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KEVIN SANJARI PARAGON SECURITY PRESIDENT OF THE YEAR 2021 CANADA

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North America Kevin Sanjari – Paragon Security – President of the Year 2021

KEVIN SANJARI

Paragon Protection Ltd is a Canadian owned and operated security company that has successfully delivered professional uniformed security personnel, investigation services and security consulting since 1976. As a family owned and operated company, Paragon is able to provide a high level of personal service and attention with the added benefit of having nearly 5,000 employees.

Paragon is the fastest growing security company in Ontario with more than 700 clients across the Golden Horseshoe and Northern Ontario, providing a full spectrum of security programs across multiple business sectors. Clients include Fortune 500, Fortune 100, real estate organizations, and large property management companies.

Kevin Sanjari joined Paragon in 1987 and performed every job before becoming President in 2019 thus gaining extensive knowledge of what makes Paragon so successful. As a leader, he observed it is easier to align leadership teams and employees within small companies.

With Paragon’s tremendous growth, he recognized the need to create written statements to guide decision making. He therefore led the development of The Paragon Pillars representing the brand promises to their clients.

Kevin explains: “The Paragon Pillars are our core values, our DNA. We had to think hard about who we are and what we stand for. These are promises we must keep.”

The published Paragon Pillars are: Customer-Centric Leadership We cannot control events; we succeed by the speed of our response, the strength of our partnerships, and the quality of our solutions.

Service Excellence Paragon is committed to our client’s success. Our service teams are agile and strive to deeply understand clients and their priorities. We deliver exceptional service, establish strong partnerships, and build trust every day.

Each Person Matters At Paragon, we like our employees. Each of us started as a guard. Employee success is our success. We are genuine, focused and committed in our goal to support each guard to achieve their full potential on the job.

Security Innovation Security is constantly evolving. We leverage our years of experience, combined with emerging technologies and fresh young minds to lead our industry through innovation.

Every day there is more to be learned.

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Kevin believes the key to Paragon’s continued success and growth is to ensure all Paragonians are aware of, committed to, and passionate about the Pillars. Successful communication programs are relentless. It is no surprise to learn that every significant meeting and every training course begins with a review of the Pillars as a way to align every Paragonian behind these commitments to customers.

This past year, all Paragonians have been engaged in a “Dialogue Series” during which they explore processes that can be improved. The first sessions were focused on the Pillar: Each Person Matters. The new guard orientation can be overwhelming at times. Guard candidates new to this industry are “drinking from the fire hose” as they go through basic security training, take the license test, then receive additional training specific to Paragon. Kevin and his teams worked together to identify ways that all Paragonians could assure new guards that Paragon has unique systems and people in place to reassure and support guards to succeed on the job.

The second sessions of the Dialogue Series focused on the transition and transfer of issues and information between the day operational teams and night dispatch teams.

Reducing the number of communication channels and overlapping the shifts has facilitated improved communications, reduced stress, and led to faster customer response times.

To leverage the Pillar: Innovation, the teams under Kevin are empowered to be creative and challenge the industry status quo. The Paragon Professional Institute (PPI) was established in 1998 to provide a holistic, compliant, and practical security training to frontline security personnel.

Ove the past two decades they have evolved through best practices and consulting with security subject matter experts and have developed over 100 training and certification programs for frontline security professionals.

The team at PPI has delivered over 3.1 million courses in multiple learning platforms which consist of in classroom training, instructor led virtual training, and self-paced online training.

Furthermore, the PPI team in collaboration with industry professionals and in partnership with major world class Universities have launched a new professional designation programs. The three-tiered certification program is designed to provide a competitive edge in the security market and is tailored to suit every level of experience.

Information about these programs can be found on www. ppieducation.com These are just a few examples of how Kevin leverages the Paragon Pillars to guide all decision making. As a result, Paragon’s culture and employee engagement are strong.

Sales have steadily increased over the past several years.

We applaud Kevin for his leadership, and are delighted to name him our President of the Year.

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www.paragonsecurity.ca

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Editor's Introduction

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Winner's Index

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Editor in Chief Richard Baker 2nd Floor Quayside Tower 252 - 260 Broad Street Birmingham West Midlands B1 2HF United Kingdom +44 (0)20 3291 3493 The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources the proprietor’s believe to be correct.

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Welcome to Global 100 – 2021 Welcome to the 2021, Global 100, consisting of the World’s leading firms and individuals, with votes received from our global readers, in over 163 countries worldwide.

The purpose of the Global 100 is to provide the readership with a comprehensive understanding of those firms that are truly leaders within their chosen areas of specialisation.

The Global 100 does not follow the usual process followed by many others. It follows a very specific, very comprehensive process, not commonly used elsewhere in the industry.

Following the closure of the process, which follows a very strict format of self-submission and thirdparty nomination, firms are shortlisted and selected as winners.

For each category awarded a proprietary method of analysis ranks winners based on their domestic and international work. This ranking method produces a list of shortlisted firms, based on a very comprehensive set of criteria.

Once all votes have been received, a panel of judges review the votes within each category.

The judging process assesses the following considerations; The strategic nature of work conducted.

The complexity of work conducted.

The scale of work conducted.

Whether the work conducted was done in a timely manner, and within budget.

Any ground-breaking or innovative processes used during completion of conducted work.

The judging process focuses strongly on the complexity and strategic significance of work conducted.

The above criteria underline’s the importance of the recognition each winner is receiving as a Global 100 winning organisation, firm or individual.

In summary, the Global 100 program provides a benchmark of the very best of the best industry leaders, exemplary team’s and distinguished organisations.

We would like to extend our congratulations to all the Global 100 – 2020 winners.

Richard Baker Editor in Chief

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AFRICA Le Studio des Arts Vivants

Best Performing Arts School - 2021 - Le Studio Des Arts Vivants - Morocco

Poswa Incorporated

Best Black-Owned Commercial Law Firm - 2021 - Poswa Incorporated - South Africa

Roman Krabel

General Manager of the Year 2021 in Ghana

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ASIA Orange - The Destination Management Co.

