En the Web - Entrepreneur of the Year 2008

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Entrepreneur of the Year 2008

EN’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 will be held on May 15th at Mere Golf and Country Club, Cheshire. This evening event will celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit of the North West, with awards handed out to the North West’s entrepreneur of the year, the most entrepreneurial company, the best young entrepreneur, property entrepreneur and the start-up of the year, among others.

EN is delighted to welcome businessman, Martin Ainscough, as our guest speaker. In October of last year, Martin, along with other family members, sold their company Ainscough Crane Hire in a £255 million MBO. Martin will share his experiences on building the business into the UK's largest fleet of mobile cranes with an unrivalled national network of depots.

Having sold the business, Martin is far from retiring and the exit has enabled him to pursue other business interests, as he told EN: "We are entrepreneurs, not just crane people," he said. "We like to think we can do other things."

Entertainment on the evening, will be provided by award-winning comedian, Alun Cochrane

Described as: "A masterful storyteller, holding the audience before dropping an exploding, but simple punchline," Alun entertains audiences worldwide http://www.aluncochrane.com

EN is delighted to annouce the shortlist for the ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2008

NORTH WEST ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY UKFAST.NET

Jennie Johnson – Kids Allowed
Jon Burton – TT Games
Andrew Tinkler – Stobart Group
Jim Clarke – Clarke Energy
Chris Oglesby – Bruntwood

YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY CHESS

Oliver Cookson, myprotein.co.uk
Scott Fletcher, ANS
Ben Hatton, Rippleffect
Matthew Riley, Daisy Communications

MOST ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPANY OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY PANNONE

Kids Allowed
Accessories4Technology
Lowri Beck
Cains

TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY BANG & OULFSEN

Scott Fletcher, ANS
Jon Burton, TT Games
Simon Slater, Truread
Darren Daws, txtlocal

PROPERTY ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY INaCITY

Ken Knott, ASK
Tom Bloxham, Urban Splash
David Gladman, Gladman Developments
Chris Oglesby - Bruntwood

FAMILY BUSINESS OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY COWGILL HOLLOWAY LLP

Emerson Group
HMG Paints
Character World
I&G Cohen

NEW MEDIA ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY STARK BROOKS

Dylan Thwaites, Latitude
Richard Tang, Zen Internet
Paul Yates, Just Search
Mark Garner (aka Gordo), Planet Confidential

EXPORTER OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY UKTI

Allied Filter Systems
Caldeira
Fort Vale Engineering

2008 SPONSORS

RECEPTION SPONSOR: THAMESIDE MBC
MOST ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPANY OF THE YEAR, SPONSORED BY PANNONE LLP

Pannone Logo

NEW MEDIA ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR, SPONSORED BY STARK BROOKS

From the Magazine

Grow your own

Street Advertising Services

There are scores of ways of getting your business noticed cheaply and easily by making use of the city’s streets. Unfortunately, though, many of them such as flyposting or graffiti are downright illegal, whereas others (a nod goes out here to Manchester’s “Sabi Rock guy”) make you look like a nutter.