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With forecasts showing that one in four people in the UK will be over 65 in 15 years, Home Instead Senior Care, from Chester is one business that is set to grow, despite the recession. In this month’s Startups Awards, the deserving company won Team of the Year, as well as scooping the overall title of Barclays Startups Business of the Year, taking home £5,000.

“This is a fantastic endorsement of what we have achieved so far. The business came about as a result of my grandfather’s illness as we felt that there was a lack of quality care available for him. What we want to do is change the face of ageing in the UK” said Trevor Brocklebank, founder.

The awards ceremony, organised by startups.co.uk, in conjunction with Barclays, took place at the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington. Hosted by Adrienne Lawler from Sky News, the prestigious awards celebrated the UK’s most outstanding companies and the people running them, across a range of categories, including Women in Business, Retailer of the Year, Social Enterprise of the Year and Green Business of the Year.

The winner of each category was decided by top judges, including Chrissie Rucker, founder, The White Company; Simon Calder, CEO, LOVEFiLM and Alan Giles, chairman, Fat Face. The successful businesses and the talented people behind them proved their brilliance after fighting off competition from hundreds of entries.

“Our winners are the business leaders of tomorrow but the driver’s of today’s economy. It’s essential we recognise their efforts and the success that they have achieved regardless of tough economic conditions. That’s what the Startups Awards and today’s winners are all about.” says David Lester, founder of startups.co.uk

Other category winners include:

Online Business of the Year: A Suit That Fits, London
Innovative Business of the Year: Concert Live Ltd, London
Green Business of the Year: Seriously Responsible Print Ltd, Norfolk
Business Plan of the Year: Ballz.com Ltd, Surrey
Micro Business of the Year: Sedbergh Soap Company, Cumbria
Best Use of Technology: Trimega Laboratories, London
Adversity Award: Frodsham Laser Clinic Ltd, Cheshire
Service Business of the Year: Cocoabean Recruitment Ltd, Norfolk
Social Enterprise of the Year: Cool2Care CIC, Surrey
Young Entrepreneur of the Year: Warren Bennett & David Hathiramani, A Suit That               Fits, London
Women in Business: Sophie Cornish and Holly Tucker, Not On The High Street, London
Silver Fox of the Year: Classical Comics Ltd, Northants
Team of the Year: Home Instead Senior Care, Chester
Product of the Year: iTeddy, Lancashire
Retailer of the Year: Chemistdirect, Birmingham

For further information about the Startups Awards visit www.startupsawards.co.uk or call 020 8334 1648.

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