{"id":45791,"date":"2015-07-23T15:49:38","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T14:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/?p=45791"},"modified":"2021-05-18T16:26:25","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T15:26:25","slug":"holly-tucker-mbe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/holly-tucker-mbe\/","title":{"rendered":"Holly Tucker MBE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Holly Tucker MBE is co-founder and president of award-winning online marketplace notonthehighstreet.com, the most successful retail platform for 5,000 curated creative and entrepreneurial small businesses, collectively offering more than 200,000 original and innovative products.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2006, the company has seen rapid growth, from &pound;100,000 turnover in its first year of trading to an eye-watering &pound;83m turnover in 2013 and a 200-strong team based in Richmond, which Holly likes to refer to as &lsquo;Silicon-upon-Thames&rsquo;. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Holly&rsquo;s dedication to business has been duly recognised through a number of award wins over the years, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Media Momentum Women of the Year<\/li>\n<li>ECMOD Business Excellence Awards<\/li>\n<li>Entrepreneurial Woman of the Future Award<\/li>\n<li>Specsavers Everywoman in Retail Entrepreneur of The Year Award<\/li>\n<li>Management Today 35 Women Under 35 Award<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/young-guns\/notonthehighstreet-coms-holly-tucker-mbe-named-keystone-law-golden-gun-2013-young-guns\/\">Young Guns Golden Gun Award<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/women-business-award-2008\/\"><strong>Startups Awards Women in Business Award 2008<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most recent and notable awards achieved include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Google Award for Women in Digital at the Digital Masters Awards, 2014<\/li>\n<li>EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 London &amp; South Region winner, scooping up a subsequent award at the UK finals for Consumer Products &amp; Services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Holly is regularly invited to speak at business, digital, design and entrepreneurial events, and is passionate about giving inspirational and imaginative advice to start-ups.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Holly&rsquo;s commitment to supporting such entrepreneurial individuals and game-changer start-ups saw her publish her first book with co-founder Sophie Cornish, <em>Build A Business From Your Kitchen Table<\/em>&nbsp;in July 2012, which topped the Amazon and Sunday Times Business bestseller charts. 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