These are the Semi-Finalists results. We will now get our judges to do even more judging and they will create the Finalists List. Good luck to all.

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Family Run Business

  • One Man And His Van – Fintan Conlon
  • Giles Norman Photography – Giles Norman and Catherine Norman
  • Mr. Crumb – Bernard Coyle
  • Kookee – Pauline and Damian Clarke.
  • Westport House – Jeremy & Jennifer Altamont
  • SATIS Property
  • WeddingDates – Ciara Crossan and brother Paul Crossan
  • Ristorante Rinuccini – The Cavaliere family
  • The Grafton Barber – Conor and Hugh Mc Allister
  • Chambers Engineering – Paddy Chambers Snr. Founder of the company in 1979.
  • Dynamic Cater Care Ltd – Alan Fynes and Sharyn Hayden
  • Coyle Group Recruitment & training – Gavin & Ashling Coyle
  • Siam thai dundrum – Brother and sister Eoin and Julie Flanagan
  • Standun spiddal – Cliona Standun and Laragh Standun
  • Avalanche Designs – Aidan O’ Carroll and Mark O’ Carroll

Under 30s Business

The people running this company/owners must be 30 or under as of January 1st 2015

  • Riverside FootGolf – Gary Mullin – 26.
  • Incidium Marketing – Ciana Aspell- 30.
  • Sex Siopa – Shawna Scott – 29
  • Rewrite Science – John O’Donoghue – 28.
  • HifiHut – Daniel Rooney – 30 and Elliot Purtill – 29.
  • Youth Nation – Jamie White and Mark Jacobs, aged 28.
  • Sendmybag.com – Adam Ewart – 29. Grant Carmichael – COO, 24.
  • SATIS Property – Karen aged 30.
  • E.D. Estimating – Eoin Darby – 29
  • Rocket Rainbow Ltd – JP Vaughan – 30 years
  • Avalanche Designs – Aidan O’ Carroll – 24.
  • True Romance Weddings – Caitriona Foley – 27.
  • E-Dublin (Nomadez) – Edu Giansante – 29 yrs, Mah Marra -28 yrs, Tarcisio Marra – 26 yrs old

Retailer – Offline

  • L. Mulligan. Grocer.
  • The Cake Café
  • FitzCycles.ie
  • Tramp Press
  • Standun Spiddal
  • Michael Wall Bespoke

Retailer (Online, Irish Market) – Sponsored by IE Domain Registry

  • Zatori
  • Purple Wolf Trading as Party Mad
  • Sex Siopa
  • Low.ie online personal life insurance
  • Holos Skincare
  • HifiHut
  • Why Weight Ireland.
  • Wholesale Welding Supplies
  • Wall Stickers For Kids
  • Writing.ie/The Inkwell Group
  • HairyBaby Clothing Company
  • Tramp Press
  • IrishMadeGifts.com
  • Heritage Hampers Ltd
  • LovelyBeards.com

Retailer (Online, Export)

  • Traxedo Limited
  • Sendmybag.com
  • Zatori
  • Rocket Rainbow Ltd
  • The Cake Café

Food and Drink SME

  • Wildflour Bakery
  • Kookee
  • NUA Naturals
  • Eight Degrees Brewing
  • Heritage Hampers Ltd
  • Nobó
  • Brown Paper Bag Project
  • The Cupcake Bloke
  • Kush Seafarms
  • Rafferty’s Fine Foods
  • Fernhill House Hotel & Gardens

Customer Focus

  • Riverside FootGolf
  • Sendmybag.com
  • Westport House
  • LearnUpon
  • One Man And His Van
  • Cavanaghs of Charleville
  • Writing.ie/The Inkwell Group
  • FitzCycles.ie
  • Holos Skincare from Nature
  • Wm O’ Brien Public Storage
  • The Gaiety School of Acting
  • Cork International Hotel
  • Phorest Salon Software
  • L. Mulligan. Grocer.
  • Essential French
  • WeddingDates

Startup

  • Wildflour Bakery
  • LovelyBeards.com
  • Cuckoo Events
  • Riverside FootGolf
  • Wall Stickers For Kids
  • Cycle Inishowen
  • IrishMadeGifts.com
  • EireChrom Ltd
  • Sex Siopa
  • Why Weight Ireland
  • Sexy.ie
  • Rocket Rainbow Ltd
  • Avalanche Designs
  • Rubberstamp.io
  • Holos Skincare from Nature
  • KillBiller
  • Mummy Cooks
  • International Food law and Regulation advisory service
  • Boyletoday.com
  • GlowMetrics
  • Nobó
  • Vanguard Beer Collective
  • Mespil Solutions
  • Rafferty’s Fine Foods
  • UniTuition.com

Community Minded

  • LovelyBeards.com
  • Cycle Inishowen
  • IrishMadeGifts.com
  • Zatori
  • Why Weight Ireland
  • Fernhill House Hotel & Gardens
  • St. Patrick’s Mental Health Foundation – ‘Walk in My Shoes’
  • S.N. Seosamh Naofa
  • Wm O’ Brien Public Storage
  • Rewrite Science
  • The Gaiety School of Acting
  • Boyletoday.com.
  • Idaho Café

Environmentally Minded

  • Cycle Inishowen
  • Fernhill House Hotel & Gardens
  • The Cake Café
  • Eco Advertising Ltd
  • Kush Seafarms

Company Transformation – sponsored by BH Consulting

  • Cuckoo Events
  • Right Track Media
  • Travelcheaper.ie.- Dawson Travel
  • Standun spiddal

New Product/Service from an SME

  • SAMM.ie
  • BookSplits
  • SupreHands Baby Sign Language
  • Irish Swimmer
  • Webdoctor.ie
  • Binding.ie
  • BCC Risk Advisory
  • KillBiller
  • Mummy Cooks
  • International Food law and Regulation advisory service
  • Citygate Specialist Dental Clinic
  • Kush Seafarms
  • Olytico

B2B Exporter – Sponsored by Blueface

  • LearnUpon
  • WhatClinic.com
  • Mr. Crumb
  • Phorest Salon Software

B2B SME Growth – Sponsored by Blueface

  • Cuckoo Events
  • LearnUpon
  • Newsweaver
  • Air Take Photography
  • Pat O’Sullivan Catering Equipment
  • Bonkers Money Limited
  • WebArt
  • Mr. Crumb
  • GlowMetrics
  • Phorest Salon Software
  • Olytico
  • Mespil Solutions
  • Vroom Digital

* So what happens next? We now start to judge all the categories and come up with the Finalists. We will have a team of about 50 judges going through your entries.