People First Mobility honoured with business award at the 2022 Scale-Up Awards
Mobility retailer People First Mobility were crowned the #SBS Small Business Award Winner at the 2022 Scale-Up Awards recently.
The prestigious event, held at London’s acclaimed Tobacco Dock and hosted by comedian Russell Kane in November 2022, attracted 450 business leaders, entrepreneurs and VIPs from across the nation.
Attendees included the likes of Theo Paphitis, Touker Suleyman, Alpesh Patel OBE, Josh Robson and Emma Sayle.
Established by Business Leader Magazine, the Scale-Up Awards are the first and only awards to focus on the scale-up sector, celebrating high-growth companies and the entrepreneurs that run them. More than 500 businesses and entrepreneurs entered this year’s awards.
The new award from Theo Paphitis is open to all of the small businesses that have won #sbs small business Sunday.
Karen Sheppard, Director of People First Mobility, commented: “To win this award from Theo Paphitis, competing against so many amazing entries, was a real boost to the staff and myself.
“Retail is struggling with hard times at the moment but our scale up plans caught the eyes of the judges and Theo, along with our commitment to giving the best customer experience and our determination to succeed.”
Theo Paphitis, Retail Entrepreneur and #SBS Small Business Sunday creator, said: “I was delighted to present this award to Karen and People First Mobility. It was the first of its kind and Karen and her business really embody the spirit of #SBS and the Scale Up Awards – that with hard work and vision anything is possible. We should never forget that the start-ups of today are the scale-ups of tomorrow.”
Oli Ballard, Director at Scale-Up Awards, comments: “We are so excited to crown these incredible businesses that are shaping their respective industries and the UK economy.
“It was tremendous to see so many influential and inspirational business people all in one room, and in such a great location. Congratulations to all the winners!”
The award came several months after the East Midlands-based retailer was named winner of the Triumph over Adversity Award at the National Finals of the Rural Business Awards, which took place in February 2022.
