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The 5^th of October 2023 was the night founders, organisers, and main sponsors CN Chartered Accountants hosted the 2023 Stockport Business Awards held at the prestigious Edgeley Park. The awards evening saw another amazing turnout with over 400 guests in attendance to celebrate the success and achievements of the region’s finest businesses. EGG were this year’s charity partner and over £3400 was raised at the awards.

TV and radio presenter, Jenny Powell, hosted the awards for the seventh consecutive year and did a fabulous job of keeping the enthusiastic crowd engaged for those all-important moments.

Andrew Baggott, Managing Partner of CN chartered accountants commented; “Yet again the night was a resounding success. The room was extremely vibrant and positive, with the Stockport business community celebrating some amazing winners and shortlisted companies. Each year we continue to find and can highlight the great businesses that Stockport has to offer.”

Business of the Year (over £5m) – Sponsored by CN Chartered Accountants

• Starkey

Business of the Year (£1-5m) – Sponsored by Gorvins Solicitors

• Right at Home

Business of the Year (up to £1m) – Sponsored by Together

• Envance

The Stockport Award – Sponsored by Edgeley Park

• Vernon

Family Business of the Year – Sponsored by CN Strategic Advisors

• JCM

Most Promising Young Business – Sponsored by Grassroots Recruitment

• Cheadle Hulme Dental & Cosmetics

Employer of the Year – Sponsored by Stockport College   

• Borough Care

Best Internal Marketing Team/Individual – Sponsored by Marketing Stockport

• SciMed

Best Not-for-Profit Organisation – Sponsored by Sage

• Borough Care

The Innovation Award – Sponsored by Business Growth Hub

• Enviroheat

Best Creative/Design Agency – Sponsored by Dawn

• Create 8

The Corporate Social Responsibility Award – Sponsored by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

• One+all

 The Taste of Stockport Award – Sponsored by CN Financial Planning

• Coffee Block

We’d like to thank all our sponsors and attendees for such an amazing night. And of course, congratulations to all the winners.

If you would like any more information about the awards, or if you would be interested in sponsoring or entering next year’s awards, please email robbone@cngrp.co.uk or georgiahilton@cngrp.co.uk

In July main sponsors and organisers, CN Chartered Accountants, announced the shortlist for the 2023 Stockport Business Awards. Tickets are now on sale for the event which will take place at Edgeley Park, Stockport, on Thursday 5th October, where the winners will be announced.

Tickets can be purchased by emailing laurafrost@cngrp.co.uk Individual tickets are £95 and a table of ten is £950.

The 2023 Stockport Business Awards Shortlisted businesses are:

Business of the Year (over £5m) – CN Chartered Accountants
• C&C Insurance Brokers
• Sapphire Accounting
• Starkey UK

Business of the Year (£1-5m) – Sponsored by Gorvins Solicitors
• ODIN Recruitment
• Right at Home
• Tailored

Business of the Year (up to £1m) – Sponsored by Together Money
• Bright & Beautiful Stockport
• Envance
• SpeechWise

Family Business of the Year – Sponsored by CN Strategic Advisors
• Firstplay Dietary Foods
• JCM Business Solutions
• Silver Apples Bakery

Most Promising Young Business – Sponsored by Grassroots Recruitment
• Cheadle Hulme Dental Practice
• Dos Dedos
• Sylvan Financial Management

Employer of the Year – Sponsored by Stockport College
• Almond Family Pubs
• Borough Care
• Vernon Building Society

Best Internal Marketing Team/Individual – Sponsored by Marketing Stockport
• Borough Care
• HOME Marketing
• SciMed

Best Not-for-Profit Organisation – Sponsored by Sage UK
• Borough Care
• EGG – Engage Grow Go
• St Ann’s Hospice

The Innovation Award – Sponsored by The Business Growth Hub
• Automedi
• Enviroheat HET
• Local Gardens

Best Creative/Design Agency – Sponsored by Dawn
• Chante Tiara Design
• Create8
• Tailored

The Corporate Social Responsibility Award – Sponsored by SMBC & Stockport Economic Alliance
• Datesand
• Leasing.cars
• One+All

The Taste of Stockport Award
• The Coffee Block
• Stockport Gin
• The Italian

The Stockport Award – Sponsored by Edgeley Park
• Stockport Gin
• The Vernon Building Society
• Totally Stockport

If you would like anymore information visit www.stockportbusinessawards.co.uk or contact georgiahilton@cngrp.co.uk.