Best Bespoke Tour Operator - 2021 - Orange - The Destination Management Company - India

Go Gamers Tech

Best Online Gaming Platform 2021 - Worldwide

Law Office of Ramni Taneja

Best Constitutional & Commercial Lawyer of the Year – India

Loeb & Loeb LLP

IPO Transactions Law Firm of the Year - 2021 - Loeb & Loeb LLP - Hong Kong

Ten Little Toes, Qatar

Best Online Baby & Toddler Products Marketplace - Ten Little Toes - Qatar

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EUROPE A Fraser & Co

Best Law Firm of the Year - UK

Adrian Ashton

Business Adviser and Social Enterprise Consultant of the Year

Advanced NI Scaffolding LTD

Best Family-Run Scaffolding Company - 2021 - Advanced NI Scaffolding Ltd - Northern Ireland

Afschrift

Tax Lawyer of the Year - Belgium

Agxio Limited

Leading Global Innovators in Enterprise Architecture - 2021 - Dr. Stephen Christie, Agxio Cambridge, UK

Aleksandra Kowalik

Criminal Defence Lawyer of the Year - Aleksandra Kowalik - Kowalik Chambers - England &

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Wales ALICE POOLE ARCHITECTS

Best Full-Service Architecture Practice - South England Best Listed & Conservation Architecture Practice - 2021 - Alice Poole Architects - South East England

Alter Solutions Deutschland GmbH

Best High-Tech Consulting Firm - Germany

Authlogics Ltd

Best Password Compliance Specialist 2021 - Global

Baker Hudson Health Ltd

Most Trusted Health Insurance Brokerage - 2021 - Baker Hudson Health Ltd -

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Gloucestershire, UK Becker Interior

Luxury Interior Designer of the Year 2021 - Jan Becker - Germany

Bizkaia Talent

Best Talent Management Organisation - Bizkaia Talent - Basque Country

BulliesOut

Best Anti-Bullying NPO - 2021 - BulliesOut – UK

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Best Secondary Education Peer Mentoring Programme 2021 - BulliesOut: Peer2Peer – UK BWF Solicitors

Immigration Lawyers of the Year - BWF Solicitors - UK

Camden Associates Ltd

Niche Corporate Finance Advisory of the Year (Mining) - Camden Associates

Carlas Captivating Content Ltd

Best Bespoke Training Design Firm of the Year - Carla's Captivating Content Ltd - UK

CHOOSE Packaging

Most Eco-Friendly Packaging

Cllr Jonathan Waters

Jonathan Waters - Best Mediator & Barrister of the Year - UK

Coeval

Best LED Hazard Warning Systems Supplier of the Year - UK

Convertyourgarage.com

Garage Conversion Specialists of the Year - 2021 - Convert Your Garage - UK

D.O.T.S. Chiropractic

Best Family Chiropractic Centre 2021 - D.O.T.S Chiropractic - UK

Dark Sky® Alqueva

Europe’s Leading Tourist Destination - 2021

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Dark Sky® Association - Portugal

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Dr. Lars Jaeschke, LL.M.

Individual - Corporate IP Lawyer of the Year – Germany

Firexo

Most Innovative Fire Fighting Solution 2021 - Firexo - UK

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Flutterby Photography

Best Newborn & Maternity Photographer - Flutterby Newborn Photography - UK

FUSION TELECOM LTD

Payments Technology and Business Payment Solutions – 2021

GLAUBER & PARTNER

Insurance Law Firm of the Year - Germany

Harley Street Skin Clinic London

Innovation in the Medical Field – 2021 – Dr. Aamer Khan – Harley Street Stem Cells Ltd

Hearts First Ambulance Service Ltd.

Best Specialist Private Ambulance Service of the Year &

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Leading Providers of Repatriation Services (Western Europe) Hope Spring Eternal Introduction Agency LTD

Best Boutique Matchmaking Service of the Year - Hope Spring Eternal Introduction Agency - UK

IHI Care Services Ltd

Best Elderly Home Care Services Provider of the Year - ihi Care Services - UK

JET Training - UK

Best Online Care Training Service of the Year - JET Training - UK

Johnson & Co Accountants

Accountancy Practice of the Year - 2021 - Johnson & Co Accountants - North Yorkshire, UK

Ketner Ltd.

Meti Ketner - Best CEO & Founder of the Year - Slovenia

Komsol Hispania

Best Professional Waterproofing Specialists - 2021 - Komsol Group - Europe

Larch Consulting Ltd

Best FM & Business Infrastructure Consultancy - UK

LAW 365

Kim Simmonds - Best CEO & Founder of the Year - UK

Lincoln & Rowe

Best Firm for Commercial Disputes - London, UK

Little Box Gym Ltd

Best Fitness Training Centre of the Year - Little Box Gym Ltd - UK

MailBox Express

Courier of the Year

Novacom

Best Transformative Digital Marketing Consultancy of the Year - UK

Nu Skin Northern Europe

Best Personal Care Product Manufacturer & Best Upcoming Skin Care & Cleansing Product -

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ageLOC LumiSpa system - Denmark Nutcracker Agency

Best Business Advisory Agency of the Year - UK

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Oakmount and Partners Ltd

Best Corporate Investment Consultancy of the Year - Oakmount & Partners Ltd - UK

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Optimo Software

Global 100 - Most Innovative Venue & Event Management Solution 2021 - Optimo Software – UK

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Global 100 – CEO of the year 2021 – Innovation- Wijeyaratnam Shantharuban – Optimo Software – UK Global 100 – Director of Solutions 2021 – Local Government- Shivanth Alexander Gnanaskandan – Optimo Software – UK Preformed Markings Ltd

Best Road Markings Materials Supplier - 2021 - Preformed Markings Ltd - UK & Ireland

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Quality Bailiffs

Best High Court Enforcement Company 2021

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RIT Capital Partners plc

Investment Trust of the Year 2020 – UK

RM Group Holdings Limited

Best Recruitment Agency of the Year - RM Group Holdings Ltd - UK

Samantha Lewis

Leading Providers of HIFU Vaginal Treatment - North East England

ServiceMaster Clean Contract Services

Cleaning Specialists of the Year - 2021 - ServiceMaster Guildford - UK

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Guildford Shawlands Dental Care

Excellence Award 2021 - Outstanding Patient Welfare - Shawlands Dental Care

Smart Thinking Consultancy

Best Full-Service SME Marketing Support Provider of the Year - Smart Thinking Consultancy

Studio Legale Delfino e Associati Willkie Farr

Maurizio Delfino - Mergers & Acquisitions Adviser of the Year

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& Gallagher LLP - Italy The VA Team Ltd

Best Virtual Assistance & Call Answering Services Provider of the Year - The VA Team - UK

Tusker

Paul Gilshan - Tusker - CEO of the Year &

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Best Workplace Car Scheme - 2021 - Tuskerdirect Ltd - United Kingdom Vie Aesthetics

Best Soft Surgery Practice 2021 - Greater London, UK

Wimmer Financial

Per Wimmer - Best Founder of the Year - UK

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NORTH AMERICA Advanced Level Roofing

Best Emerging Roofing Renovations Company - Western Canada

Battea

Best in Hedge Fund Securities Class Action Settlement Recovery - 2021 - Battea Class Action

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Services & Best in Investor Settlement Recovery 2021 - USA BLKWTR Creative

Most Innovative Communications Agency - Canada

Demotech, Inc.

