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I'm delighted to have been announced as a finalist in the Business Success Recognition Awards 2025 in the "Outstanding Contribution" category.

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I’m delighted to have been announced as a finalist in the Business Success Recognition Awards 2025 in the “Outstanding Contribution” category.

Stacey Calder established the Business Success Recognition Awards, to celebrate the fantastic work being done by businesses and individuals within the UK business community. These recognition awards are open to all organisations nationwide regardless of size or maturity. The Business Success team independently judged over 500 entries and shortlisted the finalists, and a team of expert judges will be selecting the winners for each award.

There is a wide range of award categories which will be recognised and celebrated during an evening of entertainment and surprises. The winners will be announced at the Recognition Awards ceremony on Saturday 13th September 2024, at the Crowne Plaza, Stratford Upon Avon.

For those not in the room you can follow the event using #BSNAwards2025 on the main social media platforms.

Founder, Stacey Calder said: “Having read all the nominations that have come in it always amazes me what a diverse range of businesses we have in the UK. It makes me incredibly proud to be able to give a platform for small businesses to not only recognise their achievements, but to give them a way to raise their profile and showcase what they do. Visibility is key to a business at any time, but right now it’s vital. Our awards are back for the fourth year, and you can always feel the support in the room, with businesses supporting other businesses. This year has seen continued challenges for businesses, so we want to recognise that the hard work continues and deserves to be recognised.”

I’ve been a BSN finalist each of the past four years, and even got Runner Up last year – will 2025 be the year I win? We’ll find out in September, although just reaching the finals is pretty special, especially given the caliber of the other fantastic finalists.

Sadly I can’t make it to the actual awards ceremony this year for logistical reasons, but I’ll definitely be following online and cheering everyone on!

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Award-winning coach, international speaker, multi-time best-selling author, hypnotist, occasional magician, and writer of this post, Keith spent his first 40 years suffering from several phobias including being terrified of speaking with strangers. After one incident too many, he started studying and training in NLP & hypnosis to conquer his own issues, found he was rather good at it, and changed careers (aided by redundancy at just the right moment after 20 years in IT). He helps people transform their deepest fears into their greatest strengths, and having helped over 5,000 people across 5 continents, he is the UK's #1 Fear Strategist.