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So … I WON!

I am now “Sheffield Hallam University Young Business Person of the Year 2009″. This was one of the awards at the Sheffield Business Awards – which according to the award is “aimed at showcasing an individual between 16 and 30 years old who has demonstrated entrepreneurial flair and best practice in business and enterprise with a recognised product or service”.

It was a great evening, and I was sat on the table surrounded by my family, friends and colleagues, I realised how lucky I am.

It was great to have won the award, and it is nice to be recognised for all my hard work over the past 5 years, but it was also great to share the moment with everyone else. The whole table erupted when it was announced that I had won — it was great that it meant so much to everyone. A huge thank you to all the guys at Resolve for being amazing – without them there would be no Resolve and no reward … a special thanks to the amazing Freyja, who did such a great job on the application form.

It was a genuinely nerve-wracking experience, as I did really want to win (and given the age category, this would be the last year that I could possibly win !!)

Thanks to all the amazing people who were there and who have supported me over the past few years – special thanks to Andy Hanselman and Jill White, for all the work they do for entrepreneurship and business performance development in the City. For the amazing team from Ruby Slippers,  Tracy was our guest and Nicola was there too – it was wonderful to share the evening with them. And for the guys from Benchmark Recruit, Amy and Louisa who are great.

So … a great end to 2009 … and here is to an exciting 2010!