{"id":46871,"date":"2015-10-12T16:04:58","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T15:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/?p=46871"},"modified":"2021-05-18T16:31:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T15:31:49","slug":"service-business-of-the-year-2015-meet-the-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/service-business-of-the-year-2015-meet-the-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Service Business of the Year 2015: Meet the finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The services sector dominates the UK economy, contributing close to 80% of the nation&rsquo;s GDP, so identifying a small group of stellar start-ups for the Service Business of the Year category was never going to be simple.<\/p>\n<p>From agencies to software as a service, marketplaces to consultancies, the category sponsored by accountancy software provider <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigredcloud.com\">Big Red Cloud<\/a>, boasts a wealth of possibilities when it comes to high-quality entrants. According to Marc O&rsquo;Dwyer, CEO of Big Red Cloud:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are so impressed by the calibre of this year&rsquo;s finalists and are looking forward to helping choose a winner &ndash; I&rsquo;m sure it will be a tough decision!&rdquo;&rsquo;<\/p>\n<p>Always popular, our six finalists have already achieved something reaching this stage, all showing enviable growth rates to match their no doubt peerless service provision.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>ForrestBrown<\/h3>\n<p>The R&amp;D tax credit consultancy which wants to help innovative businesses grow by assisting them in navigating the government&rsquo;s R&amp;D tax credit scheme. It has already helped companies recover over &pound;9.5m with a 100% success rate on claims submitted.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/peoples-champion-finalist-forrest-brown\/\"><strong>View the full profile here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Gate One<\/h3>\n<p>A specialist business transformation consultancy which looks to add measurable value in increased revenue, improved customer satisfaction or reduced costs. Revenue is already in the millions and it prides itself on providing a focused, tailored approach.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/peoples-champion-finalist-gate-one\/\"><strong>View the full profile here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Much Better Adventures<\/h3>\n<p>An online marketplace for tailor-made adventure and activity holidays. Users fill out one form and it then shares details with local and independent businesses who pitch bespoke deals; a proposition which attracted investment from the Nokia Snake creators.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/peoples-champion-finalist-much-better-adventures\/\"><strong>View the full profile here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Housekeep<\/h3>\n<p>The online booking platform for professional home cleaners. 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