The Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards

📣 We’re sharing this opportunity with the wider Great British Entrepreneur Awards community. As part of Ideas Community, the UK StartUp Awards is now welcoming new partnership conversations for 2026! Each year, the awards bring together over 2,000 ambitious early-stage founders across 10 UK regions, culminating in a National Final at Ideas Fest. If your organisation is exploring strategic partnership opportunities within the UK startup space, we’d welcome a conversation. And if you know someone actively watching this space, feel free to tag them below or share this with them. 👇

Louise Hill, Founder of GoHenry, joined us at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards and captured the atmosphere perfectly. The energy in the room. The strength of the community. The ambition driving British entrepreneurship forward. The Awards is more than a ceremony. It is a gathering of founders building exceptional businesses across the UK, and taking a moment to recognise the journey. We look forward to welcoming the next room full of entrepreneurs soon. Join the community via the link in the comments. 👇

Sometimes recognition takes a moment to sink in. 🏆 Ashlee Jane, founder of The Suffolk Nest and East of England Creative Entrepreneur of the Year, shares the quieter reality behind being recognised the self-doubt, the years of work, and the moment it finally lands. It’s a reminder that awards are never just about one night. They’re about the journey that leads there, and the people who support you along the way. Watch the full interview filmed by WCS Agency on our Instagram here: https://loom.ly/wpZLyZ4 Join the priority waitlist in the comments. 👇

Your business doesn’t grow in isolation. It grows through conversations, shared experience, and being in the right room at the right time with people who understand the journey. This carousel recognises just a handful of founders from the Great British Entrepreneur Awards community. Each at a different stage. Each with a different story. All connected by one thing: the people around them. Featuring our GBEA Alumni 🏆 Lucie Macleod - Hair Syrup Dr Mark Williams DBA PLY OBE & RACHAEL WILLIAMS - Limb-art Adam Chaudhri & Eloise Frank - The Big Bakes Sam Teale - Sam Teale Productions Caroline Strawson - The Mental Wellbeing Company The awards ceremony may last one night, but the real value comes from the connections made before and long after. So as we look ahead to 2026, the question isn’t just where are you going next? It’s who do you want in the room with you when you get there? Join the conversation. Be in the room in 2026. Link in the comments. 👇

Winning never gets old. But some moments mean more than others. 🏆 Kerrie Goude and Madeline Griffiths from TOTFest Festival, won South East Creative Entrepreneur of the Year at last year's Great British Entrepreneur Awards. It was their second time entering. When we asked them what kept them going, they said: pure grit and determination. Clinging on to why they started, even when things got really tough. Recognition like this isn't just about the trophy. It's about what it represents. Years of work. Shared ambition. Creative courage. Head over to our Instagram to watch the full interview filmed by WCS Agency: https://lnkd.in/gYXrCWHG Entries for 2026 open soon. Link in the comments. 👇

We’re pleased to welcome Allica Bank as a returning sponsor of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2026. Built specifically for established UK businesses, Allica Bank shares our commitment to supporting the entrepreneurs behind Britain’s most ambitious companies. Join the priority waitlist to stay informed when entries open, link in the comments. 👇

Some of the most important moments at the Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards don’t happen on stage. They happen across tables. In quiet conversations. In introductions that turn into opportunities. While the awards recognise achievement, the real purpose has always been connection. Bringing together founders, leaders and investors who understand the realities of building a business. The pressure. The uncertainty. The moments when it feels like you’re figuring things out alone. That’s why this room matters. Because one introduction can lead to a mentor. A conversation can turn into an investment. And a shared experience can become a long-term partnership. Frankie James explains on our #TBT behind-the-scenes series on exactly why connection sits at the heart of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards and what can come from simply being in the room. Watch the full video on our Instagram, filmed by Sam Teale Productions: https://loom.ly/WtRjOMk

How often do founders feel the pressure to show up with everything, every single time? This moment from Oli Barrett is a timely reminder that energy is a finite resource. Sustainable growth, both personal and professional, comes from understanding your limits and respecting them. At the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, these are the conversations that sit alongside the trophies and celebrations. Real insights from people who have been there, built businesses and learned what it takes to keep going. Entrepreneurship isn’t just about growth. It’s about endurance, self-awareness and the people around you. What advice has helped you protect your energy as a founder? Join the conversation and the community via the link in the comments. 👇 Watch the full interview on our Instagram filmed by WCS Agency: https://loom.ly/2aAnWqw

One night of celebration. 365 days of connection. 🏆 This is the principle that sits at the heart of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. While the ceremony is the highlight of the calendar, the real work happens in the months between. Connecting founders, spotting opportunities and supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem throughout the year. Our founder, Frankie James, was reflecting on this recently after receiving a text message from a finalist on the morning of the awards. Not about winning. Not about the party. But about the very real business impact the community had already delivered before the doors even opened. It’s a small moment that captures exactly why year-round community matters more than a single night. Want to hear the full story and what that message actually said? Watch the full video on our Instagram, filmed by Sam Teale Productions: https://lnkd.in/g7sww-hR Entries open very soon. Join the priority waitlist in the comments. 👇