Main sponsors and organisers, CN Chartered Accountants, have announced the shortlist for the 2023 Stockport Business Awards. Over 100 entries across the 13 categories were received for this year’s

awards, and the judging took place on Wednesday 5^th July. The judging panel consisted of representatives from  organisers CN Chartered Accountants, Headline sponsors Gorvins Solicitors, Stockport Borough Council, CEO, Caroline Simpson, representatives from the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and representatives from Key partner, Dawn, were also on the panel. After many hours of discussion and debate the shortlist was agreed.

 

Andrew Baggott, Managing partner of CN Chartered Accountants, commented “Judging day is always challenging, so many admirable business enter each year and it never gets easier choosing the winners. Reading through entries really highlights all the good things that are going on in the borough. We’re looking forward to another fantastic evening celebrating the success of the Stockport business community”.

 

This year’s shortlist is:

 

Business of the Year (over £5m) – CN Chartered Accountants

• C&C Insurance Brokers
• Sapphire Accounting
• Starkey UK

 

Business of the Year (£1-5m) – Sponsored by Gorvins Solicitors

• ODIN Recruitment
• Right at Home
• Tailored

 

Business of the Year (up to £1m) – Sponsored by Together Money   

• Bright & Beautiful Stockport
• Envance
• SpeechWise

 

Family Business of the Year – Sponsored by CN Strategic Advisors

• Firstplay Dietary Foods
• JCM Business Solutions
• Silver Apples Bakery

 

Most Promising Young Business – Sponsored by Grassroots Recruitment

• Cheadle Hulme Dental Practice
• Dos Dedos
• Sylvan Financial Management

 

Employer of the Year – Sponsored by Stockport College

• Almond Family Pubs
• Borough Care
• Vernon Building Society

 

Best Internal Marketing Team/Individual – Sponsored by Marketing Stockport

• Borough Care
• HOME Marketing
• SciMed

 

Best Not-for-Profit Organisation – Sponsored by Sage UK  

• Borough Care
• EGG – Engage Grow Go
• St Ann’s Hospice

 

The Innovation Award – Sponsored by The Business Growth Hub

• Automedi
• Enviroheat HET
• Local Gardens

 

Best Creative/Design Agency – Sponsored by Dawn

• Chante Tiara Design
• Create8
• Tailored

 

The Corporate Social Responsibility Award – Sponsored by SMBC & Stockport Economic Alliance

• Datesand
• cars
• One+All

 

The Taste of Stockport Award

• The Coffee Block
• Stockport Gin
• The Italian

 

The Stockport Award – Sponsored by Edgeley Park

• Stockport Gin
• The Vernon Building Society
• Totally Stockport

 

The winners will be announced at an awards dinner which will take place on Thursday 5^th October at Edgeley Park. Tickets will be on sale in the coming weeks.

 

The awards evening will also focus on raising money for this year’s charity partner, EGG Engage, Grow Go. If any businesses would like to donate a prize please contact georgiahilton@cngrp.co.uk.

Founders and organisers, CN Chartered Accountants have extended the deadline for entries for this year’s Stockport Business Awards which is due to take place on Thursday 5^th October at Edgeley Park . Businesses can now submit entries up until the 13^th June and can do so online at www.stockportbusinessawards.co.uk. Entries are FREE and businesses can enter as many categories as they like. This Year’s categories are:

