THE 2021 NORTH EAST ENTREPRENEURIAL AWARDS And the winners are… Returning to the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead for our black-tie awards ceremony, our 2021 North East Entrepreneurial Awards honoured North East business leaders who had demonstrated strong leadership standing out from their peers during these exceptional times.
EMERGING TALENT Dan Parker, Aspect Facades Our Emerging Talent Award was awarded to Dan Parker of Aspect Facades. Having averaged year on year sales growth of 270% across the first four years of trading, Aspect Facades are now set for another bumper year of growth, with over £6million secured out of a projection of £8million for the current financial year.
SCALE-UP ENTREPRENEUR Steven Rawlingson, Samuel Knight International Steven Rawlingson, founder of global manpower specialist Samuel Knight International, was named Scale-up Entrepreneur. In 2019, Samuel Knight International USA was launched in Boston and Chicago and despite the COVID pandemic both the UK and USA branches grew by 90% - 100%, with the company being on track to achieve £30 million in sales.
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