Jersey Enterprise are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Jersey Enterprise Awards, which this year celebrated its own achievement – a decade of rewarding local business success. Over [...]]]> Success across the island’s community was the theme of last night’s glittering Enterprise Awards gala dinner, attended by more than 800 business and community leaders.

Jersey Enterprise are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Jersey Enterprise Awards, which this year celebrated its own achievement – a decade of rewarding local business success. Over 70 companies were nominated for awards and Senator Alan Maclean, Minister for Economic Development said; ‘The standard of entrants has been higher than ever before, and is a clear message that even in a difficult financial environment, local businesses have the adaptability and initiative necessary to thrive’.

The gala dinner at the Queen’s Hall at Fort Regent began with a champagne reception at Fort Regent, before awards ceremony host, Clive Anderson took the floor to present the nine awards to the businesses and individuals the judges felt had led the way in 2011.

Here is a full list of the winners of the tenth Jersey Enterprise Awards

NatWest Small Business Award – The Jersey Sports & Spinal Clinic
The judges felt that choosing a winner for this category had been a hard decision, but the Jersey Sports & Spinal Clinic stood out as ‘a business that has continued to grow in a highly competitive environment where reputation and service delivery are absolutely key’
Shortlisted: Harpers Catering, Mr Fish, Pennyfeathers

Altis Medium Business Award – The Inn Hotel
The judges were particularly impressed by this company’s innovative business model, which had enabled them to adapt against the odds during a harsh business environment. They also cited The Inn’s client focus, and low employee turnover as key factors in their decision.
Shortlisted: Greenlight, iQ Music and Computer Solutions

Credit Suisse Large Business Award – Liberation Group
Commenting on the reasons for their choice, the judges said, ‘the winner demonstrated that a traditional business which is out of favour in many parts of the mainland can be transformed with the right leadership focus and investment in people, customers and product’.
Shortlisted: Camerons, Spoor & Fisher

Ogier Training & Development Award – Waitrose
The judges felt that the winner demonstrated an outstanding commitment to staff development and said, ‘Waitrose has a clear approach to recruiting and training staff and their training plan is comprehensive.  They pay particular attention to making their training relevant and specific for their Jersey employees’.
Shortlisted: Advange to Work and Advance Plus, Hautlieu School

Guiton Group Ambassador of the Year Award – Eric Young Orchid Foundation
In selecting the Eric Young Orchid Foundation as the winner of this year’s Ambassador of the Year Award, the judges said, ‘this year’s winner has, for over half a century, ensured that Jersey is associated with excellence in all corners of the world’

Condor Ferries Community Award – The League of Friends
The judges explained that they were struck by the fact that ‘behind all the many charities and organisations that were nominated, there are numerous individuals who work so hard for the benefit of others in the Island’. However, there was one charity that stood out to the judges, and this year the Condor Ferries Community Award was presented to The League of Friends.
Shortlisted: Brian Curtis MBE, Jersey Special Gymnastics Club

Indigo Lighthouse Group Entrepreneur of the Year Award – Nigel Blandin, 4 Hire
The judges felt that Nigel Blandin was a natural choice for the Award, a ‘serial entrepreneur with a proven track record’.
Shortlisted: Simon Harper, Eliot Lincoln

Jersey Electricity Environmental Award – La Mare Wine Estate
Selecting La Mare Wine Estate to receive the Jersey Electricity Environmental Award, the judges said, ‘our winner is indeed a worthy one and importantly, the business has also created opportunities for new, green products of outstanding provenance for which consumers are prepared to pay a premium’.
Shortlisted: Geomarine and Port of Jersey, Jersey College for Girls

JT Business of the Year Award – Liberation Group
The judges’ opinion was that, despite a challenging market, this company was able to exceed all its targets and deliver excellent results to its shareholders. They said, ‘Liberation Group has outperformed the market trend and continues to deliver strong growth across all areas of its operation’.

The final preparations are being made for the largest event in the island’s social calendar, [...]]]> What’s got five miles of cable, 3,400 legs, 3,500 glasses and four super-bright projectors? No it’s not the start of a really bad joke, it’s actually the Jersey Enterprise Awards gala dinner on Friday 2nd March at Fort Regent.

