Charity of the Year Award

An organisation that not necessarily have raised the most money but who have gone above and beyond in an imaginative way to raise money or acquire goods to assist others in a charitable way. The effort that has been put into their fundraising sets them apart from their counterparts.

  • Acacia Family Support
  • Acorns Children’s Hospice
  • Birmingham St Marys Hospice
  • Libby Mae’s Little Angels
  • MW Fitness & Community Care
  • The Haven Wolverhampton
  • The Way Youth Zone
  • W.A.I.T.S

Community Unsung HEro

We are looking for a man who puts others before his own needs by going the extra mile to selflessly help others. We would like nominations for a man who has stepped in to help time and time again on his own initiative and is modest in their approach.

  • Anthony Daulphin
  • Inam Malik
  • James Sanders
  • Joe Fearn
  • Robert Underwood
  • Twin P’z Twinsane Fitness

Community Unsung SHEro

We are looking for a woman who puts others before her own needs by going the extra mile to selflessly help others. We would like nominations for a woman who has stepped in to help time and time again on her own initiative and is modest in their approach.

  • Andrea Rainsford
  • Anna Duffy
  • Dominique Lescott
  • Jacqueline Douglas
  • Jo Marshall
  • Retina Rowe

Entrepreneur of the Year

This is an individual who is driven by his/her desire to succeed. Those individuals who have built something truly remarkable and have stopped at nothing to achieve their ambitions. Someone who has been determined to turn their passion into a business and have made it profitable.

  • Angela Stewart
  • Aran Channa
  • Maureen Mbondiah Mandipaza
  • Michelle Hughes
  • Sarah Alicia Jane Wood
  • Sharon Brown
  • Tyler Campbell
  • Zeeshaan Ali Dinally

Lifetime Achievement Award

The lifetime achievement award recognises an individual’s outstanding continuous contribution that has a lasting impact on others. This individual displays an exceptionally positive impact on the life of others time and time again.

  • Catherine Cleary
  • Dharam Duggal
  • Ian Ward
  • Najma Hafeez

Mentor of the Year

This award is for someone who has a willingness to share skills, knowledge, and expertise in a chosen field. Someone who is willing to teach what he/she knows and really helps the mentee wherever they are in their professional development. Somebody who remembers what it was like just starting out in their careers and is passionate about developing the next generation of professionals in the region.

  • Bramford Primary School
  • John Moore
  • Ralph Watson
  • Saima Rafique
  • Sandy Joseph
  • Simon Johnson

Most Influential Business Person of the Year

This award is for someone who has and continues to establish themselves in business.  They need to be a person that not only has a successful business but also helps and inspires others around them.   They must be able to demonstrate their authority in their field and have the gravitas to be noticed and respected by others.

  • Bobby Singh
  • Chris Tipping
  • Cornita Taylor
  • Rue Jay
  • Scott Bernard
  • Teresa Boughey
  • Trish Willetts

Most Inspirational Person of the Year Award

An individual that inspires others to excel beyond their limiting beliefs. Someone that puts others to the forefront to help them believe, achieve, attain and retain the life they have always hoped for. This inspiring person uses their unique story to help others.

  • Anita Chumber
  • Craig Pinkney
  • Linton B Grant
  • Michelle Hemings
  • Natalie Edwards
  • Natalie Queiroz
  • Sharon Luca-Chatha
  • Sonia Parnell

Networker of the Year Award

This category is for a serial networker who: constantly connects people to the right businesses, successfully refers people in businesses for mutual benefits. Consistently networks in a myriad of groups and supports fellow business networkers, gives business networking mentoring support.

  • Christine Cooper
  • Dave Turner
  • Jo Brooks
  • Naomi Aly
  • Nicola Lathbury
  • Nyasha Pitt

Outstanding Business of the Year Award

This award is for those businesses that are in a class of their own! They tick all the boxes for their clients and customers and provide not only a top quality service or product but recognise that customer service is crucial as well.  This business will be a successful business in their own right regardless of how long they have been in business.

  • All City Basketball
  • Bottega Birmingham
  • Leagues4You
  • Lightbox Digital
  • Morgan-Genus
  • Omar Nawaz
  • Sketch Creative

Role Model of the Year Award

This category is open to any person either employed, self-employed or volunteer who has exceeded expectations of their role and who stands out for making a positive contribution to society and the people around them. The individual will be outstanding in their efforts to deliver good ethics and values.

  • Aaron Ashmore
  • Ashley Hinds
  • Bianca Jade
  • Herman Stewart
  • Paulette Sawyers
  • PJ Ellis
  • Sasha Johnson
  • Yasmin Price

Volunteer of the Year Award

An individual who consistently gives their own time to serve the community and who does not receive any monetary reward for this service. This is to identify and honour a person who’s voluntary work impacts on the lives of people within the community.

  • Broseley Festival
  • Charlene Grant
  • Harriet Harland
  • Nadine Nkala
  • Naomi Spencer
  • Steven Walker
  • Zoya Ghulam