Blackcircles’ Welch Honoured at BT Business Awards

Michael Welch has done very well indeed at the BT Business Essence of the Entrepreneur awards. Not only was the Blackcircles.com managing director named one of the UK’s top 20 entrepreneurs, Welch was voted Most Outstanding Entrepreneur, an honour that comes with a £20,000 business grant. This is, admittedly, a well-deserved accolade – in seven years of business the company has cultivated a customer base of more than 300,000, and annual sales of more than £10 million.

“This is a very important competition, as it demonstrates that British businesses are surviving, and indeed thriving, in spite of the current economic climate,” commented Welch. “To be recognised among the top twenty entrepreneurs is so encouraging for myself and the team as it confirms that we are continuing to build a stand-out business and using the latest technological developments to our direct benefit.

“Being named as Most Outstanding Entrepreneur is undoubtedly the icing on the cake and we look forward to reinvesting the business grant alongside our existing development strategy,” he added. The BT Business awards are now in its third year, and other award categories include Best Male, Best Female, Most Outstanding Business Concept and Best Young Entrepreneur.