• Business of the Year (up to £1m) sponsored by Together Trust
• Business of the Year (£1-5m) sponsored by Gorvins Solictors
• Business of the Year (over £5m) sponsored by CN Chartered Accountants
• Family Business of the Year sponsored by CN Strategic Advisors
• Best in House Marketing Team/Individual of the Year sponsored by Marketing Stockport
• Best Digital/Creative Agency sponsored by Dawn Creative
• Best Not-for-Profit Organisation sponsored by Sage UK
• The Innovation Award sponsored by The Business Growth Hub
• Corporate Social Responsibility Award sponsored by SMBC & Stockport Economic Alliance
• Most Promising Young Business sponsored by Grassroots Recruitment
• Employer of the Year sponsored by Stockport College
• Taste of Stockport sponsored by CN Financial Planning
• The Stockport Award sponsored by Edgeley Park

 

Laura Frost, Head of Marketing at CN Chartered Accountants commented “There has been so much interest in the awards this year and we understand people are struggling to get their entries in on time due to School holidays and not being in the office, we would hate for anyone to miss out, so we have extended the deadline with the hope this give everyone enough time to submit their entries.”

 

For more information and regular updates visit the www.stockportbusinessawards.co.uk and follow on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. For any other queries please contact: georgiahilton@clarkenicklin.co.uk

Organisers and main sponsors, CN Chartered Accountants, are delighted to welcome back The Business Growth Hub as category sponsors at this year’s awards. The Business Growth Hub will be sponsoring The Corporate Social Responsibility Award this year .

Account Manager of Stockport for The Business Growth Hub, Liam Connors, commented “GC Business Growth Hub are delighted to be continuing our support Stockport Business Awards 2023 as a category sponsor. Stockport businesses have a great record of supporting their community, we are proud to be celebrating that through sponsoring the Corporate Social Responsibility award.”

The Stockport Business Awards will take place in Thursday 5^th October and entries are now open. Business can enter online at www.stockportbusinessawards.co.uk. Entries are free and businesses can enter as many categories as they like. Entries close on June 2^nd.

If you would like more information regarding The Stockport Business Awards, please contact georgiahilton@clarkenicklin.co.uk.

Founders and organisers, CN Chartered Accountants, are extremely excited to announce entries are now open for the 2023 Stockport Business Awards. There are 13 categories businesses can enter this year, its free to enter and multiple categories can be entered. This year’s categories are:

• Business of the Year up to £1m
• Business of the Year £1-5m
• Business of the Year over £5m
• Most Promising Young Business
• Employer of the Year
• Family Business of the Year
• Best Not-for-Profit Organisation
• The CSR Award
• Best Inhouse Marketing Team/Individual of the Year – NEW FOR 2023
• Best Creative/Design Agency
• The Innovation Award
• The Taste of Stockport Award
• The Stockport Award

 

Businesses can now head to www.stockportbusinessawards.co.uk where they can enter online. Entries will close at 5pm on Friday 2^nd June.

 

Sponsorship opportunities are also still available. If you would like to know more about our packages please email georgiahilton@clarkenicklin.co.uk

 

The Stockport Business Awards will take place on Thursday 5^th October 2023 at Edgely Park. For more information about this year’s Stockport Business Awards visit https://stockportbusinessawards.co.uk/ or contact georgiahilton@clarkenicklin.co.uk

On Thursday evening, organisers and main sponsors Clarke Nicklin, held an event to officially launch the 2023 Stockport Business Awards. The event was held at The Light Cinema, where over 80 people were in attendance. Guests had the opportunity to network with people within Stockport’s business community and hear all about what to expect for this year’s event.

 

Head of marketing and business development, Laura Frost, from Clarke Nicklin, presented updates of what to expect this year. The key announcements included the new look for this year’s Awards. The design agency behind the new branding is category sponsors Dawn. Dawn will be working on all the design elements for the second year running.

 

This year’s categories were also announced:

 

• Business of the Year up to £1m
• Business of the Year £1-5m
• Business of the Year over £5m
• Most Promising Young Business
• Employer of the Year
• Family Business of the Year
• Best Not-for-Profit Organisation
• The CSR Award
• Best Inhouse Marketing Team/Individual of the Year – NEW FOR 2023
• Best Creative/Design Agency
• The Innovation Award
• The Taste of Stockport Award
• The Stockport Award

 

This years sponsors were also announced, with continued support form headline sponsors Gorvins Solicitors and category sponsors, Dawn, Marketing Stockport, Stockport Council and Stockport Economic Alliance, Clarke Nicklin Financial Planners, Sage, Edgeley Park. New sponsors for 2023 include Grassroots Recruitment and Stockport College.

