Soul Tree Wines Announced As National Business Awards Finalist

Up against Crowdcube and Toxic Fox for Start-up Business of the Year –

Today, Soul Tree Wines has been shortlisted for the Start-up Business of the Year Award at this year’s National Business Awards in partnership with Orange. Based in Solihull near Birmingham, Soul Tree Wines produces world class wines in India, distributes them around the world, and is putting Indian wine firmly on the global map.

Going up against the likes of Crowdcube, Shutl, and Toxic Fox they will battle it out for the prestigious award, with the winner being revealed at the National Business Awards gala dinner held on 13th November in London.

Michael Hayman, co-founder of Start-up Britain, judge for the category said: “It’s hard work developing relationships with a core customer base but Soul Tree Wines has created an imaginative product to fill a gap in the market”.

Alok Mathur, co-founder of Soul Tree Wines said: “The Orange National Business Awards represent the very best of British business and we are really pleased to be announced as a finalist. This is an endorsement of our vision, plans, and efforts. Being a part of this fantastic community will not only present superb networking opportunities but will strengthen our credibility, prove our excellence, and give the Soul Tree team the motivation to take Soul Tree Wines to new heights. ”

The National Business Awards has today revealed over 150 of Britain’s leading businesses and business leaders as finalists in the prestigious awards programme. Organisations shortlisted include a range of private, public and third sector companies, including National Grid, Marks and Spencer and London Early Years Foundation.

All National Business Awards finalists represent an annual turnover in excess of £135 billion and collectively employ over 700,000. They cover activities as diverse as digital marketing, international road haulage and logistics, water engineering and life sciences: sectors that reflect key areas of UK capability with high potential for international expansion. The diverse size of the companies entering is also huge – ranging from a business with an annual turnover of less than £50k to high growth and high value companies with multi-billion revenues.

Baroness Virginia Bottomley, Chair of Judges said: “This year has been a challenging environment for British businesses: these finalists demonstrate how companies are succeeding in the current climate through innovation, originality and tenacity. It’s good to see a broad range of companies both in sector and size – an impressive representation of the potential British businesses have. Congratulations to all our finalists.”

The National Business Awards supports Help for Heroes, a charity that offers support and advice for wounded soldiers.

Visit www.nationalbusinessawards.co.uk for a full list of all finalists and to book a table at the event.

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