Posted:31-October-2008
Home Instead Senior Care franchise wins Startup award
In 2006/7 an estimated 2.5 million older people had some need for care and support.*
One inspiringcompany, Home Instead Senior Care, from Chester, is doing a fantastic job towards providing essential care for seniors. Last night, at the Startups Awards, the deserving company won Team of the Year, as well as scooping the overall title of Barclays Startups Business of the Year, taking home £5,000.
Home Instead Senior Care provides care and assistance to older people, allowing them to remain living in their own home as long as possible. Their services include companionship, meal-preparation, personal care, post discharge care, transportation, medical reminders and general errands.
The company currently has 25 franchised offices across the UK providing more than 1,000 hours of care per day, 365 days a year. With forecasts showing that one in four people in the UK will be over 65 in 15 years,** this is one business that is set to grow, despite the recession!
“This is a fantastic endorsement of what we have achieved so far. The business came about as a result of my grandfather’s illness as we felt that there was a lack of quality care available for him. What we want to do is change the face of ageing in the UK” said Trevor Brocklebank, founder.
The awards ceremony, organised by startups.co.uk, in conjunction with Barclays, took place on Thursday 30 October at the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington. Hosted by Adrienne Lawler from Sky News, the prestigious awards celebrated the UK’s most outstanding companies and the people running them, across a range of categories, including Women in Business, Retailer of the Year, Social Enterprise of the Year and Green Business of the Year.
The winner of each category was decided by top judges, including Chrissie Rucker, founder, The White Company; Simon Calder, CEO, LOVEFiLM and Alan Giles, chairman, Fat Face. The successful businesses and the talented people behind them proved their brilliance after fighting off competition from hundreds of entries.
“Our winners are the business leaders of tomorrow but the driver’s of today’s economy. It’s essential we recognise their efforts and the success that they have achieved regardless of tough economic conditions. That’s what the Startups Awards and today’s winners are all about.” Says David Lester, founder of startups.co.uk
Other category winners include:
Online Business of the Year: A Suit That Fits, London
Innovative Business of the Year: Concert Live Ltd, London
Green Business of the Year: Seriously Responsible Print Ltd, Norfolk
Business Plan of the Year: Ballz.com Ltd, Surrey
Micro Business of the Year: Sedbergh Soap Company, Cumbria
Best Use of Technology: Trimega Laboratories, London
Adversity Award: Frodsham Laser Clinic Ltd, Cheshire
Service Business of the Year: Cocoabean Recruitment Ltd, Norfolk
Social Enterprise of the Year: Cool2Care CIC, Surrey
Young Entrepreneur of the Year: Warren Bennett & David Hathiramani, A Suit That Fits, London
Women in Business: Sophie Cornish and Holly Tucker, Not On The High Street, London
Silver Fox of the Year: Classical Comics Ltd, Northants
Team of the Year: Home Instead Senior Care, Chester
Product of the Year: iTeddy, Lancashire
Retailer of the Year: Chemistdirect, Birmingham
Innovative Business of the Year: Concert Live Ltd, London
Green Business of the Year: Seriously Responsible Print Ltd, Norfolk
Business Plan of the Year: Ballz.com Ltd, Surrey
Micro Business of the Year: Sedbergh Soap Company, Cumbria
Best Use of Technology: Trimega Laboratories, London
Adversity Award: Frodsham Laser Clinic Ltd, Cheshire
Service Business of the Year: Cocoabean Recruitment Ltd, Norfolk
Social Enterprise of the Year: Cool2Care CIC, Surrey
Young Entrepreneur of the Year: Warren Bennett & David Hathiramani, A Suit That Fits, London
Women in Business: Sophie Cornish and Holly Tucker, Not On The High Street, London
Silver Fox of the Year: Classical Comics Ltd, Northants
Team of the Year: Home Instead Senior Care, Chester
Product of the Year: iTeddy, Lancashire
Retailer of the Year: Chemistdirect, Birmingham
For further information about the Startups Awards visit www.startupsawards.co.uk or call 020 8334 1648.
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* Source: www.homeinstead.co.uk
**Source: Age Concern – Key Facts 2008
Notes to editors:
For more information about any of the winners, or to request images, or an interview, please contact Ella Gascoigne at ellag@crimsonbusiness.co.uk or call 020 8334 1682
Startups.co.uk
The 2008 Startups Awards is organised by Startups.co.uk – the UK’s largest independent online resource for anyone starting and running a small business. Startups provides free help and advice to 100,000 new visitors every month, which accounts for around 40 per cent of the start-up business market. www.startupsawards.co.uk.
Barclays (Headline sponsor)
Startups Awards 2008 proudly celebrates the vision, passion and success of UK entrepreneurs. Barclays are particularly pleased to be supporting these awards this year and look forward to supporting the finalists and winners in their ongoing success. Whether you are looking to buy, sell, expand, downsize or just survive, if you are going to succeed you need to have professional advice and lots of it. Barclays has over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, we move, lend, invest and protect money for over 42 million customers and clients worldwide. We provide banking services to more than 625,000 businesses and have over 1700 Local Business Managers in over 600 locations. We place a high priority on forming a relationship with customers by tailoring products and services to their businesses dependent on their size, complexity, financial and geographic requirements. We support all types of businesses, whether they are start-ups or growing and established enterprises. To find out more visit out website www.barclays.co.uk/business
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