Announcing the winners of the if we can you can challenge!
In true X factor style the public have made their decision, with a combined total of 3000 votes received for the 16 finalists.
It was a pleasure to welcome the finalists to the recent Entrepreneurs’ Forum Annual Conference – they’ve been a real inspiration and we hope they’ll keep in touch and continue to support each other.
Over the coming months we’ll be working with the winners – and many others from the growing If we can, you can community – to keep the profile of entrepreneurship in the public eye.
Finally, thanks to our 8 media partners for supporting the Challenge
The winners of the if we can, you can Challenge 2009!
- Name:
- Craig Smith
- Business:
- The Printed Bag Shop
- Years in business:
- 2
- Number of businesses:
- 1
- Stage:
- Winner
- Region:
- Evening Chronicle
- Name:
- Ian Smith
- Business:
- Surreal Creative
- Years in business:
- 2
- Number of businesses:
- 1
- Stage:
- Winner
- Region:
- Sunderland Echo
- Name:
- Esther Dingley
- Business:
- Postgraduate Toolbox
- Years in business:
- 0
- Number of businesses:
- 1
- Stage:
- Winner
- Region:
- Northern Echo
- Name:
- Steven Smith
- Business:
- Group SS Limited
- Years in business:
- 0
- Number of businesses:
- 1
- Stage:
- Winner
- Region:
- Shields Gazette
- Name:
- Ray Liddell
- Business:
- Cactus Products Limited
- Years in business:
- 1
- Number of businesses:
- 1
- Stage:
- Winner
- Region:
- Hartlepool Mail
- Name:
- Louise Bell
- Business:
- Healthy Glow
- Years in business:
- 1
- Number of businesses:
- 1
- Stage:
- Winner
- Region:
- Middlesbrough Evening Gazette
- Name:
- Rob Earnshaw
- Business:
- Rob Earnshaw Ltd / Inter - Acting
- Years in business:
- 2
- Number of businesses:
- 1
- Stage:
- Winner
- Region:
- Hexham Courant
- Name:
- Ralph Thompson
- Business:
- Silvermoor Equestrian Haylage
- Years in business:
- 10
- Number of businesses:
- 1
- Stage:
- Winner
- Region:
- Journal Extra (Northumberland)
...and well done to the other finalists too!
- Name:
- Emma Reilly
- Business:
- iYosh Ltd.
- Years in business:
- 0
- Number of businesses:
- 1
- Stage:
- Finalist
- Region:
- Evening Chronicle
- Name:
- Andrea D'Ercole
- Business:
- Italyabroad.com
- Years in business:
- 4
- Number of businesses:
- 1
- Stage:
- Finalist
- Region:
- Sunderland Echo
- Name:
- Claire Mitchell
- Business:
- astonmitchell
- Years in business:
- 0
- Number of businesses:
- 1
- Stage:
- Finalist
- Region:
- Northern Echo
- Name:
- Nigel Begg
- Business:
- Aspire Technology Solutions Ltd
- Years in business:
- 2
- Number of businesses:
- 1
- Stage:
- Finalist
- Region:
- Shields Gazette
- Name:
- Christine Pearce
- Business:
- Restoration & Beyond Ltd
- Years in business:
- 0
- Number of businesses:
- 1
- Stage:
- Finalist
- Region:
- Hartlepool Mail
- Name:
- Mark Easby
- Business:
- Better Brand Agency
- Years in business:
- 1
- Number of businesses:
- 1
- Stage:
- Finalist
- Region:
- Middlesbrough Evening Gazette
- Name:
- Ben Haslam
- Business:
- Tynedale Fine Art Products Ltd
- Years in business:
- 8
- Number of businesses:
- 1
- Stage:
- Finalist
- Region:
- Hexham Courant
- Name:
- Claire Fitzpatrick
- Business:
- Castle Chiropractic
- Years in business:
- 1
- Number of businesses:
- 1
- Stage:
- Finalist
- Region:
- Journal Extra (Northumberland)
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