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Startups.co.uk can now reveal the names of the 77 inspiring start-ups and small businesses competing across 16 categories<\/a> in the esteemed Startups Awards 2017<\/a>, the longest-running awards of its kind.<\/p>\n

Celebrating the impressive concepts, growth, founders and ambitions behind the UK’s most exceptional new businesses launched in the last four years, the prestigious awards is now in its 14th year.<\/p>\n

The 2017 shortlist has broken records with the largest ever number of finalists selected – a reflection of this year’s unprecedented number of entries, which were submitted in their hundreds by members of the UK’s dynamic start-up community.<\/p>\n

Each of the shortlisted businesses is automatically eligible for the 2017 People’s Champion Award, an esteemed accolade which is voted for by the public.<\/p>\n

View the Startups Awards shortlist here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Startups Awards 2017 boasts government-backed The Start Up Loans Company as headline sponsor<\/a>, with support from three bronze sponsors: accountants and tax advisors haysmacintyre, business insurance company AXA, and web hosting and domain name service 123-reg.<\/p>\n

Now, the 77 shortlisted companies will be judged by an illustrious panel of business giants<\/a> – including Dragons’ Den<\/em> investor Touker Suleyman<\/a>, natural health and wellbeing expert Liz Earle MBE<\/a>, Innocent Drinks and JamJar Investments co-founder Jon Wright<\/a>, Debbie Wosskow OBE<\/a> of Love Home Swap, AllBright and Sharing Economy UK, and more – who will decide upon each category’s winner and runners up.<\/p>\n

See more:<\/strong> Meet the Startups Awards 2017 judges<\/a><\/p>\n

One ultra-impressive finalist will also be selected as the Startups Awards 2017 overall winner; crowned The Start Up Loans Start-Up of the Year.<\/p>\n

The Startups Awards 2017 winners will be unveiled during a prestigious awards ceremony, hosted by Oli Barrett MBE at the Royal Garden Hotel on Thursday 30 November.<\/p>\n

To view this year’s incredible Startups Awards finalists, click here<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Don’t forget to share your support for the Startups Awards 2017 and the People’s Champion competition with the hashtag #StartupsAwards.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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