About the event
Established in 2003, the Startups Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of new businesses that have been trading for less than 3 year and employ fewer than 60 employees. These prestigious awards provide sponsors with an unparalleled opportunity to reach out to the big businesses of tomorrow who are making an impact as start-ups today.
Strongly promoted via www.startups.co.uk - the UK's no.1 website for start-ups with over 1.8 million visitors each year - the awards guarantee sponsors substantial exposure to a dedicated audience.
Opportunities
By sponsoring the event you benefit from:
- Association with the UK's very best new businesses
- Established brand loyalty with the entrepreneurs that run them
- Substantial exposure and high profile branding before, during and after the awards
- Increased brand sympathy by positioning your company as a key support of start-up businesses
- Extensive local and national multi-media PR coverage
Awards categories
- Online Business of the Year
- Green Business of the Year
- Innovative Business of the Year
- Service/Retail/Leisure Business of the Year
- Product of the Year
- Young Entrepreneur of the Year
- Mobile Business of the Year
- Women in Business Award
- Social Enterprise of the Year
- eBay Business of the Year
- Angel/VC-backed Business of the Year
- Home-based Business of the Year
- Craft Business of the Year
- The Adversity Award
For sponsorship opportunities please contact Gary Poolman: garyp@crimsonbusiness.co.uk
Testimonials
"Its a great morale booster and being involved in the awards has already opened many new doors - thank you!"
Vicky Mitchell, CEO, Switch Sticks
Winner: Product of the Year 2007
"It's an honour to be recognised with such a prestigious award and being able to see the success of other great UK startups is truly inspiring."
Matt McNeill, founder and CEO, eTickets.to
Winner: Innovative Business of The Year 2007
"Winning these two awards has been a grand endorsement of our business, execution and the hard work of our astounding team"
Andrew Crawford, The Book Depository
Winner: Online Business of the Year and Retailer of the Year 2007
At a glance
- Date: 30th October 2008 (last event)
- Location: The Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, London
- Audience: 500 recent business startups and entrepreneurs
- Website: www.startupsawards.co.uk
