Debra Charles shortlisted for The Smith & Williamson Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Debra Charles of Novacroft, the innovative Northampton-based technology company, has been shortlisted for The Smith & Williamson Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the 2015 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards.
Debra will compete for the prestigious award against a diverse group of finalists, with the winner being revealed at the Lloyds Bank National Business Awards gala dinner to be held on 10 November at Park Lane’s Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
Debra said:
Taking Novacroft from a new company 17 years ago to the multi-brand business it is today has been about bringing team talent together to turn vision into reality and develop smart technology that makes life easier for all. Novacroft now has a great opportunity to impact on society and we are delighted that this goal and our continued growth have been recognised by the National Business Awards.
An all-encompassing range of industries are represented in the shortlists for this year’s awards, with companies from recruitment and children’s clothing, to pet food and online marketing being selected for the chance to win a coveted Lloyds Bank National Business Award. The scale of the finalists is just as varied, with companies turning over less than a million pounds to over £25 million, employing 20 people or over 70,000 people.
Tom Broughton, Programme Director of the National Business Awards said:
The quality and range of this year’s entries exceed even those of last year, which is no mean feat. The draw of being involved with the Lloyds Bank National Business Awards has seen companies from all kinds of industries submit applications, which have been narrowed down using our thorough and comprehensive scoring system. We are now looking forward to the next step in the judging process and meeting some of the finalists face-to-face.
Finalists were chosen from the hundreds of businesses that entered or were nominated across 18 award categories. They will now prepare for live presentations to expert judges who will decide the overall winners to be revealed at the awards ceremony on 10 November.