Social Enterprise Yorkshire & The Humber Awards

The Social Enterprise Awards were held on Wednesday 21 October 2009 at Doncaster Racecourse. 165 people attended the event, hosted by Isobel Mills of Government Office Yorkshire and the Humber with John Bird, Founder of the Big Issue as keynote speaker.

It was a great night with prizes awarded across five categories:

Start up of the Year

Finalists:
Create CIC
Greenwave International Ltd
Viewpoint CIC
Shores Homecare

Winner: Create CIC – See their video (coming soon)

Enterprise in Education

Finalists:
Upper Wharfedale School
Myers Grove School
Bruntcliffe Social Enterprise Team
Picture This! At Havelock Academy

Winner: Bruntcliffe Social Enterprise Team – see their video (coming soon)

Innovation in Enterprise

Finalists:
Kick4Change CIC
Thorne Brewery CIC
Reading Matters
Deafinitions

Winner: Kick4Change CIC – see their video (coming soon)

Social Entrepreneur of the Year

Finalists:
David Oldroyd, three Consulting
Simon Brown & Jamie Tosh, Kick4Change
Claire Stockton, Echoes Foundation
Nick Dearden, Greenwave International

Winner: Claire Stockton, Echoes Foundation – see their video (coming soon)

Social Enterprise of the Year

Finalists:
Disability Action Yorkshire
Fresh Pastures CIC
SOAR Build
Giroscope

Winner: Fresh Pastures CIC – See their Video (coming soon)

The winners each received a trophy and certificate on the night and will receive mentoring support through the Business Link Mentoring Scheme which is funded by the Office of the Third Sector.

Congratulations to all the winners and the finalists, the night was a great showcase for the thriving social enterprise sector that exists within the Yorkshire and Humber region.