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          Black Entrepreneurs' Awards

          Supporting Black Heritage entrepreneurs in the UK

          Establishing a business is challenging, but these challenges are even more pronounced for some. Black-led businesses frequently face disproportionate underfunding, with investment into Black founders less than 1% in 2023 (Diversity Beyond Gender 2023, Extend Venturesopens in a new tab).

          This significant racial disparity in venture capital (VC) funding hinders many from making the necessary investments to grow their businesses. Our Black Entrepreneurs’ Awards programme aims to provide talented black-heritage entrepreneurs with access to funding, publicity, business workshops and mentoring to create a community of likeminded business owners.

          What is the Black Entrepreneurs' Award?

          BEA is a programme which celebrates Black Heritage entrepreneurs in the UK and provides a platform to market their businesses to a wider audience. Each year there are four winners who receive a cash prize of £25,000 each, and all of the finalists are enrolled onto a bespoke 12-month business acceleration programme, designed to support Black Heritage entrepreneurs and accelerate the growth of their start-ups.

          Created in 2018, BEA has supported 36 black heritage founders to accelerate the growth of their business. Some of our previous finalists have gone on to raise over £3m; expanded their business overseas; been listed on the Forbes 30 under 30; and received MBEs for their services in making venture capital more inclusive.

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          Meet our KPMG Black Entrepreneurs’ Award winners:

          Yasmin Greenaway

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          Here are the other founders and businesses that made it into the final:

          How does it work?

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          Pre-pitch

          Finalists are invited to a pre-pitch workshop and are provided with valuable insights on how to prepare for the pitch night.

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          Pitch and Ceremony

          Finalists will pitch their business to a panel of industry experts for judging. Pitches are reviewed against criteria and winners announced.

          What do the winners receive?

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          Senior mentoring

          Winners are paired with dedicated KPMG experts who provide mentorship and coaching.

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          £25,000 cash prize

          The four winners will receive £25,000 each to invest in their business or as a donation to the charity or community project of their choice.

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          Functional and sector-specific expertise

          Winners are enrolled onto a 12-month acceleration programme and receive several expert workshops focused on variety of topics – spanning how to lead, to how to accelerate growth.

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          Promotion and publicity

          Winners will be promoted and celebrated through KPMG’s social channels and our PR teams.

          Frequently asked questions

          Hear from our past winners

          This is incredible. I'm really honoured to win this award, especially as the competition in this category was immense. I started about seven years ago and to get this award from KPMG is brilliant. My aim with the prize fund is to bring in somebody who's underrepresented in our local area and give them access and opportunity to work alongside the team. I'm really excited to pass on what we've been given by KPMG to the local community.

          Dami Hastrup – Moonhub

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          It's a blessing to have won. There were so many amazing people in our category doing phenomenal work in the social impact space. To be able to represent STEM, and show what is possible for an organisation like Motivez has been extraordinary. We would like to use this win to help us expand beyond our current focus in five London boroughs, to offer support across the 32 boroughs and then beyond, so that we can make even more impact in the STEM space and support more young people.

          George Imafidon MBE – Motivez (Motivezcic CIC)

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          • We are absolutely thrilled to launch these awards that celebrate the amazing talent of black heritage business owners across the UK. Every year we see brilliant businesses enter the awards and it’s exciting to be able to offer support to Black entrepreneurs who often don’t have access to the resources they need to scale their businesses.
          Jenny Baskerville
          Jenny Baskerville

          Director

          KPMG in the UK

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