{"id":51903,"date":"2018-08-24T16:19:15","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T15:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/?p=51903"},"modified":"2018-08-24T16:19:15","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T15:19:15","slug":"family-business-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/family-business-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Business of the Year: Could it be you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Why have we got a Family Business of the Year category?<\/h2>\n<p>Businesses have long been a family affair &ndash; especially when it comes to trades.<\/p>\n<p>Think of the UK&rsquo;s great heritage of family-run butchers, bakers and candlestick makers on our high streets.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s hardly surprising: The fact is there&rsquo;s no one more likely to share your business vision and values than your own flesh and blood (or spouse).<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&rsquo;re a mother and daughter duo, father and son, brothers and sisters in business, or a couple running a business, the Startups Awards Family Business of the Year category recognises high-potential start-ups whose founders are balancing work and personal life to achieve start-up success.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/entry-form\/\">Enter your start-up here<\/a><\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>&nbsp;to be in with a chance of winning the Startups Awards Family Business of the Year!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although this is the inaugural year for the category, the Startups Awards has a long history of celebrating superb family run businesses.<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/silver-fox-of-the-year-2012\/\">Joe &amp; Seph&rsquo;s<\/a>, the gourmet popcorn brand run by husband and wife Joseph and Jacqueline Sopher and their son Adam.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/export-business-of-the-year-2015\/\">Frog Bikes<\/a>, the kid&rsquo;s bike company founded by husband-and-wife duo Jerry and Shelley Lawson, scooped Export Business of the Year in 2012; and last year&rsquo;s Service Business of the Year <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/young-guns\/harvey-melvin-and-ross-melvin-ventro-group\/\">Ventro Group<\/a>, was started by fraternal entrepreneurs Harvey and Ross Melvin.<\/p>\n<h2>What are we looking for in a Family Business of the Year entrant?<\/h2>\n<p>Mother and son. Sisters. Brothers. Husband and husband. Wife and Wife. Wife and husband. Grandfather, granddaughter. Or even a family of seven.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn&rsquo;t matter who&rsquo;s in your family-run business as long as that&rsquo;s just what it is: a family business.<\/p>\n<p>We&rsquo;re looking for familial founding teams running disruptive and exciting young businesses that love working together.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, in order to be eligible your family-run business must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have started to trade no earlier than 1 August 2014 and no later than 31 July 2017<\/li>\n<li>Be &lsquo;independently owned&rsquo;<\/li>\n<li>Be UK based<\/li>\n<li>Be able to give credible examples of their excellent potential, based on revenue growth, profitability, and major client wins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find out more about how to enter the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/how-to-enter\/\">Startups Awards here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Why you should enter the Family Business of the Year?<\/h2>\n<p>This is your chance to do your family proud and receive validation from an illustrious panel of Startups Awards judges including founder and CEO of Mumsnet <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/justine-roberts\/\">Justine Roberts<\/a>, Vita Coco EMEA CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/giles-brook\/\">Giles Brook<\/a>, and the co-founder of innocent drinks and JamJar Investments,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/jon-wright\/\">Jon Wright, among others.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s not to mention that businesses can leverage a major PR boost off their win, featuring on Startups.co.uk, as well as our social media channels and in press releases pushed out to national media.<\/p>\n<p>This could lead to more customers, increased revenue, and could even help you land a new investor.<\/p>\n<p>Winners and finalists of the category will also receive a template press release to boost media coverage and a logo for brand marketing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you part of a thriving family business? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>Enter here to win the Startups Awards 2018 Family Business of the Year<\/u><\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Entries close at midnight on September 14 so hurry!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why have we got a Family Business of the Year category? 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