Winning the award is easy compared to what happens next. Keely Armitt explains why so few businesses actually cash in on their win, and how to be one that does. Keely is founder of Keely Armitt Business Management, and discusses her journey from a career in sports...

Behind every credible award entry and engaging acceptance speech is someone who has learned how to communicate with impact. In this episode, communication coach Helen von Dadelszen shows us how. Helen is founder of Present Potential and author of 'Courageous Action',...

Pete Rhodes never liked networking events, so he built one that actually works. And consequently, Meet for Good won the Gold Award for Best Networking Group at this year's Best SME Awards. Debbie Gilbert speaks to Pete, founder of All for Good and Meet for Good, about...

Natalie Roukin and Jenna Stopforth have never chased awards. Their priority was to make every client feel special, and the trophies followed. The founders of By Two Studio, an award-winning St Albans-based interior design business, share how they built a business...

Grant funding can feel like a locked door, but in this episode we discover how a little recognition can be the key that opens it. Debbie Gilbert is joined by Phoenix Humphreys, founder of Raise to Rise, who helps charities and community organisations secure funding in...

Award entries are part CV, part pitch, and part confession. Rachel Hayward has spent over a decade helping businesses get all three right. Rachel Hayward, founder of Ask the Chameleon, is an East Midlands grant, tender, and award writer. She speaks to Debbie Gilbert...

Ingrid Sanderson didn't win Gold for Best Customer Service at the Best SME Awards by accident. She built her whole business around delighting customers. Debbie Gilbert talks to Ingrid, founder of business travel specialist, Principal Business Travel, to find out more....

In February this year, Ananya Cards won Best Wedding Stationery at the UK Weddings and Honeymoon Awards. It was another in a long list of awards founder Vaishali Shah, a luxury branding and wedding stationery specialist, has won over 26 years in business. And it meant...

Cat Robson-Scarborough picked up eight awards in her first year of business. But she is not afraid to say that not all awards are worthy of the title. Cat, co-founder of Your Man With a Van, an award winning national removals franchise, joins Debbie to share how she...

Not every award is worth the trophy, and magician Oli, otherwise known as Revilo Twist, knows exactly which ones are full of smoke and mirrors. The award winning magician fell into magic after watching a stranger's rope trick aged fifteen and never looked back. In...