"The Real Entrepreneurs’ Awards... promotes the work of inspirational people and positively impacts the East Midlands economy.”
East Midlands enterprise The Real Entrepreneurs' Club held its third annual awards ceremony at Nottingham Business School last night.
Ten stalwart entrepreneurs and industry thought leaders accepted awards on stage at the venue of academic excellence where BBC Radio Leicester presenter Jo Hayward compèred the event. Event organisers Cross Productions brought over 160 high-flying business owners from across the East Midlands together at the professionally executed yet friendly event, giving the winners the perfect forum for their brands to be seen and heard outside of their home cities. Jenny Cross, CEO of Cross Productions, said: “I’m very proud of what The Real Entrepreneurs’ Awards has achieved in its three years. During this time, The Real Entrepreneurs’ Awards has totalled 90 finalists, 30 winners, and six Pitching Platform contestants; all in the name of entrepreneurship and promoting the impressive and industry-leading work that’s happening in the East Midlands." The East Midlands Real Entrepreneurs’ Awards had the support of its headline sponsor Furnley House, a Certified B Corporation™ and award-winning independent financial adviser and mortgage broker. Through their dedication to excellence and community support, Furnley House helps clients work towards and achieve their financial goals while contributing to the betterment of society. "This event wouldn’t have been possible without our impassioned headline sponsor Furnley House, whose team have embraced every aspect of the awards process with undeniable enthusiasm, living up to their mission statement: ‘We recognise that we cannot achieve our higher purpose in isolation, that we require partnership and the talent and support of others; that we need community. As a group, we seek to participate and to deliver positive social, economic and environmental change,’” Jenny added. Furnley House Co-Founder and Managing Director Stefan Fura, headline sponsor, said: “I’m fiercely committed to the notions of community and sustainability and imbued with the belief that people, when properly looked after, can achieve amazing things, delivering positive and life-enhancing outcomes for all. "This way of doing business is embedded at Furnley House and leads us to collaborations and that we believe helps improve the lives of others, shape our ecosystem, and deliver positive social, economic, and environmental change, and therefore to our sponsorship of The Real Entrepreneurs’ Awards, which promotes the work of inspirational people and positively impacts the East Midlands economy.” The panel of judges consisted of successful East Midlands-based entrepreneurs The Alternative Divorce Company’s Dr Glynis Wright MBE; Nelsons’ Rik Pancholi; Premier Logistics’ Macauley Christopher; Red Monkey Play’s Simon Winfield; and University of Derby’s Samantha Deakin.