Niche Financial Analysis Provider of the Year [ Insurance] - USA

DVO Real Estate, LLC

Best Private Real Estate Investment Firm of the Year - USA

Events.com

Chief Operating Officer & President Of The Year - Stephen Partridge

EY

Infrastructure Sector Advisory Firm of the Year - Canada

Fearless Media

Most Innovative Marketing Business Leader - 2021 - Fearless Media - North East USA

Friede & Associates

Best Construction Contractor of the Year - Wisconsin, USA

HazardHub

Best Property Hazard Risk Data

Innovation Insurance Group, LLC

Best Premier Insurance Expert Witness of the Year – USA

IONIQ Sciences

Most Innovative Non-Invasive Lung Cancer Testing Solution: The ProLung Test & Best Medical Technology Company 2021 & Best Lung Cancer Predictive Analytics Risk Testing Platform: The ProLung Test - USA

JK Architecture Engineering

Design/Build Architect of the Year - USA

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Laureola Advisors

Best Specialist Fund Manager & Best Life Settlements Investment Fund of the Year - Global

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Natural Cure Labs

Best Natural Products Manufacturer – USA

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Paragon Security

Kevin Sanjari – Paragon Security – President of the Year 2021 – Canada

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Pro Group Captive Management Services

Alternative Risk Transfer Solutions Provider of the Year - 2021 - Pro Group Captive Management

Rogerson Law Group

Asset Protection Law Firm of the Year - Canada

Royal Restrooms Corporate Office

Most Innovative Portable Restrooms & Showers Rental Company – USA

Slater Matsil, LLP

Leading US Patent Prosecution Adviser of the Year for China - 2021 - Slater Matsil, LLP - Texas

Tigris Events

Events Professional of the Year - Canada

TOPP KIDS Out Of School Clubs/ ELCC

Best Children & Youth Life Enrichment Organization – 2021

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OCEANIA & GLOBAL Creative Concepts Manufacturing Group

Directors of the Year - Joe Advani & Vin Advani - Creative Concepts - Global

BGL Corporate Solutions Pty Ltd.

Compliance Software Innovator of the Year 2021 - Australia / Best Compliance Software Development CEO - 2021 - Ronald Lesh, BGL Corporate Solutions - Australia

Bio-Med Animal Health

Best Integrative Veterinary Medicine Company - Bio-Med Animal Health

Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia

Leading Specialists in Criminal Defence Law 2021 - CDLA – Australia

Elm Cottage

Most Unique Rural Retreat 2021 - Australia

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Best Luxury Pet Friendly Holiday Accommodation - Elm Cottage - Riverina Region, NSW, Australia LAUREOLA ADVISORS

Best Specialist Fund Manager & Best Life Settlements Investment Fund of the Year - Global

Lesley Whyte Photography

New Zealand’s leading photography mentor / Leading Operator of Luxury Photography Tours -

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Lesley Whyte Photography Ltd - New Zealand

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Pact Group

Best Packaging Solutions Company of the Year - Australia

PerformanceWorks International

Digital Transformation Consultancy Expert of the Year - Jeremy Blain - UK

Property Development Institute Pty Ltd

Best Property Development Training Provider 2021 - Australia

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sheIQ Life Pty Ltd

Most Influential Female Entrepreneur - 2021 - Bronwen Sciortino, sheIQ Life Pty Ltd - Oceania

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Best Criminal Law Firm 2021

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Le Studio des Arts Vivants

Best Performing Arts School - 2021 - Le Studio Des Arts Vivants - Morocco

Poswa Incorporated

Best Black-Owned Commercial Law Firm - 2021 - Poswa Incorporated - South Africa

Roman Krabel

General Manager of the Year 2021 in Ghana

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Africa Best Black-Owned Commercial Law Firm - 2021 - Poswa Incorporated

South Africa

We pride ourselves in our ability to see beyond the obvious Established in the year 2010, Poswa Incorporated is a progressive corporate and commercial law firm providing services across all aspects of commercial law, including the structuring of transactions, negotiation and drafting of agreements, legal opinions and legal due diligence. The firm also offers conveyancing and notarial expertise, litigation and dispute resolution through commercial and civil spheres, forensic investigative and advisory services as well as labour and employment law services.

As a wholly black-owned corporate commercial law firm, Poswa Incorporated promotes its ethos of Brilliance, Action and Heart when rendering legal services to its clients. Through its high value transactions and deal closures the firm has proven to be a consistent and credible legal services provider, within the South African landscape. The firm places great significance on providing a value-based billing model to its clients.

Through specialist insight and personalised service, the firm is able to provide tailor made legal solutions that broaden business horizons. As a result, clients can enjoy the personalised solutions they expect from a boutique law firm combined with the knowledge and industry expertise when they partner with Poswa Incorporated. Supporting and partnering with clients

across South Africa, Poswa Incorporated’s head office is situated in Sandton, Johannesburg with its provincial footprint in both Durban and Bloemfontein.

Thanks to its national reach, the firm is able to service clients across the country’s corporate landscape, ranging from state owned entities to small, medium and large prominent corporate entities. All of these diverse clients are united by the exceptional standard of service they receive as well as flexible billing models offered when they select Poswa Incorporated as their legal services partner.

While we pay close attention to detail, we always consider the bigger picture to give our clients the bull benefit of our limitless potential. Fundamentally, Poswa Incorporated is on a mission to become the South African client’s preferred corporate and commercial law firm.

Contact Details Head Office:

Tel: Email: Web:

Gauteng First Floor Poswa House 8 Gemsbok Lane Rivonia Extension 12 Sandton, 2196 +27 11 783 8877 / 4302 nima.gagjee@poswainc.co.za www.poswainc.com

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Orange - The Destination Management Co.

Best Bespoke Tour Operator - 2021 - Orange - The Destination Management Company - India

Go Gamers Tech

Best Online Gaming Platform 2021 - Worldwide

Law Office of Ramni Taneja

Best Constitutional & Commercial Lawyer of the Year – India

Loeb & Loeb LLP

IPO Transactions Law Firm of the Year - 2021 - Loeb & Loeb LLP - Hong Kong

Ten Little Toes, Qatar

Best Online Baby & Toddler Products Marketplace - Ten Little Toes - Qatar

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Asia Best Bespoke Tour Operator 2020-2021 - Orange The Destination Management Company

At Orange we believe that custom travel is an art finely honed by years of experience.

We are a boutique travel company that specialises in creating bespoke, custom, tailor-made travel within the Indian subcontinent. Each trip we create is crafted individually and has its own unique character and influence designed to appeal to the global traveller who is looking at a more immersive experience.

Be it a family holiday, solo travel, a couple, business travel, LGTBQ, or a group tour we are focused towards creating a trip that is not just new, different or authentic but is outstanding to be a once in a lifetime trip.

