AN ANDOVER company has been named one of the best rural businesses in the country after winning a regional Rural Business Award.

Rural Business Hub from Hurstbourne Tarrant was named Best Rural Small Business at the Eastern regional finals of the Rural Business Awards in partnership with Amazon, which took place virtually this year.

Following the impressive achievement at the regional final, Rural Business Hub will now go on to represent the East at the national final of the Rural Business Awards in February 2022.

Rural Business Hub is a co-working space designed to provide a comfortable office environment away from home for the self-employed, freelancer or home worker living in rural areas. The company is passionate about small businesses and runs a range of workshops and seminars to support business owners with basic bookkeeping, social media, copywriting and website maintenance.

The Rural Business Awards 2021/2022, held in partnership with Amazon, will mark the Awards’ seventh year of celebrating the success of businesses across the UK’s rural economy. The Awards are organised by rural business for rural business with the aim of celebrating the achievements of rural businesses and developing a strong network for rural business owners.

Speaking after picking up the prestigious award, Caroline Reeves, founder of Rural Business Hub said: “We are so excited to win the Rural Business Award for Best Rural Small Business at the regional final. It’s great for a business like us to be recognised by Amazon and the Rural Business Awards and we’re excited to represent our region at the national final next year.”

“I’d like to congratulate all the businesses nominated and wish Rural Business Hub the best of luck ahead of the national final in February,” said John Boumphrey, UK Country Manager, Amazon.

Rural Business Awards co-founder Jemma Clifford added: “We are very proud to be hosting the seventh annual Rural Business Awards in partnership with Amazon. On behalf of the Rural Business Awards team, I would like to say congratulations to Rural Business Hub for this well-deserved win and wish them all the best ahead of the national final.”

The Rural Business Awards is the brainchild of Leicestershire businesswomen Anna Price and Jemma Clifford, who wanted to showcase the wealth of entrepreneurial talent in rural areas of Britain.

The Awards are organised by rural business for rural business, with winners in the 13 categories - ranging from Best Rural Start-up and Best Rural Diversification Project; through to Best Rural Professional Services Business and Best Rural Social Enterprise, Charity or Community Project - decided by an independent panel of judges drawn from the rural business sector, rural public sector agencies, and rural charitable organisations.

The Rural Business Awards is hosting a series of regional finals in the North, East, Midlands, South West, Wales and Northern Ireland, throughout October 2021, ahead of the National Final next February.

To find out more, visit www.ruralbusinessawards.co.uk