Business Action | April / May 2021
April / May 2021 issue of the independent North Devon-based business magazine covering news on business and enterprise in the area. This issue announces the finalists in the Business Action North Devon Business Awards 2021 plus features on electric cars, businesses participating in the Government's Kickstart scheme and our Business Activists answering your business questions. And there's news of businesses of every size and sector from the communities across North Devon.
April / May 2021 issue of the independent North Devon-based business magazine covering news on business and enterprise in the area. This issue announces the finalists in the Business Action North Devon Business Awards 2021 plus features on electric cars, businesses participating in the Government's Kickstart scheme and our Business Activists answering your business questions. And there's news of businesses of every size and sector from the communities across North Devon.
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AWARDS<br />
business<br />
ACTION AWARDS<br />
<strong>2021</strong><br />
North Devon’s independent business awards<br />
And the finalists are . . .<br />
Thank youtoallbusinesses<br />
whohaveenteredour<strong>Business</strong><br />
<strong>Action</strong>NorthDevon<strong>Business</strong><br />
Awards<strong>2021</strong>andeveryonewho<br />
hasnominatedbusinesses.<br />
Intheseuncertaindays,we<br />
hadnoideahowmanyentries<br />
wewouldreceive,sowewere<br />
delightedwiththetotalof103<br />
entries–almostthesameaslast<br />
year’sawards.<br />
Mindyou,youdidmakeus<br />
holdourbreath.<br />
Suchalargenumberof<br />
entriesweresentonthefinal<br />
weekendandMondaydeadline<br />
day.Itwasabitlikeelection<br />
nightwhentheresultsfloodin.<br />
Itisclearthatentrantshave<br />
spentalotoftimeandeffortin<br />
preparingentriesandwethank<br />
youallforthis.<br />
Judging the categories<br />
Thank youonceagaintoour<br />
awardsjudgeswhohavegiven<br />
uptheirtimetoreadyour<br />
entries,lookatwebsites,then<br />
choosefinalistsandwinners.<br />
Allourjudgesarereal<br />
businesspeopleandeitherrun<br />
ormanagebusinessesinor<br />
nearNorthDevon.They<br />
understandthereality,<br />
As an extra thankyoutoall<br />
theentrantsinourbusiness<br />
awards,eachonewasentered<br />
intoafreeprizedrawtowin<br />
anadvertisingpackage<br />
comprisingabusinesscard<br />
advertinsixissuesof<strong>Business</strong><br />
<strong>Action</strong>magazineworth£150.<br />
Eachentrantwasassigneda<br />
numberandoneofourjudges<br />
thenpickedanumber,unaware<br />
ofthebusinesschosen.<br />
challenges,disappointments<br />
andexhilarationofstartingand<br />
runningabusiness.Whobetter<br />
tojudgebusinessawards?<br />
Eachofourjudgesis<br />
independentandhasagreed<br />
nottoentertheirbusinessin<br />
theawards.Webelievethisis<br />
vitaltoensuretransparency<br />
andfairness.<br />
Youcanreadaboutoureight<br />
judgesonpage23.<br />
High quality of entries<br />
Thebiggestchallengeofawards<br />
isdecidingwhoshouldwin.<br />
Thequalityofbusinesses<br />
enteringthisyearwas<br />
exceptionallyhigh,makingthe<br />
judges’decisionsverydifficult.<br />
Insomecategories,there<br />
weremanyworthyentrants.<br />
Thiswasthecaseinthe<br />
OutstandingNew<strong>Business</strong><br />
category,whichattractedmore<br />
than20entries.<br />
Wewereastoundedto<br />
discovermoreincredible<br />
businessesandhopetofeature<br />
manyoftheseinfutureissues<br />
ofthismagazine.<br />
Sponsors support<br />
Thank youtootoallour<br />
sponsorswhosesupportenables<br />
ustoruntheawards.<br />
Organisingandpublicising<br />
theawardstakesalotoftime<br />
andtheyrequirealotofspacein<br />
thismagazine,whichneedsto<br />
bepaidfor.Sponsorshiphelpsto<br />
coverallthis.<br />
Pleasereadaboutallour<br />
generoussponsorsoverthe<br />
followingpages.<br />
The finalists<br />
Atlast,youcandiscoverwho<br />
thefinalistsareinthe12awards<br />
categoriesonpages24to29.<br />
Announcement of winners<br />
Whenweplannedourfirst<br />
awardsin2020,wescheduledall<br />
thedatesmeticulously,onlyfor<br />
lockdownstoblastthe<br />
programmetopiecesandwe<br />
hurriedlypreparedaseriesof<br />
videostoannouncethewinners.<br />
Wehadhopedthatbythis<br />
yearwewouldatlastbeableto<br />
holdanawardseventwherewe<br />
couldannouncethewinnersin<br />
BUSINESS-ACTION.CO.UK/AWARDS<br />
Advertising prize<br />
draw winner is . . .<br />
Wearedelightedthatthe<br />
winneroftheadvertising<br />
packageis...<br />
Milk’s Up!<br />
Congratulations!<br />
Milk’sUp!launchedon1<br />
<strong>April</strong>2020andprovidesgently<br />
pasteurisedorganicwhole<br />
milkproducedonafamily<br />
farmbetweenGeorgehamand<br />
Croyde.Thebusinesssupports<br />
personandenjoyamassive<br />
networkingparty.<br />
Onceagain,thislooks<br />
unlikelyandweapologisefor<br />
thedisappointment.<br />
Atpresent,wearepreparing<br />
toannouncethewinnersonline<br />
andwillpublishdetailsshortly.<br />
We’ll meet some day<br />
Wearedeterminedtoholdan<br />
eventtocelebratebothour2020<br />
and<strong>2021</strong>winnersinperson<br />
whenconditionsareright.<br />
Thankyouforyourpatience.<br />
The excitement begins<br />
Wehopeyouareexcitedto<br />
discoverallthefinalistslisted<br />
overthefollowingpagesand<br />
lookforwardtofindingout<br />
whowillwinthe<strong>Business</strong><br />
<strong>Action</strong>NorthDevon<strong>Business</strong><br />
Awards<strong>2021</strong>.<br />
■ business-action.co.uk/awards<br />
Special Award<br />
Judgeswereparticularly<br />
impressedwiththeyoungest<br />
entrantintheawards–Kye<br />
Woods–at14yearsold.<br />
InrecognitionofKye’s<br />
outstandingdemonstrationof<br />
enterprisewewillbepresenting<br />
himwithaspecialaward.<br />
fourmembersofthefamily.<br />
Thecowsaregrassfedand<br />
organicwhichgivesthemilka<br />
sweetcreamytastelikeice<br />
cream–differenttoanymilk<br />
youwouldfindinthe<br />
supermarket.Theorganicmilk<br />
issoldthroughavending<br />
machine,withnoplastic<br />
involved,andcustomerscan<br />
reusetheircontainers.<br />
■ milksup.co.uk<br />
@businessactionm | <strong>April</strong> / <strong>May</strong> <strong>2021</strong> | business action 21
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