We believe in staying ahead of the travel trends and as a team are inclined towards identifying new authentic experiences and destinations.

Our latest fascination is with sustainable river cruising experiences along the revered Ganges that not just allows you access to otherwise unapproachable destinations but also gives a unique perspective to it.

Orange, was conceptualised in the year 2014 with an India office offering a selective range of intimate and inspiring journeys across the Indian subcontinent. Over the years we had repeat guests wanting to explore the Indian subcontinent beyond India with this we decided to expand our operations to SriLanka, Bhutan, Nepal and Mayanmar. To gain a more hands-on approach and to enable us to reveal the true-spirit of a region we decided to open offices in Sri Lanka, in the year 2016. With 4 regional offices across India, an office in Colombo for SriLanka and affiliate offices in Nepal and Bhutant we cover the Indian Subcontinent with ease. Over the last 7 years we have curated holidays for guests from over 50 luxury travel companies and consortiums from over 10 countires.

I believe, we all have an inherent desire to travel,

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its in our DNA and hence, Orange is the right choice for discerning as well as luxury traveller.

Our primary source markets have been UK, Germany, Switzerland, Nordic Regions, France, South Africa, Russia, and Korea. With a growth in business from UK and around we decided to open a branch office in London that operates as an extension of our business partner’s offices to assist them with destination stories, product understanding, planning, itinerary connect and execution. While our primary source business market is UK, Europe and Scandinavia we witnessed a growth in 2019 from the American market too.

There are 5 elements that we regard as the Orange strength:

1. Professionalism, people’s skill, resourcefulness & attention to detailing 2. Challenge orthodoxies in business and address unarticulated needs of the traveler 3. Innovation & Flexibility 4. Passion & Integrity 5. Safety & Hygiene Planning a trip while seeming exciting can just as well be exhausting. The planning can get daunting, it can overwhelm you and there is the fear of falling into the tourist trap and this is where we come in. So, whether it is a tailor-made itinerary, a special interest group, business travel, accommodation, airline booking or planning experiences we take change of it end to end to infuse your trip with a unique sense of adventure and unforgettable individuality.

We don’t look at competition, our endeavour is to continuously outdo ourselves.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought our industry to a stand still causing massive job & revenue losses. There have been bankruptcies and insolvencies of bigger and bespoke travel

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Asia Best Bespoke Tour Operator 2020-2021 - Orange The Destination Management Company

& hospitality brands but I believe that the worst is over and travel is on its way to recovery. We were no exceptions and have had to restructure our teams and introduce new process and systems while working remotely. As travel is slowly yet surely opening up we are noticing a pent up demand for travel but one of our biggest challenge will be to be ensure the safety of our guests with regards to health & hygiene protocols.

We have spent the last few months auditing hotels and small boutique experiences, training our service providers in the supply chain and brining in innovation with regards to experiences that can be more private.

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an extended family and over the years we have grown together.

The organisation encourages the team members to peruse their hobbies, talent and skill set.

For instance - Ravinder (Rambo) is a fitness consultant and also runs a healthy food café, Ishveen is a certified PADI 3 diver. More recently during the current lockdown, I have successfully completed a certified course with Harvard X on Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies & another certified course from Wageningen University on Sustainable Tourism: Society & Environmental Aspects.

At Orange we are gearing up to reconnect with our clients, keeping the interest for the subcontinent relevant through interactions and above all putting in place stringent safety and hygiene checks.

Another major complexity we face is with regards to sustainability is the mcdonaldization of its aspects. Our practices have already incorporated the usual - no plastic, waste free, reducing carbon footprints etc into our programs but are now more focused toward the societal and economic aspect of supporting the communities and certain less fortunate and privileged segments and wildlife organisations.

Our team brings together a formidable and diverse mix of skill sets and experiences, each one is a seasoned traveler along with being a specialist in planning itineraries / trips but above all, they are all passionate about the Indian subcontinent and are eager to learn what it has to offer and they display a keen eye to detailing.

Over the last year we have been viewing trends that revolve around travel that is ‘out of the ordinary’ or travel experiences that are authentic and connect you to the destination. Me and my team’s experience have allowed us access to some exceptional and very passionate individuals from top guide, historians, award winning naturalists, conservationists, royal families, artists, local craftsmen and women who have done some exceptional work for the society.

Contact Details Address:

My 5 key team members manage different source markets. They have been with Orange since its inception and have been working with me for over a decade and a half. This team at Orange is

Mob: Tel: Email: Web:

Orange 260-261, II Floor, Spaze-ITech, B1 Tower Sector-49, Sohna Road, Gurgaon-122018 National Capital Region(India) +91 9810252745 +91 124 4829201- Direct manan@orangedmc.com www.orangedmc.com

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Asia Best Online Baby & Toddler Products Marketplace - Ten Little Toes

Qatar

Ten Little Toes is a retail store specialised in brands and products for both kids and moms. As an award winning multi-brand store we are proud to offer our customers some of the best products from around the world, from breast pumps for lactating moms, puzzles and books that are designed to offer young readers innovative and continuous learning opportunities, hair care products, oral hygiene products that encourage kids to brush their teeth, to pacifiers, swaddles and rugs the list just goes on. We basically cover everything a person could need from pregnancy through the growing years.

Ten little toes was founded because the market lacked a variety and range of products. Over the years, we have expanded our product ranges and we are now the exclusive distributors of Spectra Baby, Curly Ellie, Jack and Jill Kids, Planet LUXE, The Natural Family Co., and Babysept. We chose brands that added value to our business due to their business integrity and standards.

In 2017, we decided to enhance the business by having an online presence. Our website www.tenlittletoes.co has been a great addition to our business which has helped us to reach new mothers and families who couldn’t always physically get to the store. We always try to make sure the brands we offered weren’t available in other stores or online in the country. We chose to work with brands that respected the size of our country and not just expensive brands, but those brands that would be affordable to our customers and in 2020 we were so proud to be awarded Parent and Baby Award for the Best Online Baby & Toddler Products Marketplace in Qatar and Corporate Livewire Qatar Prestige Award for the Children’s Boutique Store of the Year.

As the pandemic hit Qatar in 2020, and countries around the world went on partial or full lockdown, it made us realise the importance of having our brick and mortar store was just as important as having our website. The orders kept coming in and were overwhelmed but it also boosted our confidence with our presence in the market. We decided now was the perfect time to ask Brainiac Studio to upgrade our website to offer our customers not only an excellent service, but a smoother online experience and did our best to offer same day deliveries for our customers via Ebutler.

The brands you find at Ten Little Toes are all sourced by the owner’s wife, Modawi Al Ansari. As a blessed mother to 5 children, her time is spent extensively researching international markets as well as recommendations from trusted family and friends, they are all key to bringing new products all to our customers.

