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Who will be crowned New Start-up Business 2025 in the Fenland Citizen Business Awards?




The best of the area’s businesses are set to be celebrated, as we launch the third annual Fenland Citizen Business Awards from Iliffe Media - publishers of The Citizen.

Nominations are open now and the awards are for all businesses across the district.

The glittering black-tie evening is booked for Friday, March 14, 2025 at March Braza Club in Elm Road - the perfect venue for these awards which are part of our commitment to supporting and celebrating local businesses.

Nine Twelve Hospitality LTD won the Best New Start-Up category last year – who will follow in their footsteps to win the trophy this year?
Nine Twelve Hospitality LTD won the Best New Start-Up category last year – who will follow in their footsteps to win the trophy this year?

This prestigious black-tie event brings decision-makers and business leaders together from across the area to celebrate business success and innovation.

The Fenland Citizen Business Awards showcase business achievements across 10 categories, chosen to give businesses, individuals, and charities the chance to tell their success stories.

Among these is the Best New Start-Up sponsored by Goldstar Metal Traders, and judges are looking for businesses that have already shown roaring success in their infancy.

The Fenland Citizen Business Awards 2025 are open for nominations now
The Fenland Citizen Business Awards 2025 are open for nominations now

Last year this award was won by Nine Twelve Hospitality LTD and the question is who will follow in their footsteps?

Has your new business exceeded all your expectations or is it exactly on the right track, looking strong and with excellent prospects for the future?

You may be a one-man band looking to expand or you may have started at a larger scale and already proved your ideas work.

Goldstar Metal Traders is sponsoring the Best New Start-up category
Goldstar Metal Traders is sponsoring the Best New Start-up category

This award is open to companies in business for up to three years at the date of launch (Wednesday, October 30).

The headline sponsor of the Business Awards is once again the top accountancy firm Whitings LLP, with the event being organised by the Fenland Citizen.

Categories carrying awards for 2025 are Best Social Enterprise (sponsored by Clarion Futures); Best New Start-Up (sponsored by Goldstar Metal Traders); Customer Care; Businessperson of the Year (sponsored by Mapus-Smith and Lemmon); Agriculture and Environment Champion (sponsored by Fraser Dawbarns), Retail and Hospitality (sponsored by Fenmarc), Business of the Year, Business Innovation and Team of the Year (both sponsored by Nestle Purina) and Employer of the Year.

Whitings Chartered Accountants LLP is once again the headline sponsor for the awards
Whitings Chartered Accountants LLP is once again the headline sponsor for the awards

To enter the awards visit the Fenland Business Awards website: www.fenlandcitizenbusinessawards.co.uk

All the information on each category’s criteria can be found here too.

Nominations will close at 5pm on Friday, January 3.

Fraser Dawbarns is sponsoring the Agriculture and Environment category
Fraser Dawbarns is sponsoring the Agriculture and Environment category

Judges will then start the difficult task of choosing three finalists in each category. These will be announced in the Fenland Citizen with the finalists being notified via email.Once announced our judges will then arrange to interview each finalist in their place of business.

Fenmarc is sponsoring the Retail and Hospitality category
Fenmarc is sponsoring the Retail and Hospitality category
Mapus-Smith & Lemmon is sponsoring the Businessperson of the Year
Mapus-Smith & Lemmon is sponsoring the Businessperson of the Year
Clarion Futures is sponsoring the Social Enterprise category.
Clarion Futures is sponsoring the Social Enterprise category.
Nestle Purina is sponsoring two categories: Business Innovation and Team of the Year
Nestle Purina is sponsoring two categories: Business Innovation and Team of the Year

Then it will be fingers crossed until the winners are announced at the live event on March 14.



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