 

The last announcement of the evening was this year’s Charity Partner, EGG. EGG- Engage, Grow, Go is a Stockport-based homeless charity, offering support throughout the North West, they look at the long-term solution, helping people off the streets, into their own homes and into work or self-employment. 

Managing Partner of Clarke Nicklin, Andrew Baggott, commented “A fantastic turn out to this year’s launch evening, it was great to see some familiar faces, but also to see new businesses coming along. The event is growing year on year and the support from the Stockport community is stronger than ever twelve years on”.

 

The Stockport Business Awards will take place on Thursday 5^th October 2023 at Edgely Park. For more information about this year’s Stockport Business Awards visit https://stockportbusinessawards.co.uk/ or contact georgiahilton@clarkenicklin.co.uk

Organisers and main sponsors, Clarke Nicklin Chartered Accountants, are delighted to welcome back Grassroots Recruitment as category sponsors at this year’s Stockport Business Awards. Grassroots Recruitment sponsored the awards back in 2019 and were then winners of The Stockport Award at last year’s event. They are now back for the 2023 awards as category sponsors of The Most Promising Young Business Award.

Owner and Director of Grassroots, Caroline Pattern, commented “Whilst we’re no longer ‘young’, Grassroots remains an ambitious and enterprising Stockport business. That’s why we’re proud to sponsor the ‘Most Promising Young Business Award’ – to inspire and champion more new and aspiring Stockport start-ups to grow and thrive in our fantastic business community. It’s an exciting time to be part of Stockport’s plan for growth, and a diverse mix of innovative young businesses helps to ensure our future resilience whilst making Stockport the one to watch.”

The Stockport Business Awards will take place in Thursday 5^th October and entries will be opening early April. If you would like information regarding sponsorship opportunities available, please contact georgiahilton@clarkenicklin.co.uk.

Organisers and main sponsors, Clarke Nicklin Chartered Accountants, are delighted to welcome back Edgeley Park as category sponsors at this year’s awards. Edgeley Park will be sponsoring ‘The Stockport Award’ for the third year running. This year’s awards will also be held at their fantastic venue for the third year.
Sales Manager at Edgeley Park, Georgia Keane, Commented “We’re so excited to once again be sponsoring The Stockport Award. We’re delighted to be sponsoring category celebrating business excellence across the Stockport region. We take great pride in being part of the Stockport Business Awards and look forward to celebrating business that demonstrate a real passion for the borough for many years to come.”
The Stockport Business Awards will take place in Thursday 5th October and entries will be opening in April. If you would like information regarding sponsorship opportunities available, please contact georgiahilton@clarkenicklin.co.uk.

Organisers and main sponsors, Clarke Nicklin Chartered Accountants, are thrilled to be welcoming Stockport College as a category sponsor at this year’s awards.
Stockport college will be sponsoring the Employer if the Year Award this year and will be presenting to the winner on the evening.
Danielle Holt, Group Employer Partnership Manager for The Stockport College, commented “We’re incredibly proud that we are taking the opportunity to celebrate the success of Stockport Business’ and thrilled to be sponsoring the Employer of the Year Award.
As part of our commitment to Stockport, we have pledged to drive and support local economic growth and productivity, by offering a robust and industry relevant, skills focussed curriculum for local businesses and residents. We look forward to developing more partnerships and working relationships with local employers, to create a skills offer that meets local skills needs now and for the future.”

Managing Partner of Clarke Nicklin, Andrew Baggott, commented “It’s a pleasure to welcome Stockport College as a sponsor for the 2023 awards for the Employer of the Year Award. There is a lot of talent in Stockport, with so many new and established businesses within the borough, this is always a popular category.”
The Stockport Business Awards 2023 will take place on the 5th October at Edgeley Park. If you are interested in sponsoring this year’s awards and would like more info, please email laurafrost@clarkeniklin.co.uk or for general information, visit www.stockportbusinessawards.co.uk