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| 10 reasons to enter today |
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Invaluable press coverage |
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Boost staff morale |
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Impress potential investors |
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Gain prestige and recognition from peers |
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Network with fellow entrepreneurs |
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Raise your profile |
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Cheer up the bank manager |
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Increase respect from existing customers |
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Help attract high quality
new staff |
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Increase your business growth |
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Monday 12th October
Open for entry |
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Friday 22nd January
Entry deadline |
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Wednesday 14th April
Fast Growth Business Awards at the London Marriott, Grosvenor Square |
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21st May
Growing Business Magazine FGBA feature issue out |
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| 2008 winners |
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Name: Nigel Botterill
Job title: Chief Executive Officer
Company name: The Best Of
Address: N5 Ltd, Unit 3, Warwick Road
Solihull West Midlands B92 7AH
Telephone Number: 0121 765 5550
Website: www.thebestof.co.uk
Business description: Thebestof is a national network of business guides, championing the best local companies and services. The first internet-based franchise, and one of the fastest-growing UK franchises ever, the site promotes more than 65,000 small and medium-sized businesses and provides them with an optimised online presence that many might otherwise struggle to create and manage on their own. |
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Judges comments: The judges were impressed with the innovative approach to franchising online which led to this success, and with the ambition of the founder and management team: not content to just sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labours, the business is expanding rapidly into a completely separate sector. |
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