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Hear from our three incredible winners Cedric Bloch CEO BRIGIT'S AFTERNOON TEA LIMITED, Amelia Peckham Co-Founder Cool Crutches & Walking Sticks & Debra Cartlidge, Deaf Village Northwest as they tell us how disability has inspired their business and made them better at business. Thank you City AM. Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and Leonard Cheshire are incredibly proud to be running these awards for disabled entrepreneurs in the UK and to all those who applied and won this year.

Yorkshire-based Entrepreneur Wins £60k Grant in Disabled Entrepreneurs Award. The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, founded by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and in partnership with Leonard Cheshire, supports disabled entrepreneurs in the UK with cash prizes to stimulate economic growth and job creation among the disabled community. This year’s Stelios Awards for Disabled Entrepreneurs distributed £200,000 to the top three winners, including Amelia. Thank you The Yorkshire Press.

Last week our Co Founder Amelia Peckham, secured second place in the Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Stelios Philanthropic Foundation Awards for Disabled Entrepreneurs 2024 in partnership with Leonard Cheshire. As part of this prestigious award, Amelia has been granted £60,000 for the incredible work she’s achieved as an entrepreneur in the disabled community.  Launched in 2006, Cool Crutches & Walking Sticks was inspired by Amelia’s own experiences of using regular crutches that hindered her recovery, following a spinal cord injury from a quad bike accident that left her with a life-altering disability at the age of 19. Amelia plans to use the £60,000 grant to launch into new markets and make their products more accessible, allowing even more people to live comfortably, safely, confidently and in style.

What an incredible 3rd prize winner of the Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Stelios Philanthropic Foundation Awards for Disabled Entrepreneurs in the UK 2024 in partnership with Leonard Cheshire, Debra Cartlidge of Deaf Village North West. What an amazing and special video thanking Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou for believing in Debra's ambitions to strive for a more accessible and inclusive tomorrow.

Thank you Business Matters Magazine! Leading disability charity Leonard Cheshire and Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou have unveiled the winners of the Stelios Awards for Disabled Entrepreneurs 2024 in a ceremony hosted by the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation in central London.

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and Stelios Philanthropic Foundation announce winners of the 16th year of the Disabled Entrepreneur Awards, gifting £200,000 to three worthy disabled entrepreneurs. Cedric Bloch of Brigit's Bakery takes top prize of £100k, Amelia Peckham of Cool Crutches & Walking Sticks named runner up winning £60k and Debra Cartlidge of SCHOOL OF SIGN LANGUAGE LTD & The White House Deaf Specialist Ltd Deaf Village North West comes third with a £40,000 prize. Leading disability charity Leonard Cheshire and Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou have unveiled the winners of the Stelios Awards for Disabled Entrepreneurs in the UK 2024 in a ceremony in central London today hosted by the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation and joined by Leonard Cheshire CEO Ruth Owen OBE and first awards winner from 2007 Amar Latif, Traveleyes. Many congratulations to this year's winners and to all the applicants. The competition standard was extremely high and we want to congratulate the three winners and all the applicants on their achievements. Full media release and Zoom recording of the awards to be found at www.stelios.foundation.

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Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and Stelios Philanthropic Foundation are incredibly proud of disabled adventurer Geoff Holt MBE DL and 2015 Stelios Disabled Entrepreneur Award winner, who after dedicating his life to providing access to the sea for all disabled people embarked on his latest voyage circumnavigating Great Britain, demonstrating there are No Limits To Our Dreams. Celebrating 40 years in a wheelchair, Geoff skippered a Wetwheels boat in aid of the Wetwheels Foundation, the charity he founded to enable barrier-free opportunities on the water for all. Departing on 13 May with the Lord Mayor of City of London Michael Mainelli to wave them off, the challenge was to raise £1.2m for 4 new Wetwheels Boats. Embarking on a journey to 17 accessible ports across the UK, Geoff and his team faced unpredictable weather, the vessel’s endurance whilst looking after the crew’s safety and wellbeing and Geoff taking on the challenge from his wheelchair, they did it! We are delighted to support this incredible challenge, Geoff, his team and the charity. Many congratulations! https://lnkd.in/e_3ikW_x; https://lnkd.in/djDksfbF

We are delighted to announce that €124,000 was raised at the 2nd annual charity dinner with The Hellenic Initiative and guest speaker the Greek basketball legend Nikos Galis, hosted at the Stelios Foundation Conference Hall in Monaco on 24th June! 🏀✨ The funds raised will go a long way in supporting the Summer Youth Academy in Athens in partnership with Eurohoops Organization! Read more about this event and the impact it will have here: https://lnkd.in/drtBHJ-M #Charity #Philanthropy #CommunitySupport #NikosGalis #SteliosFoundation #Monaco #GivingBack