Innovative Company of the Year
The judges, chaired by Peter Jones from BBC’s Dragons’ Den, commented specifically on Nigel’s innovation and passion and highlighted the re-alignment of thebestof brand to create a business that ‘flies the flag for local recommended businesses in a myriad of different ways.
The Award was sponsored by T-Mobile and Businesslink.
Sunday Times Tech Track 100
thebestof ranked No. 3 in the Top 100 – a major national accolade for Nigel and his team.
Best e-company of the Year
Presented by Dragons Dens Duncan Bannatyne, Nigel collected this award for thebestof business in recognition of the way it has helped tens of thousands of local businesses promote themselves online.
Growing Business Awards – Young Company of the Year
Nigel’s company, N5 Ltd, was one of five finalists for this Award.
National Business Awards – Small to Medium Size Business of the Year
Nigel and his team were finalists again in this prestigious award. They were mixing it with big names like Specsavers, Nat West and Gu chocolate pud.
National Business Awards – Entrepreneur of the Year
Nigel was ‘Highly Commended’ by the judges for this Award.
BT Essence of the Entrepreneur Award
Here’s what the judges said about us when they presented Nigel with this Award:
“Nigels’ main business, thebestof…helps to promote over 50,000 SME businesses and provides them with an optimised online presence that many would otherwise struggle to create and manage on their own. thebestof are one of the UK’s top 100 most popular sites as ranked by independent web traffic monitor Alexa.com with over a million users visiting the sites each month.”
GKIC Marketer of the Year Award
Nigel was the first ever non-American to win this Award which is recognised among entrepreneurs as the top marketing accolade on the planet. He followed up that success by returning the following year and winning it again – the only ever ‘two time winner’.