P. O. Box 22233, Doha, Qatar. Email: info@tenlittletoes.co 55427777 tenlittletoes_Q tenlittletoesqatar 44440205 tenlittletoesqatar tenlittletoesqatar55427777 tenlittletoes_Q tenlittletoesqatar 44440205 tenlittletoesqatar tenlittletoesqatar

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EUROPE A Fraser & Co

Best Law Firm of the Year - UK

Adrian Ashton

Business Adviser and Social Enterprise Consultant of the Year

Advanced NI Scaffolding LTD

Best Family-Run Scaffolding Company - 2021 - Advanced NI Scaffolding Ltd - Northern Ireland

Afschrift

Tax Lawyer of the Year - Belgium

Agxio Limited

Leading Global Innovators in Enterprise Architecture - 2021 - Dr. Stephen Christie, Agxio Cambridge, UK

Aleksandra Kowalik

Criminal Defence Lawyer of the Year - Aleksandra Kowalik - Kowalik Chambers - England &

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Wales ALICE POOLE ARCHITECTS

Best Full-Service Architecture Practice - South England Best Listed & Conservation Architecture Practice - 2021 - Alice Poole Architects - South East England

Alter Solutions Deutschland GmbH

Best High-Tech Consulting Firm - Germany

Authlogics Ltd

Best Password Compliance Specialist 2021 - Global

Baker Hudson Health Ltd

Most Trusted Health Insurance Brokerage - 2021 - Baker Hudson Health Ltd -

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Gloucestershire, UK Becker Interior

Luxury Interior Designer of the Year 2021 - Jan Becker - Germany

Bizkaia Talent

Best Talent Management Organisation - Bizkaia Talent - Basque Country

BulliesOut

Best Anti-Bullying NPO - 2021 - BulliesOut – UK

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Best Secondary Education Peer Mentoring Programme 2021 - BulliesOut: Peer2Peer – UK BWF Solicitors

Immigration Lawyers of the Year - BWF Solicitors - UK

Camden Associates Ltd

Niche Corporate Finance Advisory of the Year (Mining) - Camden Associates

Carlas Captivating Content Ltd

Best Bespoke Training Design Firm of the Year - Carla's Captivating Content Ltd - UK

CHOOSE Packaging

Most Eco-Friendly Packaging

Cllr Jonathan Waters

Jonathan Waters - Best Mediator & Barrister of the Year - UK

Coeval

Best LED Hazard Warning Systems Supplier of the Year - UK

Convertyourgarage.com

Garage Conversion Specialists of the Year - 2021 - Convert Your Garage - UK

D.O.T.S. Chiropractic

Best Family Chiropractic Centre 2021 - D.O.T.S Chiropractic - UK

Dark Sky® Alqueva

Europe’s Leading Tourist Destination - 2021

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Dr. Lars Jaeschke, LL.M.

Individual - Corporate IP Lawyer of the Year – Germany

Firexo

Most Innovative Fire Fighting Solution 2021 - Firexo - UK

Flutterby Photography

Best Newborn & Maternity Photographer - Flutterby Newborn Photography - UK

FUSION TELECOM LTD

Payments Technology and Business Payment Solutions – 2021

GLAUBER & PARTNER

Insurance Law Firm of the Year - Germany

Harley Street Skin Clinic London

Innovation in the Medical Field – 2021 – Dr. Aamer Khan – Harley Street Stem Cells Ltd

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Hearts First Ambulance Service Ltd.

Best Specialist Private Ambulance Service of the Year &

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Leading Providers of Repatriation Services (Western Europe) Hope Spring Eternal Introduction Agency LTD

Best Boutique Matchmaking Service of the Year - Hope Spring Eternal Introduction Agency - UK

IHI Care Services Ltd

Best Elderly Home Care Services Provider of the Year - ihi Care Services - UK

JET Training - UK

Best Online Care Training Service of the Year - JET Training - UK

Johnson & Co Accountants

Accountancy Practice of the Year - 2021 - Johnson & Co Accountants - North Yorkshire, UK

Ketner Ltd.

Meti Ketner - Best CEO & Founder of the Year - Slovenia

Komsol Hispania

Best Professional Waterproofing Specialists - 2021 - Komsol Group - Europe

Larch Consulting Ltd

Best FM & Business Infrastructure Consultancy - UK

LAW 365

Kim Simmonds - Best CEO & Founder of the Year - UK

Lincoln & Rowe

Best Firm for Commercial Disputes - London, UK

Little Box Gym Ltd

Best Fitness Training Centre of the Year - Little Box Gym Ltd - UK

MailBox Express

Courier of the Year

Novacom

Best Transformative Digital Marketing Consultancy of the Year - UK

Nu Skin Northern Europe

Best Personal Care Product Manufacturer & Best Upcoming Skin Care & Cleansing Product -

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ageLOC LumiSpa system - Denmark Nutcracker Agency

Best Business Advisory Agency of the Year - UK

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Oakmount and Partners Ltd

Best Corporate Investment Consultancy of the Year - Oakmount & Partners Ltd - UK

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Optimo Software

Global 100 - Most Innovative Venue & Event Management Solution 2021 - Optimo Software – UK

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Global 100 – CEO of the year 2021 – Innovation- Wijeyaratnam Shantharuban – Optimo Software – UK Global 100 – Director of Solutions 2021 – Local Government- Shivanth Alexander Gnanaskandan – Optimo Software – UK Preformed Markings Ltd

Best Road Markings Materials Supplier - 2021 - Preformed Markings Ltd - UK & Ireland

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Quality Bailiffs

Best High Court Enforcement Company 2021

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RIT Capital Partners plc

Investment Trust of the Year 2020 – UK

RM Group Holdings Limited

Best Recruitment Agency of the Year - RM Group Holdings Ltd - UK

Samantha Lewis

Leading Providers of HIFU Vaginal Treatment - North East England

ServiceMaster Clean Contract Services

Cleaning Specialists of the Year - 2021 - ServiceMaster Guildford - UK

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Guildford Shawlands Dental Care

Excellence Award 2021 - Outstanding Patient Welfare - Shawlands Dental Care

Smart Thinking Consultancy

Best Full-Service SME Marketing Support Provider of the Year - Smart Thinking Consultancy

Studio Legale Delfino e Associati Willkie Farr

Maurizio Delfino - Mergers & Acquisitions Adviser of the Year

- UK

& Gallagher LLP - Italy The VA Team Ltd

Best Virtual Assistance & Call Answering Services Provider of the Year - The VA Team - UK

Tusker

Paul Gilshan - Tusker - CEO of the Year - United Kingdom

Tusker

Best Workplace Car Scheme - 2021 - Tuskerdirect Ltd - UK

Vie Aesthetics

Best Soft Surgery Practice 2021 - Greater London, UK

Wimmer Financial

Per Wimmer - Best Founder of the Year - UK

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Europe Criminal Defence Lawyer of the Year - Aleksandra Kowalik Kowalik Chambers

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KOWALIK LAW Aleksandra Kowalik specialises in helping Polish and UK citizens with a variety of legal issues including complex criminal matters involving cross border investigations, European Arrest Warrants, extraditions, deportations, vehicle seizures, economic affairs, contractual matters and much more. The high success rate of the firm across the spectrum of its legal services has seen a multitude of award wins and the solicitors within the firm feature in several prestigious publications.

