Black British Business Awards

Black British Business Awards
Current: Black British Business Awards 2024
Awarded for	Outstanding achievements and performance of Black people in British business
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	Melanie Eusebe and Sophie Chandauka
Hosted by	Melanie Eusebe
First award	January 11, 2014;11 years ago (2014-01-11)
Final award	2023
Website	thebbbawards.com

The Black British Business Awards are British awards that celebrates the achievements and performance of Black people in British businesses. ^{[1] [2]} The awards were designed to highlight the contributions Black people have made to the British economy and to combat stereotypes. ^{[3] [4] [2]}

History

The awards were founded by Melanie Eusebe who serves as its chair and Sophie Chandauka to promote understanding of the economic contributions and potential of the Black community in the workforce, boardrooms, and customer segments. The founders started the awards to showcase the contributions made to the British economy by Black people. ^{[1] [2]}

Inaugural ceremony

The inaugural ceremony took place in 2014. ^[2] The awards are divided into several categories, including Arts and Media, Consumer and Luxury, Entrepreneur, Financial Services, Professional Services, and Black British Businessperson of the Year. ^{[5] [6] [7] [2]}

Maggie Aderin-Pocock was the winner of the 2014 category Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at the awards.

The winners of the awards are selected by an independent panel of judges consisting of senior executives from various sectors. ^{[1] [9] [2] [10]}

Leadership

The current leadership of the Black British Business Awards includes Melanie Eusebe and Sophie Chandauka, who are the co-founders and chairs of the organization. ^{[1] [11]}

List of ceremonies

2014

Category	Leader	Rising star	Result	Reference
Financial Services	Trevor Williams	Lorraine Wright	Won	[8]
Fast-Moving Consumer Goods	Wilfred Emmanuel Jones	Timi Dorgu	Won	[8]
Infrastructure and Manufacturing	David Waboso	Jim Lenga-Kroma	Won	[8]
Media and the Arts	Darcus Beese	Joanna Abeyie	Won	[8]
Professional Services	Tom Shropshire	Chike Eduputa	Won	[8]
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics	Maggie Aderin-Pocock	Anne-Marie Imafidon	Won	[8]
Entrepreneur of the Year	Piers Linney	Philip Poku	Won	[8]
Black British Business Person of the Year	Margaret Casely-Hayford	Vince Cable	Won	[8]

See also

• Melanie Eusebe

References

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2. Agrawal, Ankita (2023-03-08). "Black British Business Awards celebrates 10th anniversary". SME Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
3. Grace, Ihesiulo (2024-07-14). "Black British Business Awards: Yinka Baruwa Gets Prestigious Recognition". DAILY TIMES Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
4. Kanengoni, Jonathan (2023-10-17). "Winners of Black British Business Awards 2023 announced". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
5. "Stevenage scientist shortlisted for Black British Business Award". The Comet. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
6. Pearson, Holly (2021-07-28). "Taponeswa Mavunga, Director of Africa at Sony Music UK, shortlisted at the Black British Business Awards". Sony Music UK. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
7. Russell, Josh (2015-10-21). "Gary Elden wins Black British Business Person of the Year". Elite Business Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
8. https://www.vercida.com/uk/articles/first-black-british-business-awards
9. Reporters, Telegraph (2024-04-09). "'Work hard, but find downtime – for the sake of your sanity'". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2024-07-19.
10. Reporters, Telegraph (2024-02-06). "Nominations open for 2024's Black British Business Awards". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2024-07-20.
11. "Nominations open for 2022 Black British Business Awards". The Phoenix Newspaper. 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2024-07-20.