Awards
The GrowBiz team and services are multi-award winning.
2020
GrowBiz was runner up in the Best Countryside Digital Innovator Award at the Scottish Rural Awards.
2019
GrowBiz were selected as one of 25 finalists in the European Rural Inspiration Awards. The awards recognise inspiring initiatives that demonstrate the contribution of Rural Development Policy towards a more competitive, sustainable and inclusive rural Europe. GrowBiz was nominated for the awards by the Scottish Government and was one of only two projects in the UK to make it to the final 25. Over 170 projects were entered for consideration overall.
We were shortlisted in the Courier Business Awards Social Impact Award category and received a Highly Commended Award at the Scottish Land and Estates Helping it Happen National Awards.
At the Scottish Mentoring Network conference, Jennifer Lindsay-Finan received a highly commended award and the GrowBiz Mentoring programme won the Outstanding Practices in Mentor Development and Support award.
2018
As well as achieving the Quality Standard for our Mentoring programme, we won Business Project of the Year at the Scottish Mentoring Network Awards. Clair Smith won Highly Commended Staff Member and Emma Arblaster won Highly Commended Mentor.
GrowBiz were shortlisted for the Scottish Rural Innovators Awards - Building Rural Communities for our Creative Care Project.
2017
GrowBiz won Social Impact Business of the Year at the Courier Awards.
At the BWS WES Awards, Jackie Brierton won the Lifetime Achievement Award and Clair Smith won Mentor of the Year.
At the Scottish Mentoring Network Awards, GrowBiz won Business Project of the Year and Clair Smith won Highly Commended Mentor.
2016
GrowBiz attended the Scottish Mentoring Network conference for the first time and won Business Project of the Year. Joyce McQuilken won Highly Commended Staff Member and Merle Palmer won Highly Commended Mentor.
2015
GrowBiz won the Commitment to the Community category at the Perthshire Chamber of Commerce Star Awards.
