This year saw a record number of applicants, with more than 500 businesses from across the country nominated. Finalists include JustPark, LEON, Tide and Huel, with previous award-winners including Revolut, Go Ape, Innocent Drinks, Betfair and Fever-Tree. We were also pleased to see Mo Bros shortlisted for export champion of the year.
The annual Amazon Growing Business Awards, created by Real Business and backed by the CBI, recognises the achievements of growing UK businesses - large or small, urban or rural. Many of the finalists in recent years have grown to become some of the UK’s most recognisable and successful brands.
This year sees an exciting line-up and the awards on 28th November will once again shine the spotlight on the innovative British businesses driving growth for the UK economy.
The final shortlisted businesses and entrepreneurs for each category are below:
Young Company of the Year
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Bevy, London
Micro Business of the Year
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Issoria, London
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Proviz, Hampshire
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">WriteUpp, Chester
The Growing Business of the Year: Smaller Company (Turnover up to £10m)
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Fourex, London
The Amazon Business Growing Business of the Year: Mid-sized Company (Turnover £25m-£50m)
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Captify, London
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Giacom, Hull
The Santander Growing Business of the Year: Smaller Company (Turnover £10m-£25m)
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Q5, London
The Santander Growing Business of the Year: Larger Company (Turnover £50m+)
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">AFI Topco, Wolston Warwickshire
Creative Industries Business of the Year
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">ARTIQ, London
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Buffalo 7, Manchester
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">MCCGLC, London
Family-Owned Business of the Year
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Bonacia, Peterborough
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Xupes, Bishop's Stortford
Rural Business of the Year
The Amazon Marketplace Export Champion of the Year
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Be-Baby, Wilmslow
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Huel, Aylesbury
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Mo Bro's, Leicester
The Amazon Web Services Digital Business of the Year
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Cybertill, Knowsley
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Lantum, London
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Tide, London
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Timico, Reading
The ECI Partners B2B Business of the Year
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">CDL, Manchester
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">ENSEK, Nottingham
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">eviivo, London
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Tessian, London
The ECI Partners Consumer Business of the Year
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">LEON, London
Young Entrepreneur of the Year
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Antony Woodcock, GIG, London
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Charlie Taylor, Debut, London
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Joseph Valente, ImpraGas, Colchester
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Michael Szlas, OTTY Sleep, Leeds
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Natalie Meyer, Tokyoesque, London
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Tushar Agarwal, Hubble, London
Entrepreneur of the Year
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Andrew Preston, GRI, Knutsford
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Christopher Fagan, Access Install, Liverpool
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Craig Bunting, BEAR, Derby
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Darren Fell, Crunch, Brighton
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Dr Graeme Malcolm, M Squared, London
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Richard Potter, Peak, Manchester
Innovator of the Year
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Alcove, London
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">JustPark, London
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Ubiqutek, Kineton
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">ZapGo, Oxford
The Bridges Positive Impact Award
  • mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Wefarm, London

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