into what was – in all honesty – an idea based on gut feel alone. As a self-funded start-up, however, finances were tight. Really tight. The first product prototype took almost a year to develop and, by this point, the money had all but run out.

To keep the dream alive, Jordan led a crowdfunding round online.

The business was targeting £40,000 but raised just £10,000. A few people seemed to like the idea, but most didn’t believe in the mass market appeal.

The turning point came when Jordan met TV personality Robert Llewellyn at a trade event on the

Orkney Islands. He had just started a new channel on YouTube – Fully Charged – and was captivated by what myenergi was trying to achieve. He filmed a special episode and, from that day forward, the phone began to ring.

Lee and Jordan soon attracted the attention of investors, who really understood what the pair were trying to achieve. Inspired by their determination, passion, enthusiasm and commitment to change, funds were provided to help take the business to the next level.

Since then, myenergi has grown from a small team manufacturing products by hand and shipping them to customers through the local Post Office, to one of the UK’s fastest-growing tech firms operating subsidiaries all over the world. Recently, myenergi surpassed its 600,000 units

shipped milestone – with happy customers using myenergi tech to decarbonise their homes all over the globe.

While myenergi is probably best known for its zappi EV charger, the business also manufactures several other innovative products, including eddi, a clever device that diverts surplus renewable energy to domestic heating systems; harvi, an energy monitoring wireless sensor that allows products to be installed without wiring a direct CT clamp; and libbi, a smart home battery solution.

Each product is designed with a commitment to circularity and a vision of sustainability for generations to come. Indeed, myenergi aims to provide the technologies to make eco-smart home management simple and achievable, thus accelerating the societal transition away from fossil fuels and towards the zero-carbon world of tomorrow.

The five-year goal is to become the go-to household name for innovative, pioneering eco-smart technologies – used, respected and trusted by homeowners worldwide. The strategy to achieve this ambition is to build a strong foundation, in preparation to further expand internationally, with a major focus on the opportunities presented by the US marketplace.

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Food & Drink, Wholesale Distribution

Cotswold Fayre ➔ cotswold-fayre.co.uk

Having topped the EB100 rankings list in 2023, Cotswold Fayre - the leading wholesaler of speciality foods to UK independent food retailers finishes a more than respectable number 2 this year Cotswold Fayre launched in the late nineties when Paul Hargreaves was made aware of the challenges of independent retailers sourcing the growing range and variety of British speciality food and drink.

Huge amounts of time were wasted buying products from too many suppliers and there was a clear need for a ‘one order, one delivery, one invoice’ solution which would significantly reduce the administrative burden of these new growing stores and enable them to stock a much wider range of interesting artisanal food products.

Cotswold Fayre was born, that need remains and twenty-four years later

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the company supplies over 2,000 food retailers across the UK with over 4,000 products.

The business model of consolidating numerous small brands is already significantly carbon reducing, and this is one of the main factors motivating Cotswold Fayre to drive their growth further. In addition, the business has a clear carbon reduction plan to reach net zero by 2030; until then they will offset all their carbon, as well as encouraging their 500 suppliers to follow suit.

Cotswold Fayre is now the leading wholesaler of speciality foods to independent food retailers in the

UK – the company supplies most of the best food stores in the UK and attracts many of the best new food brands to work in collaboration with them. Customers are made up of farm shops, delicatessens, garden centres, food halls, high street shops and a small amount of mainstream retail. Partly due to the company’s impact for the past two decades raising the bar on quality food, consumers all over the UK are buying and eating better quality food now than when the company was founded in 1999.

Over the past two years the company’s growth has been spectacular as retailers consolidate

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more and a higher number of consumers shop for better food more locally. This trend accelerated during the Covid pandemic and Cotswold Fayre was a vital link for many local retailers during that time keeping them stocked up with food when other supply chains were breaking down.

