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Smarta 100

The Smarta 100 will search, find and recognise the 100 ’smartest’ small businesses in the UK.From the West Highlands to Westfield we’ll be searching for the high-street heroes, market traders on a mission, eBay entrepreneurs, budding Bransons and the emerging big businesses of tomorrow.

We want to hear from the most exciting, promising, disruptive new businesses, the family businesses who remain the cornerstones of communities, the innovators ploughing their own furrows in staid or declining industries, the recession-busters making a mockery of the doom and gloom, the web wonders, the teenpreneurs, mumpreneurs, olderpreneuers and, er, just about anyone who’s running a small business worth shouting about.

We’ll speak to our network of entrepreneurs, business leaders and advisors, to investors, to business orgs, networking clubs, PRs. Heck, we’ll walk straight in off the street, phone, email, stalk just about every business we love.

How will the Smarta 100’s achievements be recognised?

The companies and entrepreneurs selected for the Smarta 100 will be featured on the Smarta website as an example and inspiration for aspiring entrepreneurs.

The companies will receive exposure through case studies, video interviews, email and Twitter announcements to the Smarta membership. Smarta 100 companies will have the Smarta 100 badge next to any case study, video interview or network profile on Smarta.

In addition, members of the Smarta 100 will be invited to exclusive events with the Smarta 100 judges and other Smarta backers. Details will be revealed to the winners in February.

 Key Dates

Tuesday 24th November Smarta 100 open for entries.

Tuesday 2nd February Closing date for entries.

Monday 15th February Smarta 100 winners notified by e-mail

Tuesday 16th February Official announcement of Smarta 100 winners

Late February / early March networking event exclusively for Smarta 100 winners and judges 

You can find details here - http://www.smarta.com/smarta100/what-is-the-smarta-100

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