Viva Business Networking wins Local Business Accelerator Award - See Gazette this week!

Local media titles across the UK have revealed their shortlisted businesses for the Local Business Accelerators campaign.   

Viva Business Networking has been selected by the Hemel Hempstead Gazette. We have scooped the LBA prize of free advertising in our local paper, business mentoring, and a chance to win a year’s mentoring from the campaign’s national ambassador Deborah Meaden of the Dragons’ Den.

The campaign attracted the support of a number high-profile figures such as David Cameron and the CBI’s John Cridland and more than 3,000 businesses applied to their local paper for a place on the scheme.

David Cameron has highlighted the role of the local newspaper industry in supporting British business as regional and local newspapers announce the winners of Local Business Accelerators.

Mr Cameron said:  "Congratulations to all the winners of the Local Business Accelerators scheme. It's brilliant that so many promising young companies, from such a wide range of sectors, are benefitting from this excellent initiative.

"Entrepreneurship, creativity and ambition are essential for our economic recovery and through Local Business Accelerators, local newspapers are supporting some great new British businesses to grow, and helping to boost their local economy.

"I wish the newspapers, businesses and their mentors every success over the coming months."

The Prime Minister also took to Twitter to congratulate the winning businesses.

We are delighted to receive this support and this will bring more visitors and members into Viva with the added publicity and profile.