A year filled with challenges forced the business industry to prioritise courage and conviction.
Adapting to the new normal and changing direction to keep everyone safe, our local businesses have put in an astonishing amount of effort to keep Birmingham's economy not only surviving, but thriving.
The resilience throughout our city this past year has been inspiring and definitely deserves recognition. The is a night dedicated to doing just that.
The online awards ceremony takes place on June 15 - visit the event website Please email nikki.kandola@reachplc.com for more information and to learn about sponsorship opportunities. The ceremony will be hosted on our new virtual events platform The Awards Room which gives nominees and sponsors the chance to experience real-time networking, with guests grouped together on their own tables. Follow the hashtag #BPBAwards for updates on social media. |
The New Business of the Year category, sponsored by , celebrates the achievements of businesses up to three years old. It is a massive feat to take an idea and grow it into a viable business so this award commends those that have demonstrated impressive success in the short time from establishment, with the ambition to do even better.
Here are the finalists in the New Business of the Year category:
HDY Agency
In 2018, from the question 'how do you...', HDY Agency was established to deliver a collaborative approach that combines data-driven, channel-first content marketing with a curiosity lead philosophy. It has built up an impressive roster of national and global clients which span beauty, finance, technology, education, travel and tourism and retail.
With one out of every three clients based outside of the Midlands, HDY has so far drawn in excess of £500,000 back into the region. It aims to shine the spotlight on the breadth of emerging talent within the West Midlands. Not only does the company raise money for local charities, it has also embarked on the journey to becoming carbon neutral and will also be rolling out work experience, personal development and diversity and inclusion programmes in the coming months.
Read the full 2021 Birmingham Post Business Awards shortlist here
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HDY has a strong client portfolio with no single client representing more than 20 per cent of the business, mitigating risk and stabilising the agency's future. Having secured contracts with global coffee machine supplier Evoca and global catering and facilities management company Sodexo, HDY has plans to expand its international client base further.
The company has many accolades from its short time since establishment, including awards from PRCA and FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards while co-founder Angel Gaskell was shortlisted for Digital Entrepreneur of the Year at Digital Women Awards.
The business prioritises a happy, healthy team and so introduced wellbeing courses and programmes during lockdown. Regular surveys show high levels of staff engagement and satisfaction compared with the industry norm, hitting an Employer Net Promoter Score of 45 compared to the 28 average industry benchmark.
Meta Eagle
Meta Eagle is a managed IT service provider established in February 2020, just before the pandemic. Despite being a new business, the company has managed to quickly adapt and has focused on helping various clients across multiple industries to make sure they have the technology in place to allow them to continue to operate during these testing times.
Meta Eagle specialises in delivering innovative technology across public and private sectors that allows customers to 'work hard from anywhere', offering services that range from traditional on-site infrastructure support to hosted platforms.
Through research and development in different technologies, the company has been able to not only automate elements of the business but find a more proactive way of working. This ranges from active monitoring of server and network infrastructure to using virtual reality and mapping software to plan large scale network deployments.
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Meta Eagle has continued to grow, meaning it is able to focus on expanding its team and give young people an in into the IT industry. Its current focus is helping those in hospitality industry reopen smoothly and effortlessly.
Millennium Point is sponsoring the New Business of the Year Award
The Birmingham Post Business Awards continue to be a source of inspiration for companies of all sizes across the city and wider region.
Each year they celebrate the achievements of the most dedicated businesses from a variety of sectors and what they offer to the communities they serve.
Nominations for the awards are now closed. After judging takes place, the winners will be shortlisted on Monday, May 3, 2021, before the grand awards ceremony is held virtually on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. For more details see the .
Millennium Point is proud to sponsor the New Business of the Year Award and believes strongly in giving new firms a platform to applaud their hard work.
Rebecca Delmore, commercial director for Millennium Point Property says: "The Birmingham Post Business Awards are something we look forward to each year. Due to our central city-centre location, we work with local suppliers and firms all throughout the area and the ceremony is a great chance to show off what they've been doing throughout the last 12 months.
"We've chosen to sponsor the New Business of the Year Award in 2021 because we want to support Birmingham's growth as the next biggest location for tech start-ups outside London, and this ties in strongly with our work as a STEM charity and our ethos overall."
The full list of 2021 categories and sponsors is:
- New Business of the Year - sponsored by
- Small Business of the Year
- Manufacturing Business of the Year - sponsored by
- Covid Defiance Award
- Professional Services Firm of the Year
- Property and Construction Business of the Year
- Third Sector Organisation of the Year - sponsored by
- CSR Project of the Year - sponsored by
- International Trade and Export Award
- Young Businessperson of the Year - sponsored by
- Company of the Year (chosen from the category winners)