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North West business leaders to judge iHubbub awards

Two leading figures in the North West’s business community have been chosen to judge the national 2015 iHubbub Top 100 Home Business Awards http://ihubbub.com/top-100-home-business-awards

Rachel Ray, MD of professional housekeeping franchise business Bright & Beautiful http://www.brightandbeautifulhome.com and Peter Treadwell, Operations Director at Business Finance Solutions which delivers affordable business loans and services including Start Up Loans http://www.start-up-now.co.uk in the North West, will be joining an illustrious panel of judges to celebrate the best home business achievements.

The iHubbub awards are designed to recognise the work of entrepreneurs who have started and successfully run a business from home. The 12 categories range from Best Family Business and Best Freelancer to Best Home Business Startup and Most Inspiring Business Person.

Rachel Ray of Bright & Beautiful, said: “Having started my own business from home I am very excited to be judging such a valuable award that recognizes the hard work that goes into setting up and running home based businesses.

“Working from home can sometimes be lonely so I think successful entrepreneurs need to demonstrate a truly collaborative streak; something that will help them to grow their own business and to become part of a wider community for the long term. Many home based workers go on to create their own networks of business partners, both local and virtual, and that is something that benefits them, their customers and the wider economy.”

Peter Treadwell of Business Finance Solutions said: “More and more people today are taking the plunge and setting up their own businesses. As a result the entrepreneurial culture in this country is enormously diverse and vibrant, something that the iHubbub awards is rightly celebrating.

“Running a home business should be a real commitment, not a hobby, and to be truly successful you need to plan and look ahead, something I will be looking for in the submissions. Many of this country’s greatest entrepreneurs started their companies from their kitchen table or garage and they had the vision to grow, develop and create jobs, something I’ll also be looking for in the award entries.

iHubbub’s award-winning community website provides a place where entrepreneurs can tout for new business by pinning themselves to the home business map and sell their freelancing services and home business products in their iStore.

Paula Wynne said: “As home business owners ourselves we understand the challenges home business start-ups face. Running your own business from home is exciting yet demanding, so being able to receive recognition for your achievements is a huge incentive to continue on the path to success.’

The distinguished judging panel also includes Vicki Owen from the Mail on Sunday, media expert Fiona Wright and iHubbub founders Ken Sheridan and Paula Wynne. are hoping to see entrants who can show the challenges they’ve faced with creative methods for overcoming them, along with finding entrepreneurs who have displayed their dynamism and drive behind their business.

More information about the awards can be found at http://ihubbub.com/top-100-home-business-awards and the winners will be announced later this year.

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