The final preparations are being made for the largest event in the island’s social calendar, the tenth Jersey Enterprise Awards, where over 800 people will gather to celebrate the achievements of local business leaders. Putting an event of this size together is a huge undertaking. Along with enough cable to run from Elizabeth Castle to Mont Orgueil, there will be 2,000 square metres of carpet, four big screens and four 17,000-lumen projectors which have been specially imported by Delta Productions to make this year’s Jersey Enterprise Awards an unforgettable event. Delta’s Managing Director Simon Gasston said, ‘to produce an event of this size and status takes months of preparation to ensure nothing is overlooked. Technology really has to be at the forefront of this event and to ensure the very high standards expected of this event we have invested in new equipment, which we are very excited to be able to use at the Enterprise Awards’. Things are hotting up in the kitchens as well, as Jersey Pottery and their team of talented caterers get ready to put on a feast for the event’s attendees. ‘We start preparations from Thursday onwards. On the night, a team of 30 chefs and 70 waiting staff ensure that everyone gets their food on time’ said Matthew Jones, Director of Jersey Pottery. The team at Jersey Pottery have been busy sourcing the ingredients for the evening’s gala dinner – 270 kilos of beef, 5 kilos of locally grown herbs and 40 litres of stock for the red wine sauce, which also includes 24 bottles of wine and port. Awards attendees are expected to get through 1,200 bottles of wine, 1,300 glasses of champagne and create plenty of washing up, with 3,500 glasses and 4,250 pieces of cutlery being provided for the event from Jersey Pottery.
Sponsorship from the Garenne Group means that the tenth Jersey Enterprise Awards will be hosted by Clive Anderson, the award-winning comedian and presenter, who will be entertaining audiences with anecdotes from his career in comedy. The event begins with a champagne reception sponsored by Vestra Wealth, followed by a three-course dinner and the Awards ceremony in the Queens Hall, Fort Regent on Friday 2nd March. The Jersey Enterprise Awards are designed to acknowledge and celebrate the success of businesses and entrepreneurial individuals within Jersey’s community. Nine awards will be presented to the people and businesses that stood out in 2011, including the NatWest Small Business Award, Altis Medium Business Award, Credit Suisse Large Business Award, Indigo Lighthouse Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Jersey Electricity Environmental Award, Ogier Training and Development Award, Condor Ferries Community Award, Guiton Group Ambassador of the Year and the JT Overall Business of the Year.

The Jersey Enterprise Awards celebrates and rewards the success of both local businesses and community initiatives. We are delighted to have Clive Anderson as our host [...]]]> There are now only two weeks to go until the 2011 Jersey Enterprise Awards Gala Dinner. If you are yet to book, there are still a few tickets remaining.

The Jersey Enterprise Awards celebrates and rewards the success of both local businesses and community initiatives. We are delighted to have Clive Anderson as our host for this year’s Gala Dinner which will be held at Fort Regent on Friday 2nd March.

To book your tickets please contact Christine Holmes on +44 (0)7797 725019 or via email at cholmes@profilepm.com

JEA wine order

Clive Anderson began his career as a barrister and took his first steps into comedy as a scriptwriter for shows like Not The Nine O’Clock News and Alias Smith & Jones and was the first [...]]]> The award-winning presenter and comedy writer Clive Anderson will host the 2011 Jersey Enterprise Awards on the 2nd March.

Clive Anderson began his career as a barrister and took his first steps into comedy as a scriptwriter for shows like Not The Nine O’Clock News and Alias Smith & Jones and was the first stand-up act to appear at The Comedy Store. As the face of Channel 4’s Whose Line Is It Anyway, Clive Anderson won two British Comedy Awards and in 1991 and went on to host his own TV chat shows, where he became famous for his barbed questions and quick retorts. As well as fronting several other TV and radio programmes from game shows to travel documentaries, Clive has appeared on Have I Got News For You, QI and Mock the Week.

An unflappable presenter with a razor-sharp wit, Clive Anderson has hosted award ceremonies for BAFTA, the London Evening Standard Film Awards and the Olivier Awards to name just a few, as well as fronting live TV coverage of events ranging from the Proms to politics.

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Enterprise Awards, Clive Anderson will be hosting the whole Awards event, from his welcome speech to congratulating the winners, and entertaining the audience through the evening with anecdotes from his career in comedy.