Cotswold Fayre’s impact and influence on their suppliers has started to change the face of the wider food and drink sector. The business was one of the first UK companies to be certified as a B Corp in 2015. B Corps are companies putting people and planet before profit and is the fastest growing business movement throughout the world. Since certifying, Cotswold Fayre has actively encouraged suppliers to become better for the world and

they run an accelerator programme to help more businesses to become more environmentally and socially responsible. As of January 2024, the wholesaler is proud to have 60 suppliers now also certified as B Corps – more than the total UK B Corp community in 2015.

Having supplied the best food retailers in the UK for over 20 years, in 2019 the business had the opportunity to develop their own retail and hospitality site.

Flourish, situated between Bristol and Bath, finally opened in June 2021 and is a great example of vertical integration. Flourish has been a huge asset for the company and Cotswold Fayre’s social and environmental values are more clearly expressed in a consumerfacing business. Flourish has increased the gravitas of the

business with their B2B customers and is an exemplar of good practice as well as providing a live showcase for many of the company’s brands.

Future plans include growing the influence and range of the wholesale business with the addition of the home & lifestyle category and there are plans to have two further retail sites in the next few years.

Consumers are demanding more sustainable products and retailers are realising that stocking a better for the planet range is better for business, however time and resource is finite - that’s where Cotswold Fayre can help, as an extension of your business. They will use data and experience to curate a more sustainable range and encourage connections with producers for sampling and education in-store that will delight consumers. As the leading wholesaler in sustainability, Cotswold Fayre’s reputation is one of transparency and trust.

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Introducing the 2024 NO.1 UK SME BUSINESSES

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Vivup ➔ vivupbenefits.co.uk

Taking this year's EB100 crown, employee benefit company Vivup is rewarded for its ambition, innovation and, equally important, unwavering support for colleagues and clients

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Wellbeing and Employee Benefits Provider

Here at Vivup, we are what we sell. With our first-place ranking in the 2024 Elite Business 100 list, we’re proud to be recognised for our growth, ambition, innovation, people contributions, and unwavering support to our colleagues and clients.

Founded in 2005, we are a leading UK employee benefit company who provide health and wellbeing solutions to over 2.5 million employees - helping organisations build resilient and engaged workforces, retain talent, and make staff feel more valued.

We place more emphasis on understanding businesses’ staff through worthwhile benefits to help leaders and business owners create a culture of physical, financial and mental wellbeing amongst their workforces.

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We offer a range of wellbeing and employee benefits to both public and private organisations and, in early 2022, we launched a package specifically designed to support SMEs. As an SME ourselves, we believe the time is right for us to share this same support more widely. Most SMEs don’t think they can get access to the type of benefits we offer at a reasonable price – we’ve been on that journey, and we know it’s important to be really in control of the costs. Now, employee wellbeing is something that even busy SMEs can prioritise with our employee benefits packages.

The cost of stress-related absence is staggering to all business sizes, which is why wellbeing should be at the heart of every solution.

Statistics tell us that almost four in five workers took a stress-related absence last year, with employers picking up the associated costs and other colleagues picking up the slack. Typically, SMEs are run by people who get their heads down and do their best.

Managers need to understand what is really happening within their organisations and should recognise when problems are taking shape.

Such information enables an employer to put policies in place that encourage better employee wellbeing, as well as benchmark their own company’s performance and competitiveness against industry-average metrics also provided by Vivup’s technology and data.

Our all-encompassing range of benefits include:

• Our market leading Wellbeing

and Employee Assistance Programme provides expert support when your people need it most. With a 24/7 telephone helpline and access to faceto-face counselling, staff can proactively tackle whatever issue they are facing. Our wellbeing SME package also includes access to an online GP service, connecting your people to virtual consultations at a time and place that works for them.

• Vivup highfive, our app-based Recognition and Reward solution, helps to boost morale and company culture via peer-to-peer rewards and acknowledgements.

• Lifestyle Savings provides employees with access to 100s of

discounts from the UK’s leading retailers - enabling them to enjoy an annual average saving of up to £1,600.

• Health Cash Plan helps staff cover the cost of essential healthcare.

• A range of Payroll Pay® salary sacrifice benefits help employees spread the cost of big purchases through monthly salary reductions, with no credit checks or upfront charges. This includes popular benefits like Home and Electronics, Cycle to Work, and Car Benefit.

