{"id":203,"date":"2007-06-29T11:32:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-29T11:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startups.co.uk\/?p=203"},"modified":"2021-05-18T16:23:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T15:23:13","slug":"startups-awards-on-hunt-for-best-new-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/startups-awards-on-hunt-for-best-new-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Startups Awards on hunt for best new businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"stdleadertext\">The search for the UK&rsquo;s most promising start-up businesses is well underway as entries continue to come in for the 2007 Startups Awards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This year&rsquo;s panel of judges include Jonathan Moules, the Financial Times&rsquo; entrepreneurship correspondent, Tim Campbell, winner of 2005&rsquo;s The Apprentice, Karen Hanton, founder of Toptable.co.uk and a whole host of other entrepreneurs and business representatives.<\/p>\n<p>The awards, which are supported by the Department of Trade and Industry, are open to any UK business less than three years old with fewer than 60 employees.<\/p>\n<p>The 15 categories include Innovative Business of the Year, Retailer of the Year, Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Women in Business Award, and a new category for 2007: Green Business of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Winners of each category will then compete to be named the NatWest Business Startup of the Year and collect a grand prize of &pound;5,000.<\/p>\n<p>A shortlist of finalists is due to be announced in August ahead of the awards ceremony in London on October 31.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to give your business the recognition and attention it deserves there&rsquo;s still time to enter the awards. 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