{"id":5414,"date":"2013-09-11T03:36:07","date_gmt":"2013-09-11T02:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startups.co.uk\/?page_id=5414"},"modified":"2021-05-18T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T16:30:00","slug":"about-the-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/fast-growth-business-awards\/about-the-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Honouring the UK’s fastest growing businesses. And the people running them.<\/h3>\n

The Fast Growth Business Awards for 2011 took place at the London Marriott, Grosvenor Square on October 4 and attracted some of the UK’s most dynamic entrepreneurs. The awards are organised by Growing Business, the UK’s leading website for entrepreneurs running fast-growth companies, and showcased the UK’s most cutting edge businesses.<\/p>\n

The black tie event provided guests with the invaluable opportunity to mix and mingle with more than 200 entrepreneurs, business journalists and industry leaders.<\/p>\n

The finalists were judged by a 14-strong panel of successful entrepreneurs and business experts. Entrepreneurs included: Richard Reed, co-founder of Innocent Drinks; Maximuscle founder Zef Eisenberg; Shortlist Media’s Mike Soutar; Gu Puds’ founder James Averdieck; Addison Lee founder John Griffin; and Rosemary Forsyth of Forsyth Group. Experts included: Christopher Curry of Piper Private Equity; Alex Macpherson, head of ventures at Octopus Investments; Guy Rigby, head of entrepreneurial division at Smith & Williamson; and Greg Jones, NatWest Bank’s managing director for of the commercial team for London and the South East.<\/p>\n

In previous years judges have included: Julie Meyer, founder of Ariadne Capital; Alastair Stewart, managing director, etc venues; Dragons’ Den’s Peter Jones; former (RED) CEO Seb Bishop; ex-Dragon and Hamilton Bradshaw Private Equity owner James Caan; and former winner Will King, founder of King of Shaves.<\/p>\n

Programme<\/h2>\n