Francesca James

Francesca is the founder of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards and community. With a background in publishing and events, Francesca ia passionate about telling the stories of entrepreneurs in an effort to support and champion their endeavours.

Francesca’s roots are in publishing, and at the time, multiple business awards were clamouring to secure media partnership with her titles, including Fresh Business Thinking.

This is when the idea to start a business awards programme focused on telling business owners’ stories, struggles and successes came to be.

The Great British Entrepreneur Awards soon became a platform that celebrated and championed the entrepreneurs behind brilliant businesses, placing entrepreneurs’ stories at the heart of the programme.

Francesca believes its the Great British Entrepreneur Awards community that truly set the awards apart from anything else in the UK.

Having the likes of Cath Kidson, Will King (founder of King of Shaves), Alan Barratt (founder of Grenade), and over 150 other names behind household brands as community members and true champions and supporters of entrepreneurship sets the awards apart, but it’s more than that. Francesca has seen the awards community spark unique opportunities for collaboration and growth, allowing bigger businesses to mentor and support smaller ones.