Senator Alan Maclean Minister for Economic Development said: ‘I am delighted that we have been able to secure such a high-profile personality to host this year’s Jersey Enterprise Awards, and thank the Garenne Group for their generous sponsorship that has made it possible. Clive Anderson is well known as a quick-witted, entertaining presenter and I am looking forward to a memorable Awards evening’.

This year’s awards ceremony will begin with a champagne reception sponsored by Vestra Wealth, followed by a three-course dinner and the Awards ceremony in the Queens Hall, Fort Regent. The Jersey Enterprise Awards are designed to acknowledge and celebrate the success of businesses and entrepreneurial individuals within Jersey’s community. Nine awards will be presented to the people and businesses that stood out in 2011, including the NatWest Small Business Award, Altis Medium Business Award, Credit Suisse Large Business Award, Indigo Lighthouse Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Jersey Electricity Environmental Award, Ogier Training and Development Award, Condor Ferries Community Award, Guiton Group Ambassador of the Year and the JT Overall Business of the Year.

There are a few tickets remaining for the Jersey Enterprise Awards gala dinner on Friday 2nd March. Tables of twelve are available for £960, and individual tickets are £80. To book a table or for more information contact Christine Holmes, email cholmes@profilepm.com

Tell us about your business…

‘I won Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2008 Enterprise Awards for a number of ventures including Grafters, Jersey’s only Blue collar recruitment and employment agency which I co-founded. We handle workers primarily for the construction and fulfillment [...]]]>

Winner of the IndigoLighthouse Entrepreneur of the Year 2008…

James Baker

Tell us about your business…

‘Signtech is the current Channel Island leader in all areas of signage, including print, design, road marking, illumination and electrics. With services and products ranging from vehicle graphics and window films, to fascia signs and digital [...]]]>

Winner of the Altis Partners Medium Business Award 2010…

Tell us about your business…

‘Cooper & Co is one of the oldest remaining locally owned Jersey companies. We import green coffee from all over the world which we roast ourselves and then package it into whatever format is required and [...]]]>

Winner of the NatWest Small Business Award 2009…

David Warr

Cooper & Co

Tell us about your business…

‘Cooper & Co is one of the oldest remaining locally owned Jersey companies. We import green coffee from all over the world which we roast ourselves and then package it into whatever format is required and offer training in how to use our products appropriately. Alongside that core part of our business sits the teas and other products associated with hot beverages.’

Why did you enter the Enterprise Awards?

Initially because I felt my staff were working very hard here in a difficult competitive environment, and I wanted to get them broader recognition. We didn’t win the first year we entered, but I found the process of reviewing our business activities very helpful. The problem with a businesss is that you don’t step away enough to actually think about and reflect on what you’re doing and where you’re going.

What did it mean to you to win?

Relief! We’d entered three times and I knew we’d been doing well enough to win. The second time we were a runner up and I felt a real sense of disappointment, but also a feeling of ‘let’s give it one more go’. Maybe that’s the entrepreneur in me! I believed we had something good, I wanted to prove it and the judges saw something in us.

What have been some of the business opportunities / developments that you feel have resulted from winning the award?

What it did do was give us a brand awareness, and moved us up in the general public’ consciousness. It lifted us and I think it lifted me as well, as an individual and opened doors to people who wouldn’t have known me otherwise.

What would you say to people considering entering?

It’s a good exercise in basically putting down on paper what you do as a business, and examining things like your cashflow, and whether you’re as successful as you think you are. The feedback from the judges will give you the ideas you need. The biggest thing most small businesses want are ideas – they can’t afford a business consultant, but that’s where the judges opinions can be extremely helpful and give you an insight as to what they believe you’re about as a company.

What relevance do you feel the Enterprise Awards have?

In recession they’re probably more relevant than in boom times. It’s a challenge to be successful when the market is against you. That tests your mettle and your creativity as to how to maintain turnover in a shrinking market and if you can somethow put that on paper and get that through to the judges, you’re in with a good chance.

Quick-fire

Uni: I didn’t go – I left school at 18

First job: Banking (Midland Bank)

Favourite book: 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami, a complete escape novel.

Last holiday: Boating trip on the Thames

Most likely to say: ‘Another bloody form!’

Mode of transport: I drive everywhere…

Favourite gadget: iPhone

Motto: ‘Feel the fear and do it anyway’