{"id":45225,"date":"2017-05-30T00:01:41","date_gmt":"2017-05-29T23:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/young-guns\/?p=45225"},"modified":"2021-05-18T17:05:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T16:05:18","slug":"entries-open-for-class-of-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/young-guns\/entries-open-for-class-of-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Entries now open for Young Guns Class of 2017!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">The country&rsquo;s stand-out young entrepreneurs can now apply to be part of the Young Guns &lsquo;Class of 2017&rsquo; and become part on an exclusive club &ndash; the prestigious awards shining a light on exceptional individuals behind 30 fast-growing UK businesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haysmacintyre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">haysmacintyre<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.devono.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DeVono Cresa<\/a>&nbsp;with <a href=\"https:\/\/homehouse.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home House<\/a> as official partner, the annual Young Guns Awards celebrates founders aged 35 and under who have built companies with huge growth potential and have the financials to back it up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This is the 15th year for the Awards, with Young Guns alumni members including&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/young-guns\/michael-smith\/\">Michael Acton Smith<\/a>, founder of Moshi Monsters creator Mind Candy; Innocent Drinks co-founder <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/young-guns\/richard-reed\/\">Richard Reed<\/a>, and<span class=\"s1\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/young-guns\/holly-tucker\/\"><span class=\"s2\">Holly Tucker MBE<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s3\"> &ndash; co-founder of Notonthehighstreet.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">To be eligible you must be:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\">The founder, co-founder, managing director or CEO of a privately-owned UK business<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Aged 35 or under<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Running a company with turnover and\/or funding of &pound;1m or more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\">Last year&rsquo;s class included <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/young-guns\/alice-bentinck-mbe-and-matt-clifford-mbe-entrepreneur-first\/\">Alice Bentinck and Matt Clifford<\/a>; the founders of Entrepreneur first who were recently awarded MBEs, &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/young-guns\/andrew-jennings-larsson-jennings\/\">Andrew Jennings of popular watch brand Larsson and Jennings<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/young-guns\/lily-simpson-the-detox-kitchen\/\">Lily Simpson<\/a>: founder of The Detox Kitchen, which counts Elle Macpherson, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Suki Waterhouse as fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The 2017 Young Guns awards ceremony will be held later this Autumn on Friday 15 September &nbsp;at the Kensington Roof Gardens, London where the official Class of 2017 will be revealed, alongside the Top Gun and Golden Gun titles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">In 2016, the haysmacintyre Top Gun title &ndash; credited to the Young Gun the judges feel stands out &ndash; was awarded to<span class=\"s4\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/young-guns\/olivia-burton-founders-awarded-haysmacintyre-top-gun\/\"><span class=\"s5\">Olivia Burton founders Jemma Fennings and Lesa Bennett<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s5\">, <\/span><span class=\"s4\">while <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/young-guns\/swiftkey-founders-named-golden-gun-at-young-guns-2016\/\"><span class=\"s6\">Dr Ben Medlock MBE and Jon Reynolds MBE of SwiftKey were crowned the Golden Gun title<\/span><\/a> in recognition of their exceptional achievements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>If you think you&rsquo;ve got what it takes to be named amongst the top young business leaders in the UK apply <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/young-guns\/entry-form\/\">here<\/a> today!<\/b><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The country&rsquo;s stand-out young entrepreneurs can now apply to be part of the Young Guns &lsquo;Class of 2017&rsquo; and become part on an exclusive club &ndash; the prestigious awards shining a light on exceptional individuals behind 30 fast-growing UK businesses. 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