Open to individuals or businesses who produce and sell creative work or products.
Nominees:
- DeeCee Archive by Daniella Chukwuezi
- fluid. by Eleanor Pipe
- My Hapii by Miriam Sesay
- Maximillian Raynor by Max Raynor
- Sana Marks by Serena Bashir
Open to self-employed individuals or companies who provide a creative service to clients.
Nominees:
- The Filthy Fox Auction Club by Alexandra Hochgürtel and Paula Pfitzner
- David Reason Studio by David Reason
- The Collective Makers by Joseph Ijoyemi
- The Screenish by Jyotsna Shelley
- Friends In My Ends by Malin Fritz
Open to businesses that have a focus on environmental issues and sustainable practices.
Nominees:
- MAAYU by Akshata Tadapatri
- CQ Studio by Cassie Quinn
- rebox.eco by Filip Harding
- Lauren Chivers Studio by Lauren Chivers
- AVANTELIER by Wen Hsieh and Ira Arz
Open to enterprises that have a focus on community engagement or intervention or with socially led objectives at the heart of what they do.
Nominees:
- Resounded by Charles Lambert
- Create on the Estate by Isabel Conde
- Greenways by Mark Gotto, Ananya Jaswal, David Han, Yini Zheng and Aleksandra Iacopini
- haav by Neha Mathew
- Sacha.org.uk by Sophia Lourenco
Thank you to our partners for their generous support:
Becky Artmonsky
With a career of over 25 years in investment banking, media and entertainment, Becky has been involved with many start-up businesses and believes that they need huge support at the start of their journeys. Becky co-created and sponsors the Climate and Environment Award and provides mentoring to the winner.
The Dots
The professional network site for individuals and organisations in the creative industries. The winner of the Freelancer and Service category will receive support to get set up on The Dots, a featured profile and will be connected with industry contacts for bespoke advice.
MTArt Agency
An award-winning talent agency for visual artists and creative agency delivering art-driven projects for brands, public bodies and cultural organisations. The winner of the International category will be mentored by Yann Mathias, Chief Creative Officer.
Cockpit
An award-winning social enterprise and business incubator for craftspeople. The winner and runner up of the Maker and Product category will receive a package of business support including mentoring.
NatWest
The largest supporter of UK businesses, providing advice and support on starting or growing a business. All the finalists in the Social and Community category will receive mentoring from Regional Enterprise Manager Nick Howe.
Open to businesses with a substantial proportion of international clients, customers or production, or businesses that are based outside the UK.
Nominees:
- ZESTRE by Bianca Avram
- Mirage Studio/Operation Oasis by Kerong Fan, Boyang Zhang and Minghao Guo
- NOVY ZINE by Johana Kasalicka
- NatSnack by Natalia Kraskowska
- Humanity Centred Designs by Vishal Tolambia
Open to businesses or individuals whose work demonstrates innovative uses of technology, including digital technologies, engineering, production and science.
Nominees:
- STYLMYND by Jennifer Heinen
- Mart: The First Social Platform for Art by Joshua Davis
- bobbll.app by Leonardo Zussner
- unhacked by Moogz O'Donnell
- TICE - The Immersive Cinema Experience by
Sasina Nakmontanakum and Maneemas Wirojsakulchai
6. Maker and Product
In partnership with: Cockpit
4. Social and Community
In partnership with: NatWest
1. Freelancer and Service
In partnership with: The Dots
2. International
In partnership with: MTArt Agency
In partnership with: Becky Artmonsky
3. Climate and Environment
5. Digital and Technology
In partnership with: Miro
Miro
With over 35 million users, Miro is the leading online collaborative whiteboard platform. The winner of the Digital and Technology category will receive $1,000 in product credit and all other category finalists will receive $500 in product credits added to their account.