Startups Awards 2015: Entry deadline extended

In response to high levels of demand, entries for the prestigious Startups Awards 2015 have been extended to Friday 25 September – giving the country’s best and brightest start-ups an extra two weeks to get their entries in.

Running for its 12th year, the Startups Awards is the longest running awards of its kind and looks to celebrate and recognise early-stage British businesses which have the potential to go far.

Over the years, the awards has identified a number of British companies which have gone on to become household names such Notonthehighstreet.com, Naked Wines, Ella’s Kitchen and Secret Escapes – and now you have the chance to emulate their success.

There are 13 categories to enter this year including new awards for Export Business of the Year sponsored by Experian, Lean Start-Up of the Year and App of the Year, alongside the coveted overall prize of Simply Business Startups Business of the Year.

A long list of 60 start-up businesses will also compete for the Startups Awards’ People’s Champion title, voted for by Startups.co.uk’s readers and your peers.

Eligible start-up businesses must be privately owned, launched and based in the UK, and must have started on, or after, August 1 2011. 

Winners will be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony held at The Vinopolis, London Bridge on the evening of Friday 27 November.

Entries for the Startups Awards 2015 will now officially  close at midnight on Friday 25 September, to enter or find out more, click here.