Real Entrepreneurs East Midlands

Wishing our associate partners and their friends & families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May your 2023 bring happiness, success and prosperity ✨ #MerryChristmas #HappyNewYear #HappyHolidays

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On Monday 19, we will be closed out of respect for Her Majesty and her grieving family. This includes @MagazineNiche & @RealEntrepClub The day will be spent remembering her wonderful reign, while allowing ourselves to mourn her loss. Rest in peace, Queen Elizabeth.

Introducing the Top 500 Companies in the #EastMidlands 2022! We are proud to be celebrating the business success of the East Midlands as a region in our latest issue. The list showcases a strong, diverse range of resilient firms: bit.ly/3bFarYC

We have some very exciting news to share... For the Real Entrepreneurs' Awards 2023, we are delighted to have @fraser_stretton onboard as our headline sponsors. 🔗 realentrepreneurs.co.uk/awards/

The second issue of the #RealEntrepreneursMagazine has officially landed! We are very proud to bring you the #EastMidlandsTop500Companies listing as compiled by @LCBS_ECP, @dmuleicester, @DerbyUni & @TrentUni Enjoy the read: bit.ly/3AqazW1

Last night we hosted the June Real Entrepreneurs Club dinner over at the Raddison Blu East Midlands. Thank you to everyone for joining us and of course @hiteshrao for capturing the evening. #Entrepreneurship #EastMidlands

A recap of the Real Entrepreneurs' Awards 2022: another thank you goes to everyone involved. Roll on 2023! #REAwards2022 #Entrepreneurship #EastMidlands

And without further ado, we would like to congratulate Saleem Arif of @ReviewSolicitor for winning our final award of the evening under the title of The Entrepreneurs’ Entrepreneur. Thank you to @fraser_stretton Property Group for sponsoring this category.

Congratulations to Mick Ventola of @VentolaLighting for winning the International Entrepreneur Of The Year award. Thanks again to our headline sponsors @MorningsidePh for also sponsoring this category.

Congratulations again to Sophie Hainsworth of @loyalfreeapp who has taken home her second award of the evening, this time under the title of Entrepreneurial Collaborator. Thanks again to @brewindolphin for sponsoring this category.

Congratulations to Dawn Edwards of Challenge Training & Consulting for winning the Entrepreneurial Educator award. Thanks again to Premier Logistics for sponsoring this category.

Now back into the swing of tonight's awards ceremony, we would like to congratulate Nisha Pahuja of Charnwood Regency Guest House for winning the Entrepreneurial Spirit award. Thanks again to JSP Virtual for sponsoring this category.

Before we present our final awards, we have had the pleasure of joining Jaimon Thomas, founder and franchisor of the Kayal & Herb restaurants, Merchant of Venice Café and new concept, Donald Watson's Vegan Bar, for a Q&A session.

Congratulations to Chris Cain of @kazzooit for winning the Entrepreneur For Good award. Thanks again to Ian Guylers Business Consulting for sponsoring this category.

Congratulations to Lee Paxman-Clarke of Heal. Med (@DeappEducation) for winning the Innovation In Entrepreneurship award. Thanks again to Growth Partners for sponsoring this category.

Congratulations to Jake Karia of @jakeandnayns for winning the Food And Drink Entrepreneur Of The Year award. Thanks again to @BTTComms for sponsoring this category.

Introducing Sophie Hainsworth of @loyalfreeapp, the winner of the Scale-up Entrepreneur Of The Year award. Thanks again to @PattersonsLaw for sponsoring this category.

Up first, we would like to congratulate Narinder Nijjar of @fraser_stretton Property Group for winning the Start-Up Entrepreneur Of The Year award. Thanks again to @kazzooit for sponsoring this category.

Prior to starting the announcements, we are delighted to welcome Professor Peter Stokes as tonight’s keynote speaker; Professor of Leadership and Professional Development at @dmuleicester's Leicester Castle Business School with years of experience in entrepreneurship.