The firm has two main offices, one situated in London, run by award-winning criminal defence lawyer Aleksandra Kowalik, and the other in Świecie, Poland, which is still under the stewardship of Andrzej Kowalik. The locations of the firm and the large international network of advisors and experts has given the firm the ability to operate on a scale that suits the client’s needs, whether that be with a localised criminal problem, a tax issue or cross-border matters throughout Europe giving the firm true international pedigree.

Our reputation is built upon our expertise. We prepare for each client’s case meticulously and

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with a level of commitment that is unsurpassed.

We put the maximum effort and resource into every one of our cases no matter if you’re an individual or a large corporation.

We exclusively act for private clients. This means that you will receive our personal attention from our highly qualified solicitors from the first call to the conclusion of your legal problem. In addition to our experienced solicitors, we also retain specialist barristers at every level, including Barristers and QC’s, who are available to provide expert advice and assistance from start to finish.

The firm prides itself on offering the highest quality legal counsel to anyone who may need their assistance. This adherence to their clients has led to Aleksandra Kowalik fast becoming one of the top criminal law firms in the UK and Poland.

Contact Details Address: Tel:

Kowalik Law Building 3 Chiswick Business Park, London W4 5YA 0208 899 7426

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Europe Authlogics Ltd Best Password Compliance Specialist 2021 - Global The ways of working have rapidly evolved with companies adapting to remote working and connecting virtually to colleagues and customers, creating the need for IT policies to be reviewed and updated to protect businesses. With so many regulatory bodies requiring compliance, Authlogics ensure your password policies are compliant and adhere to such standards as NIST and GDPR amongst many others.

Who are Authlogics?

Authlogics provide a dynamic End to End Authentication solution that is quick to deploy and easy to use. The unique solution enhances the end user’s experience with the provision of a simple, memorable, and secure login, that complies with regulatory bodies. We transition users from weak and vulnerable passwords to compliant and unique ones, therefore creating a completely passwordless authentication process.

“We have designed our Authlogics solutions to comply with best practices with a key focus on adhering to NIST compliance for password security and user authentication.

Authlogics has numerous tools and solutions to assist our customers to achieve the necessary ongoing compliance with legislative frameworks. This is achieved with our password security management and multi-factor authentication solutions, both of which are prescribed requirements for secure and compliant environments.”

Steven Hope, Authlogics CEO Today’s digital threats Cyberattacks are on the rise and passwords have been proven to be the weak link. With so many people using the same password across multiple accounts (work and personal), gives cybercriminals the key to businesses IT infrastructure. Personal information including usernames and passwords is being exposed regularly in costly data breaches allowing different types of cyberattacks to take place from phishing to password spraying to credential stuffing and brute-forcing.

Authlogics end-to-end solution deals with the immediate problem of insecure passwords and bad policies through our Password Security Management (PSM) product which gives you everything you need to secure and manage passwords, including user self-service. Whilst our MultiFactor Authentication (MFA) product delivers multiple MFA technologies together with passwordless logins.

“With Authlogics, we can have absolute confidence that all our employees working anywhere in the world, are using fully compliant passwords that have not been compromised. This is all without the need for help desk intervention and very little maintenance. Authlogics is an essential and integral element in safeguarding our employees, infrastructure, and assets.”

Senior Security Engineer - Customer Password Security Management Authlogics’s Password Security Management solution simplifies password management by removing the complexity for users while providing compliance with NIST, NCSC, CMMC, GDPR, and other digital identity guidelines. With the detection and prevention of breached passwords via real-time and scheduled checking, PSM stops accounts from sharing passwords and includes alerting and automatic remediation.

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When breached or shared passwords are detected, Active Directory users can be forced to change their password at the next login or have their account disable. Users also have the facility of resetting their passwords and unlocking their accounts through a self-service web portal which itself is protected by OTP security. PSM uses a combination of dynamic password policies, custom blacklists, rules engine, heuristic scanning, and the Password Breach Database of over 2 billion credentials to reject weak and known breached passwords.

Multi-Factor Authentication In addition to the PSM, users can secure and streamline their login experience with Authlogics Multi-Factor Authentication which is a complete and easy-to-deploy login solution. It includes multi-token and tokenless technology, passwordless logins, and a single-sign-on solution for on-premises and Cloud applications through online and offline tokens.

Authlogics Active Directory Password Audit Need to identify the people within your organisation who are using breached passwords or AD passwords on other public websites? Need to know which accounts are sharing the same password? Check your password policies with an Authlogics Active Directory Password Audit.

The Credential Audit and Risk Report can be with you within minutes, providing you with a detailed breakdown per-user report highlighting the issues with your actual AD user accounts including: •Located known breached passwords •Accounts sharing the same password •Find people using AD passwords on social media •NIST SP 800-63B compliance status Reports, data, and analytics are sourced from the Authlogics Password Breached Database which consists of over 2 billion breached credentials and over 520 million clear text passwords.

Book your audit: Here Our pioneering passwordless and deviceless solutions are providing companies around the globe with a unique and cost-effective alternative to traditional authentication methods. They benefit from increasing their employee productivity, reducing helpdesk costs, saving time, and securing critical company apps, devices, and data.

Don’t delay, let us help you comply.

Contact Details: Tel: UK/Europe/MEA +44 1344 568900 US +1 408 706 2866 Email: info@authlogics.com Website: www.authlogics.com : Head Office Authlogics, Access Office Suites, Willoughby Road, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 8FP, UK

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Europe Best Talent Management Organisation

First founded back in 2005, Bizkaia Talent is a non-profit organisation that was established with a very clear objective. That objective was to help foster an environment where the very best talent in Biscay, its capital city Bilbao and the wider Basque country would find the necessary conditions to thrive and to showcase their unique talents and characteristics on a global stage. As an organisation they’ve made quite a name for themselves and there have been some very significant milestones on the journey. In this edition we look into the reasons why they’ve made such an impact and look at the values that have underpinned the success they’ve achieved.

From the outset they have worked closely with the Department for Economic Development of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia whose support through every step of the journey has been one of the foundations upon which their success has been built. Biscay, Bilbao and the Basque country in general has always been well known for the unique character and tenacity of its people. Sadly few, but some of the region’s talent has left the Basque country over the years in the pursuit of a platform that could help them fulfill their ambitions and replacing that talent with people from outside the region has been difficult. One of the objectives for Bizkaia Talent was to help facilitate the implementation of the necessary conditions for attracting, connecting and retaining highly qualified people in the areas of knowledge and innovation.

