THE 2020 NORTH EAST ENTREPRENEURIAL AWARDS And the winners are… Delivered online, in a week-long social media campaign, our 2020 North East Entrepreneurial Awards honoured North East business leaders who had demonstrated strong leadership, standing out from their peers during these challenging and unprecedented times.
EMERGING TALENT Rez Gachcar, Mud Daddy Our Emerging Talent Award was won by Rez Gachcar, CEO of Mud Daddy, which he founded in 2017 after spotting a gap in the market for a portable, gentle, and silent pet washer. Since then, the Newcastle company has dominated the UK pet care market, generating a revenue of £10m in its third year.
SCALE-UP ENTREPRENEUR Dan Foskett, Connection Retail Dan Foskett, who founded Connection Retail in 2012, which has 27 stores across the UK – was named Scale-up Entrepreneur. The business has three flooring brands (Flooring Superstore, Direct Wood Flooring and Grass Direct), is creating its own in-house delivery network and plans to open a further 24 stores this year.
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