{"id":43986,"date":"2014-09-12T20:30:01","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T19:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/?p=43986"},"modified":"2014-09-12T17:01:07","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T16:01:07","slug":"entry-deadline-extended-startups-awards-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/entry-deadline-extended-startups-awards-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Entry deadline extended for Startups Awards 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following high levels of demand, the entry deadline for the Startups Awards 2014 has been extended to Friday 26 September; giving inspiring UK start-ups an extra two weeks to get their entries in.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its 11th year, <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/entry-form\/\">the Startups Awards<\/a> celebrates the country&rsquo;s most exciting and &nbsp;disruptive new businesses launched in the last three years and has amassed a reputation for identifying companies that have gone on to become major UK brands.<\/p>\n<p>Previous winners include The Cambridge Satchel Company, Notonthehighstreet.com, Secret Escapes, and Naked Wines.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by Simply&nbsp;Business, the 2014 awards is set to be the &ldquo;biggest yet&rdquo; with 15 awards on offer including Product Business of the Year and Mumpreneur of the Year, as well as two new categories for 2014 &ndash;Independent Shop of the Year and Restaurant of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Open to UK companies launched on or after August 1 2011, the awards will be judged by 21 leading names from the business world including Laura Tenison MBE of &nbsp;JoJo Maman B&eacute;b&eacute;, Paul Lindley of Ella&rsquo;s Kitchen, Justine Roberts of Mumsnet, and Michael Hayman MBE of Seven Hills and StartUp Britain.<\/p>\n<p>The Startups Award winners will be announced at a prestigious ceremony at the Kensington Roof Gardens on Thursday 27 November.<\/p>\n<p>David Lester, founder of Startups.co.uk, commented:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you are proud of what your business has achieved then take a look at the Startups Awards&ndash; there are a wide variety of categories and the recognition gained from just taking part, let alone winning, is so valuable.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With a high level of entries received already, my advice to anyone thinking of entering is to do so as soon as possible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Entries for the 2014 Startups Awards will close at midnight on Friday 26 September, to enter or find out more, click <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/entry-form\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following high levels of demand, the entry deadline for the Startups Awards 2014 has been extended to Friday 26 September; giving inspiring UK start-ups an extra two weeks to get their entries in. 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