From financial support and savings to help manage the costof-living crunch to simple solutions that establish a culture of continuous recognition, our meaningful benefits focus on the things that really matter by enriching the lives of staff in and out of the workplace.

Because when people work well, businesses work well.

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Winning with

workplace wellbeing Simon Moyle brings over 20 years of corporate experience to his role as CEO of Vivup, a workplace wellbeing and benefits provider and now top of the EB 100 This recent win sits alongside Vivup’s existing accolades as UK Leader of the Year 2022 at the Investors in People Awards and Scale up Entrepreneur of the Year at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards in 2023.

Initially a client while he was part of the team at Currys, he forged a strong connection with Vivup's founders and saw potential for growth by applying his expertise.

"It was working with the founders of Vivup and other SMEs via my teams that I decided I wanted a change," Moyle explains regarding his career shift. "I could see my transferable skills were ideal and that the impact I could have within an SME was far greater."

After taking redundancy, he began consulting for SMEs, but soon found himself fully invested in expanding Vivup’s operations.

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over the business full time.”

Moyle is driven by a personal philosophy rooted in adding value and empowering his team.

He says, “My values and beliefs drive everything that I do. I can only work if I am truly adding value, I am enjoying myself, and if my team are able to grow personally and professionally through fair treatment."

Moyle wants to cultivate an environment where people treat the business as their own and make decisions focused on long-term growth. He also prioritises the ethical treatment of colleagues and clients, believing that "With those principles, you can’t go wrong."

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Anticipating a growing spotlight on workplace wellbeing, Vivup established its Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) service back in 2018.

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"We are so proud of the work we have done to raise the standards in this space"

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"We are so proud of the work we have done to raise the standards in this space," Moyle comments.

He set about differentiating Vivup through high-quality, holistic solutions delivering real returns not tick-box offerings. He expects further growth as employers recognise the need for support services like Vivup.

While increased attention breeds competition, Moyle sees the market bifurcating between purposebuilt partnerships and piecemeal solutions.

"We can see more and more SMEs are entering the market to find solutions that have traditionally been out of their reach due to price

point. Solutions like Vivup use the scale across larger clients to allow smaller SMEs to ‘punch above their weight’ and offer great benefits for a fixed monthly fee that adds value for money."

He believes consolidation towards single providers will also continue among large corporations seeking simplicity and engagement. Across the board, Moyle anticipates 3040% annual growth for Vivup's specialised partnership-focused model.

This strategy of collaborating with top players in every specialty - from physical to mental health - creates a modular product adaptable to evolving needs.

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“We know that others do some things better than us, so we partner with them so that our overall solution is built on the foundation of everyone doing what they do best. This allows us to focus our time and money in areas that will make a difference.”

Combined with Vivup's commitment to continuous improvement, this approach enables responsive innovation designed to benefit clients and employees.

While many companies scrambled to adjust policies during the pandemic, Vivup's remotefirst foundation provided a key advantage.

"For businesses like Vivup who have embraced the new normal and run 100% remote, it gives us a talent pool throughout the UK and beyond for some roles. We can recruit the best person for the role regardless of location, disability, or economic background."

Moyle sees flexible and inclusive work environments becoming the norm, with more employers needing to facilitate work-life balance and accessibility to secure top talent.

All Grown Up

So where is Vivup headed? Moyle characterises the company as just entering adulthood after a period of rapid maturation.

"I describe the business in terms of a lifecycle. I joined a great business that had got through its formative years, and I took us through the disruptive teenage years where everything was challenged and a path was

forged for the future. We have just completed our university years, so we have the professionalism needed to grow."

With a clear vision and ethos established, Vivup is positioned for both organic and acquisition-based expansion and Moyle anticipates the company soon entering a purple patch.

"The next few years will see the business grow organically and inorganically via M&A as we reach a wider audience across more categories. In the lifecycle, this is Vivup getting married and having children – and I can’t wait!”

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8 SuperFOIL

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