Despite those lofty ambitions to their great credit this is something they have had success in achieving as more of the Basque Country’s brightest and best are choosing to achieve their professional objectives within the region.

Through their work they have begun to get themselves noticed and have received some well deserved recognition winning the impressive accolade of being the Best Talent Management Organisation in the prestigious 2020 Small Business Awards. In June of last year they were also given the international Place Marketing Award from the A&NMT Foundation in the category of Economic Development for their excellence in innovation, performance and outstanding achievements. The awards are well deserved and they are very worthy winners. It gives some tangible reward to the team at Bizkaia Talent for the incredible service they provide with such consistency and further cements their reputation as an organisation that is helping to change the economic landscape in the region.

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We were lucky enough to have caught up with their MD, Ivan Jimenez who gave us a fascinating insight into the work that they do, their achievements so far and their aspirations for the future. “The awards confirm that we are on the right track in our commitment to the Be Basque integration concept, together with the strategy of combining digitalisation and personal content with the professionals, which is allowing us to become one of the world leaders in the regional management of talent and giving us the impetus to continue moving forward. I would also like to add that this would not be possible without the hard work of an outstanding team and the support of our partners, among them the Provincial Council of Biscay who, from the very beginning, encouraged this project.”

Characterised by openness, collaboration and innovation, Bizkaia Talent are a company with a global outlook but a local heart. They work for the local interest of the region, ensuring the local economy is stacked full of perfectly managed talent. Talent attraction is by its nature a deeply competitive industry and for the team at Bizkaia Talent they often find themselves having to compete with global business hubs like London and Paris for the best talent. In general terms they operate in what is essentially a tier two area so competing with the larger cities for the best talent can be a real challenge. They often use a more innovative approach to attracting the best talent with many people looking for something different to what a big city can offer. For many people quality of life, combined with the right professional project and environment are more important factors. Rather than focus on trying to accomplish the impossible they have focused their efforts elsewhere. Working primarily with SME’s, they have created an innovative new concept called, ‘Be Basque’ which has had a real impact on their success and the prosperity of the region.

In many ways the Be Basque concept has been a game changer and a real catalyst for the achievements of Bizkaia Talent. Having come up with the notion of being able to ‘Basqueise’ any professional living and working anywhere, no matter where they are from, Bizkaia Talent have successfully been able to attract more talent to the region than ever before. It started with a combination of digital tools along with a series of presented events around the world, called Be Basque Talent Meetings and Conferences. These events have taken Bizkaia Talent around the world in their search for the best talent and they are often accompanied by the Basque country’s leading companies as they work collaboratively in pursuit of the same goal.

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Europe Best Talent Management Organisation - Bizkaia Talent

Currently, they have a network of more than fifteen thousand highly qualified professionals in more than a hundred different countries, located on a Basque Talent Map. This has proven to be an invaluable resource for organisations in the Basque region to gain access to some of the very best people across a wide range of industries.

The mix of the digital tools that Bizkaia Talent uses along with personal contact has been a big part of their success. Another major factor is the close relationship they have with the companies they work with. Close collaboration has been one of the key factors and Bizkaia Talent’s database currently has five hundred companies on record.

The collaboration also extends to working with other organisations in the talent management field from across Europe and the world. Their standing within the industry means they were one of the founding members of the European Talent Mobility Forum along with Berlin Partner, Brainport Eindhoven, Copenhagen Capacity, Move to Gothenburg, Talent Scotland, Turku Business Region and Work in Estonia. Like Bizkaia Talent, these organisations are leaders in the field of talent attraction within their region and working closely with these organisations allows them to swap ideas and to embrace any emerging trends within the industry. The flexible approach of the team at Bizkaia Talent allows them to continually evolve and they are constantly striving to improve on the industry leading levels of service that they offer.

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One of the things that the management team at Bizkaia Talent deserve immense credit for is their steadfast determination to stick to their beliefs and core values. Those values include things like openness, collaboration and innovation which have played a fundamental part in the success story. Openness comes in the form of the culture that they’ve managed to cultivate. Languages, different international cultures, points of view, and willingness to try new challenges all fall under the umbrella term of being open. We’ve already touched upon the collaboration aspect in some detail but along with innovation it is central to what they do. They spend lots of time designing new projects and services, improving current ones and sharing information on projects they are already working on.

In terms of their aspirations for the future they remain ambitious and as determined as ever to promote the Basque country on a global stage and reverse the alarming trend of the areas brightest and best leaving the region.

Working closely with public institutions and the local business community they plan to lead a campaign to attract some of the world’s best talent to the region so that Biscay, Bilbao and the Basque country can achieve their potential.

If the success of the last few years is any sort of barometer of what the future holds then we think there are many chapters yet to be written in the Bizkaia Talent story and they are a name you’ll be hearing much more of in the years to come.

For more information visit www.bizkaiatalent.eus

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Europe Camden Associates Ltd Niche Corporate Finance Advisory of the Year (Mining)

UK

Camden is a corporate finance house with a particular specialty in international financing, and a special emphasis on the following sectors: biotech, tech, real estate as well as junior mining, exploration companies and In 2020 they became very active with metals companies strategically linked to the new technological revolution: tungsten, graphite and copper.

They provide a full range of corporate finance advisory services thanks to our team of professionals with many years’ experience in the quoted markets. They serve there listed clients as financial advisers. The understanding of the particular challenges that private companies, their management and shareholders face mean that they can help at all stages of the growth cycle of a business from raising capital by way of private placement through to an exit event.

Whether institutionally owned or not, Camden has been advising private companies and there investors for many years.

They combine the experience of thier professionals to advise shareholders of private companies on weighing up alternative exit strategies: trade sale, buy out or IPO. Camden Associates Ltd. 27 Hill Street London W1J 5LP www.camdenassociates.co.uk Tel.: +44 207 290 9812 Cell Europe: +336 7498 4104

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Europe Coeval - Best LED Hazard Warning Systems Supplier of the Year - UK

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Europe Europe’s Leading Tourist Destination - 2021- Dark Sky® - Alqueva

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Europe Most Innovative Fire Fighting Solution 2021 - Firexo - UK

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that a solution which adversely affects the environment is not the best solution at all. The need for this type of eco-conscious problem solving has become more apparent in the wake of recent international wildfire events such as those in Australia and California.

UK based Firexo takes the confusion out of extinguishing fires. Pioneering solutions to the Fire Industry, Firexo is focussed on ensuring anyone could respond in the event of a fire emergency with a solution suitable for ALL fire types.

