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As a sponsor of the Startups Awards, now in it’s 12th year, one of the hardest but most exciting challenges is being a judge where you have to sift through many excellent entries to distill that down to a shortlist of 6. This year was no different from 2014 and indeed previous years, where the strength of the entries in the service category reflects how important a category this is to the UK economy. Indeed, the Financial Times reports<\/a> that the services sector is the real powerhouse of the UK economy where it accounts for over 75% of GDP and in fact, is one of the few parts of the economy to have surpassed its pre-recession peak.<\/p>\n

Needless to say we are absolutely honoured and delighted to be the chosen sponsor of the service category. It may sound glib but the high standard of entries is always a pleasure and a challenge. If I may be critical of one thing and I’d use this opportunity to pass on some advice to companies considering spending the time entering an awards competition. Take the time to write, review and then rewrite your entry. You’d be surprised how little preparation, it appears, that some companies put into their submissions. It’s such a pity because for want of some better attention to detail, there is very chance you’d make the shortlist but how can you expect a judge to look favourably when you’ve overlooked some basic grammar rules.<\/p>\n

Likewise, when it comes to the pitch, that is getting in front of the judges, please practice before you pitch.<\/p>\n

The 2015 Startup Awards Service Business Finalist 2015:<\/h2>\n

Housekeep<\/a><\/h3>\n

Start-up name:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Housekeep
\nFounders:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Avin Rabheru
\nStarted in:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>2014
\nBased in:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>London
\nBusiness description:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Online booking platform for home cleaners<\/p>\n

ForrestBrown<\/a><\/h3>\n

Start-up name:<\/b>\u00a0ForrestBrown
\nFounder:<\/b>\u00a0Simon Brown
\nStarted in:<\/b>\u00a02013
\nBased in:<\/b>\u00a0Bristol
\nBusiness description:\u00a0<\/b>Business consultancy focused on R&D tax credits<\/p>\n

Gate One<\/a><\/h3>\n

Start-up name:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Gate One
\nFounders:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Tim Phillips, Simon Dennis, David Holliday and Alex McEvoy
\nStarted in:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>2013
\nBased in:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>London
\nBusiness description:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Specialist business transformation consultancy<\/p>\n

LOVESPACE<\/a><\/h3>\n

Start-up name:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>LOVESPACE
\nFounder:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Brett Akker
\nStarted in:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>2012
\nBased in:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>London
\nBusiness description:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>By-the-box storage collected from your door<\/p>\n

Much Better Adventures<\/a><\/h3>\n

Start-up name:<\/b>\u00a0Much Better Adventures
\nFounders:<\/b>\u00a0Alex Narracott, Sam Bruce and Guy Bowden\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nStarted in:<\/b>\u00a02012
\nBased in:<\/b>\u00a0London
\nBusiness description:<\/b>\u00a0Online marketplace for tailor-made adventure and activity holidays<\/p>\n

Roc Technologies<\/a><\/h3>\n

Start-up name:<\/b>\u00a0Roc Technologies
\nFounders:<\/b>\u00a0 Mike Hockey, Sam Simpson, Steve Shirley and Matt Franklin
\nStarted in:<\/b>\u00a02013
\nBased in:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>Berkshire
\nBusiness description:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Managed services provider<\/p>\n

The Service Business Finalist 2015 and the other Startups Awards winners will be announced at a grand awards ceremony at the\u00a0Vinopolis, London Bridge hosted by comedian Alun Cochrane<\/a>\u00a0on the evening of Friday 27 November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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