{"id":50137,"date":"2017-09-16T00:01:58","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T23:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/?p=50137"},"modified":"2021-05-18T16:22:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T15:22:38","slug":"entry-deadline-extended-22-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/entry-deadline-extended-22-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Startups Awards 2017: Entry deadline extended to 22 September!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ambitious early-stage companies now have an extra week to apply for the Startups Awards 2017, as the deadline for entries has been extended to midnight on Friday 22 September.<\/p>\n<p>This is the 14th year for the annual Startups Awards &ndash; the longest running awards of its kind &ndash; which celebrates the achievements of the most disruptive and exciting businesses in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>With headline sponsor The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startuploans.co.uk\/\">Start Up Loans Company<\/a>, as well as bronze sponsors AXA Business Insurance, haysmacintyre and 123-reg, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/categories\/\">15 different awards<\/a> categories to enter including The Start Up Loans Start-up of the year, Innovative Business of the Year and the Women in Business Award.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/jamie-waller\/\">Jamie Waller<\/a>, the founder of JBW Group and CEO of Firestarters&ndash; the &pound;13m investment fund for &lsquo;unsexy businesses&rsquo; &ndash; has been announced as the latest judge to join the prestigious panel that also includes Liz Earle Wellbeing founder <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/liz-earle-mbe\/\">Liz Earle MBE<\/a>, Dragons&rsquo; Den&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/touker-suleyman\/\">Touker Suleyman<\/a>, &nbsp;and BGF Ventures&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/simon-calver\/\">Simon Calver<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Why should I enter the Startups Awards 2017?<\/h3>\n<p>The Startups Awards 2017 isn&rsquo;t just your chance to have your business endorsed by a high-profile panel of extremely qualified judging panel &ndash; consisting of many leading lights of the UK enterprise scene &ndash; it is an opportunity to gain access to invaluable media exposure and publicity.<\/p>\n<p>Winning a Startups Award ranks you alongside a host of hugely successful start-ups including including&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/micro-business-of-the-year-2006\/\">Ella&rsquo;s Kitchen<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/natwest-startups-business-of-the-year-2005\/\">Glasses Direct<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/women-business-award-2008\/\">Notonthehighstreet.com<\/a>, and last year&rsquo;s overall winner <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/onfido-takes-startups-awards-crown-as-2016-winners-are-revealed\/\">Onfido<\/a> &ndash; the background checking platform.<\/p>\n<h3>Am I eligible?<\/h3>\n<p>To be eligible you must be a UK-based privately-owned businesses launched in the last four years &nbsp;and will be judged on the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A great concept<\/li>\n<li>Revenue growth<\/li>\n<li>Profitability<\/li>\n<li>Major client wins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>View the Startups Awards eligibility criteria in full <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/how-to-enter\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you want to gain widespread publicity and validation from expert judges and you think your business has what it takes, <a href=\"\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/entry-form\/\">enter The Startups Awards<\/a> by midnight on 22 September 2017!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ambitious early-stage companies now have an extra week to apply for the Startups Awards 2017, as the deadline for entries has been extended to midnight on Friday 22 September. 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