Dacorum's Den winners 2022
Eight budding entrepreneurs were awarded up to £2,500 for their businesses after they pitched their ideas to a team of Dacorum’s Den judges on Friday July 15 2022.
The panel of four judges, led by Rt Hon Sir Mike Penning MP, divided a total of £10,000 grant fund to a range of business ideas that included dog grooming, solar panel advisers, cake makers and a children’s theatre company.
As well as the financial support, the winners also receive one year’s free membership to the Hemel Hempstead Business Ambassadors and six months' free business support coaching provided by ActionCOACH.
Sir Mike Penning MP praised Dacorum’s Den as “a great initiative to help local businesses grow". He added: "There were some excellent pitch presentations from a wide mix of different business sectors and we look forward to seeing these businesses grow with the injection of finance, plus the coaching and membership package."
The panel of judges included Martin Fieldman, Managing Director at Abodebed, Andrew Hepworth, Managing Director at Sopra Steria and David Spratt, Head of Sales Business Systems at Epson (UK) Ltd. Find out more about this year's sponsors and support package providers.
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