The Wales Start Up Awards is a new initiative with the aim of praising and sharing the unsung heroes of the business start-up world. There are several categories that businesses can enter themselves in for (no more than 2 can be applied for), in the hopes of winning the esteemed 1st place.
The categories include:
- Construction Start-up Of The Year
- Creative and Digital Start-up Of The Year
- Financial and Professional Services Start-up Of The Year
- Food and Drink Start-up Of The Year
- Global Start-up Of The Year
- Green Start-up Of The Year
- Life Sciences Start-up Of The Year
- Manufacturing and Engineering Start-up Of The Year
- Retail Start-up Of The Year
- Services Start-up Of The Year
- Social Enterprise Start-up Of The Year
- Technology Start-up Of The Year
- Tourism and Leisure Start-up Of The Year
- Young Entrepreneur Of The Year
All entries will be automatically entered into one of the four regional awards namely
- Cardiff Capital Region start-up of the year – Sponsored by Yolk Recruitment
- North Wales start-up of the year – Sponsored by Jolly Good Vehicle Rentals
- Rural start-up of the year – Sponsored by University of Wales Trinity St Davids
- Swansea Bay Region start-up of the year – Sponsored by Swansea Bay City Region
The Wales Start-Up of the Year 2016 will be chosen from the winners of all the above categories.
The event will be held in DEPOT, Cardiff, on Friday the 16th of September 2016 at 6pm.
Have a look and see if your business fits into the entry requirements, and if so, give it a go! This is a fantastic opportunity for new business’ to get the recognition they deserve. Best of luck!