The
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Grosvenor House Hotel
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in
Mayfair
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,
London
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. The awards once called "the
Oscars
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of great British business" by former prime minister
David Cameron
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. but were closed by owners Informa Markets after a change in direction by the information company post Covid pandemic.
In 2019 it featured over 140 finalists across fifteen categories, covering business innovation, growth, entrepreneurship, employment, data, artificial intelligence and corporate social responsibility. Among the winners were entrepreneurs
James Timpson
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and
Sara Davies
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.
Categories
It awards prizes in the following categories:
* The Lloyds Bank Exporter Award
* The Lloyds Bank Mid-Market Business Award
* The Lloyds Bank New Business Award
* The Lloyds Bank Small to Medium-Sized Business Award
* The Lloyds Bank Positive Social Impact Award
* The Castle Corporate Finance Scale-Up Business Award
* The Data Excellence Award
* The Give a Grad a Go Employer Award
* The Inflexion Entrepreneur of the Year Award
* The LDC Growth Through Innovation Award
* The Virgin Atlantic Customer Experience & Loyalty Award
* The Artificial Intelligence Award
* The Business Enabler of the Year Award
* The New Entrepreneur of the Year Award
* The Leader of the Year Award
References
External links
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Business and industry awards