Dinner on Thursday evening started with hard work & motivation, moved on to a large portion of innovation with creativity on the side and ended with a belly full of contagious inspiration. Yes of course, we were at the Kent Independent Trader Awards. #KiTA2014
Bearsted Golf Club was full to the brim with entrepreneurs from across the county. A mixture of excitement, anticipation and the odd glass of fizz kept the chatter going until the awards, now in their third year, began. Organiser Hilary Steel compared the evening bringing, as usual, a sprinkling of humour to lighten the tension.
As the evening unfolded it was clear to see a recurring pattern emerging, each and everyone of these determined business owners were led by passion with a capital P. That feeling deep within that fuels you to make scary decisions, exit your comfort zone and risk your life savings.
Telcare were honoured to sponsor the occasion and even more delighted to hand out two of the awards. As customer service is a subject close to our heart, we were keen to have the opportunity to congratulate the finalists in this category. The role became even more pleasing when we announced that the winner was Beverley Adams-Reynolds of Exquisite Vintage Teas, Beverley was quite overcome and extremely happy. Many congratulations to Beverley on a fabulous achievement.
The second award we had the pleasure in giving out was for Health & Beauty. There is no doubt that this industry is booming and also an arena that is extremely competitive. This fact alone highlighted the calibre of the finalists. Of course there could be only one winner so the crown went to a very deserving Leah Buckingham with Trayc Randall and Kim Henderson close at her heels as runners up.
For a full list of finalists, runners up and winners from the evening please see here:
http://kentindependenttraders.co.uk/2014-results/
The organisers once again achieved the mammoth task of bringing together the go-getters of Kent; they showcased their talents and celebrated their successes. As onlookers we witnessed the shaping of Kent’s future business community, an impressive prospect. Bring it on.