We’re delighted to announce the shortlist for the ‘Small Business Supporter of the Year Award’ which will be presented at Forever Manchester’s Birthday Party on Friday 7th February 2025 at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel. The Small Business Supporter of the Year Award is given in recognition of a small business that has made a significant commitment, support and contribution to the work of Forever Manchester; making a considerable impact in communities throughout Greater Manchester. Sponsorship is still available for this award. To sponsor, please email marketing@forevermanchester.com Sponsor a Recognition Award The Shortlist is:
With 30 years of industry experience, as a brand, marketing and digital agency, Cuckoo provides a genuine breadth of knowledge – making them experts in what works and not just what’s on trend. They help brands communicate more clearly, stand out more beautifully online and offline. https://www.cuckoodesign.com/
The team at one iota are proud to be based in Manchester flying the flag for our great city. They work with a range of global brands including HUGO BOSS, Pro:Direct, Superdry and many others, designing and developing apps to help them better engage with their customers. https://www.itsoneiota.com/
Full Circle Funerals Partners Altrincham are a small, local and independent funeral service and are available 24/7 so there is always someone there, for people to speak to. Firstly, they will listen to you, and then tailor their support to meet your needs. They recognise that some people want to be given clear guidance and direction, whereas others would prefer to be informed about their options so they feel empowered to make the choices that are right for them. Full Circle Funerals Partners in Altrincham are recommended in the Good Funeral Guide which means that they have been inspected and you can be assured that we achieve the high standards of care that they expect. In 2020 Full Circle Funerals Partners launched because they wanted to support other people to open modern funeral services across the UK. There are many people who want to be funeral directors for all the right reasons and the Full Circle Funerals Partners franchise network is a way for those brilliant individuals to open local and independent funeral services with the support of a large and supportive network – the best of both worlds! The first partners service opened in Altrincham in 2022. https://fullcirclefunerals.co.uk/funeral-directors-altrincham/
Founded by Debra Burns in November 1988, Boss Model Management has pioneered the management and marketing of home grown talent to a worldwide audience. Over more than 2 decades they have evolved to become one of the most active and respected Model Agencies in the UK. Boss Model Management is well known in the great fashion capitals of the world, and they continue to source, develop and select the finest models. http://www.bossmodelmanagement.co.uk
The Frog and Bucket comedy club sits on the far edge of the Northern Quarter in Manchester city centre and was one of the first venues to open in the now creatively bustling district. Dave Perkin opened his first club back in 1994 at the Britainnia pub on Newton Street with a capacity of just 60 back in the nineties when Oasis were hanging out in Dry Bar around the corner, comedians who are now household names were honing their art at the only dedicated comedy club in the city at the time. Cheekily renamed as the Frog and Bucket, the club firstly just presented weekend shows then, a few months after opening, it took on an amateur night too. Three years later the club moved to its current premises at the end of Oldham St. The Frog and Bucket continues to provide a place to nurture new talent, for Manchester to check out the stars of the future and to see those acts that though they aren’t a household name now they are at the grass roots of truly fantastic and exciting live stand up. http://www.frogandbucket.com
