Birmingham-based start-up owner, Emma Hewitt, has been named a finalist in the Midlands final of the UK StartUp Awards.
The UK StartUp Awards was launched to recognise the booming start-up scene across the UK which has accelerated over the last few years with 846,000 new businesses founded in the UK in 2024.
Over 750 businesses have been shortlisted for this year’s UK StartUp Awards and the contribution of these firms – all of which were started in the last three years – is significant, having created over 4,600 new jobs since they were established and generating annual sales of £200 million.
Emma is a Business Awards Adviser and founded the business in June 2024, she has been nominated for the Marketing, Advertising and PR StartUp of the Year Award in Midlands.
Emma said: “I’m so proud to be shortlisted and really looking forward to connecting with other local startups. I was inspired to enter the StartUp Awards after supporting a client with their entry (in a different region and category). The awards are a great opportunity to reflect on your achievements in the early stages of business, which are easy to lose sight of when you have so many things you still want to do. I am on a mission to help small business owners embrace awards to grow their business, so it felt right to lead by example”.
The cohort of finalists will be considered for the regional prizes by a panel of seasoned judges
with experience founding or supporting entrepreneurial ventures. The winners from each region will then be invited to the first UK final taking place at Ideas Fest, the Glastonbury for Business festival in Hertfordshire on 12th September 2025.
Professor Dylan Jones-Evans OBE, the creator of the UK StartUp Awards, said: “New businesses are the driving force behind any thriving economy, generating employment, pioneering innovation, and contributing to prosperity across the UK. This year’s finalists embody the very best of entrepreneurial spirit – spotting opportunities and, through dedication, skill, and resilience, turning them into thriving ventures that are making a tangible difference in their industries. More importantly, all the winners will go on to represent their region at the 2025 UK National StartUp Awards final later this year”.
The UK StartUp Awards was created in collaboration with the team behind the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, one of the most successful awards programmes in the UK. The UK StartUp Awards are running for the fourth year after launching in 2022.
