THE SUMMER BUSINESS AWARDS 2022
Contribution to the Community – Toby Porter
Start Up of the Year – Lets Sanify
Excellence in Technology – School of Coding
International Business of the Year – Alucast
Promoting Apprenticeships – Estil
Entrepreneur of the Year – Baz Kooner
Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion – Crowe UK LLP
Community Excellence (Joint Winner) – Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
Community Excellence (Joint Winner) – Canal and River Trust
Highly Commended – Royal Air Force Museum
Highly Commended – BCU
Business Person of the Year – Gary Wills
Excellence in Customer Service – Everest & Co Accountants
Small Business of the Year – Pattersons Commercial Law
Excellence in Innovation – Dudley MBC
Business Woman of the Year – Shindar Chall
Enterprise of the Year – Little Dessert Shop
Highly Commended – Bal Heer
Business of the Year – Ramfoam
PRESS REVIEW
A positive mindset is essential for success says Millionaire who can not read or write.
This was the cry from the keynote speaker and entrepreneur Cresswell Welch founder of Crown Parks – Mr Cresswell net worth is valued in excess of £50 million.
‘As some one from a travelling community, I encountered many obstacles and of course, not being able to read and write made it more difficult. But if you have a positive mindset, you see problems as opportunities and if treat everyone with kindness, then success will follow. If you do the right thing then the figures will sort themselves out.
My tips for entrepreneurs would be to get an education – its so important that you are as informed as possible. In my early years people took advantage of the fact that I could not read or write, and I lost a lot of money. But if you persist and work hard – you will eventually succeed.
I started to earn money as early as I was 12 because I was bullied at school because of my background and because we were always moving – I have never settled into school and therefore never got educated. Even now I do not recognise the numbers when people call me.
But because I enjoy what I do – its much easier to run a business with your team if they too enjoy what they do.