Enterprising Worcestershire Awards 2023: Winners Announced

The ceremony hosted by local radio Broadcaster, Richard Hurst, saw seven awards presented to the well-deserved winners.

A HMO Management Software Start-Up, COHO, scooped the top award for Business of The Year as well as Best Growth Business Award.   



The awards, celebrated start-up and early-stage businesses that have been supported through the Enterprising Worcestershire Programme; an initiative delivered by Worcestershire County Council, and those that have supported entrepreneurs across the county over the last two years.

The programme, which has been in operation since 2017, has supported 1106 individuals in Worcestershire looking to start a business. 303 grants have been awarded to start-up businesses generating over £2.7million of investment into the county, helping create 177 new jobs.

Councillor Marc Bayliss, Cabinet Member with Responsibility for Economy, Infrastructure and Skills, said: “Congratulations to all those shortlisted and to the winners. The awards gave us an excellent opportunity to highlight the extraordinary entrepreneurial talent in this county. The quality of this year’s entries was outstanding, and with a record number of applications, the judges had a real challenge on their hands. For all those shortlisted, this was a fantastic achievement. 

“The ceremony was also a fantastic chance to reflect on the many successes over the last few years. I am immensely proud of what we have delivered through the Enterprising Worcestershire Programme.”

During the event, Grace Graham, Founder of Work Spa and Prince’s Trust Ambassador delivered an inspirational talk about her personal and business journey.

The Enterprising Worcestershire programme, part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Worcestershire County Council and the District Councils, supported budding entrepreneurs, early-stage and high growth start-up businesses through a combination of one-to-one support, workshops, grant funding and coaching.