Fourteen businesses and individuals from Somerset have helped the county have a huge impact on the shortlist for the biggest awards contest for small businesses in the South West.
The regional FSB ‘Celebrating South West Small Business Awards’, which will culminate at a final in Weston-Super-Mare, early in March has seen a near record-breaking amount of entries across 12 categories for both individual business owners and SMEs and Somerset has secured the second highest amount of nominations in the region.
The businesses shortlisted from Somerset were Space Adventurers (Taunton), Torre Cider (Washford, Watchet), Little Adventurers Nurseries of Bridgwater, Ocean Adventurers of Cheddar, Top of the Clops (Wellington), Hub Weston/The Stable (Weston-super-Mare), Habitat Aid Ltd (Bruton), S F Enterprises (Yeovil), Hullabaloos Lemonade (Loxton), New Leaf Design (Taunton), Myles Bates-Durbin of Bates Product Design in Weston-super-Mare, Petruth Paddocks of Cheddar, Donate IT CC of Wincanton and Enhanced Primary Care from Street who have earned three nominations.
The county’s nominees will hope to follow in the footsteps of Little Adventures from Worle, who scooped the title as FSB South West Start Up Business of the Year in 2022 and Weston’s Poppadoms Indian Takeaway who also won the special Community Award last year.
FSB South West Regional Chairman, Lee Nathan, said that the standard of entries was ‘exceptional’ and he expected some fantastic winners to be unveiled at the regional final.
“Every year we are both amazed and delighted to see the quality and quantity of South West businesses who enter our awards. It is further proof – if any was needed – that this region is an exceptional one for innovative, creative and progressive small businesses.”
Mr Nathan also thanked all the sponsors who have made the event possible including Reach plc, NatWest, Tyl by NatWest, Aldermore, FSB Insurance, Weston College, Renishaw, Lexus Bristol and Gravity.
For more details see www.fsbawards.co.uk
