Touring theatre production company Three Sixty Entertainment has scooped the top prize at the 2009 Startups Awards.
The company, which has enjoyed phenomenal success this summer with its first production, Peter Pan, was named overall Startups Business of the Year.
The company will soon move Peter Pan to the O2 to continue its run there, while preparations are also well underway to take the concept across the pond to San Francisco.
Speaking after receiving his award, co-founder Mat Churchill, said: “It’s been awesome. It’s a credit to all the people that believed in us and backed us. It’s also good news for the arts in general proving you can have a successful business life.”
Colin Wilkinson, another co-founder of the business, said: “It’s really affirming. It’s all very well standing here on a stage celebrating our success, but a year ago we were facing down two barrels of a shotgun with only a belief about what we could do. To come through a twelve month period having achieved what we achieved and to have it recognised with an award is great.” The full list of winners are as follows:
Green Business of the YearShiply.com
Online Business of the YearWonga.com
Product of the YeartrueCall
Business Plan of the YearGet Set Schools
Service Business of the YearThe Pathology Group
Adversity Award Shane Bratby of Mobility Buy
Innovative Business of the YearThree Sixty Entertainment
Social Enterprise of the YearGoodwill Solutions
Young Entrepreneur of the Year Andrew Atalla of Atom42
Women in Business Award Natasha Courtenay-Smith of Talk to the Press
Silver Fox AwardFranz Hutcheson of Go Sustainable
Best Use of Technology JAOtech
Startups Business of the YearThree Sixty Entertainment