Firexo provides user-friendly and sustainable fire extinguishers suitable to use on any class of fire regardless of one’s expertise. Until recently several different fire extinguishers have been necessary for tackling the varying types of fire, however Firexo’s all in one solution can be used on ALL fire types.

Last month saw the release of further ground-breaking news from Firexo following their successful testing against Lithium-ion fires at the RISE testing facility in Sweden.

RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden AB), an independent, ISO 17025 accredited testing laboratory) performed tests on both small and large multi-cell batteries, consisting of 30 individual batteries within a casing, and insulated. Thermal runaway of the batteries was observed before spraying Firexo onto the fires via an extinguisher. The test results indicated that Firexo lowers the internal temperature of a battery cell undergoing thermal runaway, reducing the size of resulting jet flames as well as inhibiting thermal runaway and temperature propagation in the cells; all critical factors in the suppression and control of lithium-ion battery fires.

Dave Breith, CEO of Firexo Group reported “We are beyond delighted; the positive testing of these initial Li-Ion battery fire tests, means we can progress with further testing in the very near future and believe that the Firexo solution could become the product of choice for tackling Lithium-Ion fires.”

Previously the requirement of five different extinguishers each for use on their corresponding fire class, has caused extreme confusion, especially if in a panicfraught state that such an emergency can cause.

Understandably, it may not be easy to remember which fire extinguishers are for oil fires and which are for electrical fires etc., especially without thorough training and the consequences of getting it wrong can be dire.

The demonstrable effectiveness of their technology is a product of the company’s dedication to stringent testing. Moreover, their tests are carried out even where there is no legal or official requirement. As a familyrun business, Firexo genuinely cares; not only are they passionate about improved fire safety but also about the impact they leave on wider society and the Earth.

With 20 countries already on board and further measures already in place for global expansion; there are no signs of slowing from the Firexo camp. After only two years proving their value, this company are proudly at the spearhead of change, both technologically and socially.

The Fire industry has not been positively disrupted in this way for several decades and Firexo’s extinguishant solves a range of critical problems in one fell swoop.

Firexo’s solution unifies these extinguishers into one comprehensive solution, meaning that organisations and households only need one product to ensure their safety. This also means that procuring fire extinguishers can be rationalised, and as such can prove to be more cost-effective.

Firexo are the inventors of a new, revolutionary technology in firefighting; the only company in the world with one single liquid to tackle ALL classes of fire.

In addition to vastly simplifying and helping to improve fire prevention, Firexo also helps to reduce the risks which most fire extinguishers commonly pose to the environment. Containing less damaging and more environmentally friendly fluids, Firexo extinguishers also appeal greatly to the conscious consumer as far preferable to those products containing CO2 or other environmentally harmful fire-fighting chemicals, such as powder.

Web: www.firexo.com

For more information Contact: Karen Nunn E-Mail: groupmarketing@firexo.com

Furthermore, the larger vessels provided by the company are rechargeable and their smaller, nonrechargeable counterparts can be recycled. Reducing environmental impact is at the core of Firexo’s values and they provide all the information needed for customers to recycle their smaller vessels. As part of the Firexo mission ‘to save lives’, this company understands

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Europe Best Specialist Private Ambulance Service of the Year Leading Providers of Repatriation Services (Western Europe)

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Hearts First Ambulance Service In the middle of a crisis, nobody wants to be hanging around waiting for decisions to be made. For those who need to be moved long-distance, there are very few options available. Hearts First Ambulance Service is far and away the best of these many options, providing the premier service in the private ambulance healthcare sector. We take a closer look at what the company can do for you, in the light of its success.

At the heart of Hearts First Ambulance Service is a commitment to providing a duty of care. For the last twenty years, the team have been involved with the NHS and the private sector, providing exceptional transport for those who are in anxious and unplanned situations. Going above and beyond is what they do, and they excel at it in every regard.

Based in Radlett, just north of London, the team behind Hearts First Ambulance Service have grown into an industry well-known name for those wanting a private ambulance service. Over the years, the company has been able to establish satellite bases in Manchester and Scotland giving full UK coverage with regards to transportation. This unique positioning within the industry has been key to the many successes that the business has achieved.

Building up a well-respected reputation within the healthcare industry is no easy task, but the team at Hearts First Ambulance Service have done so with elegance and grace. Their mission is to provide the very best level of care alongside the most cost-efficient transport service to all patients. All staff are NHS trained, spending a minimum of five years with a frontline ambulance trust before working with Hearts First Ambulance Service. Each member of the talented team is qualified to the highest professional and clinical standards to ensure the safety of everyone involved.

One of the specialisms of Hearts First Ambulance Service is its ability to go further than any public health provider. Long distance travel is where the team are able to excel, with many years of experience in this sector. When it comes to the UK, there is no other company that comes close to matching their skill and capability, with over 275 UK transfers, including on average 75 Air Ambulance UK transfers and over 20 international transfers organised each month. Very few private ambulance services specialise in this niche specialist field of long distance transfers, which has allowed the team at Hearts First Ambulance Service to corner the market in this regard.

The service also has a great depth of experience when it comes to arranging a full repatriation service whether it requires transportation by land, air or sea. In challenging circumstances, nobody wants to spend time working on the logistics of moving someone to a place where they are with their family and friends, or maybe even a more sophisticated treatment setup, so Hearts First Ambulance Service takes away the stress and the strain.

Other services that the team can provide are available on request and include local private patient transfers, repatriation medical escorts on commercial flights, corporate & event medical cover and expedition & group travel medics. These other services all draw on the considerable experience gleaned from the team’s work in long distance travel. As the team’s sphere of influence continues to grow, they hope to continue focusing on providing an unrivalled highly professional specialist service. It has been the heart of the business since the beginning, and the key behind the team’s lasting success. www.heartsfirstambulance.co.uk

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Europe CEO and Founder of the Year - Kim Simmonds

Law 365 is a specialised commercial and employment law firm under the leadership of the Founder and CEO, Kim Simmonds.

Kim established the company in 2014 to make a difference to the way Microsoft Partner businesses work with lawyers. Law 365 redefines the modern law firm by partnering with clients long term on monthly subscription model that covers all their legal needs.

Law 365’s Legal-as-a-Service (LaaS) model has been a great success among Microsoft Partners because it’s a business model which emulates their own way of selling and billing - Software as a Service (Saas).

Being a mindful leader is a critical element in Kim’s success. Mindfulness isn’t a skill we were taught in school and not a practice often associated with the legal profession. So to hone these skills, which Kim takes seriously, Kim has started an “Inner MBA” course at New York University with other mindful CEOs to learn the elements of great leadership. Kim applies what she learns at NYU to every aspect of the business, but especially the wellbeing practices of the firm such as the daily led meditation by Kim for all staff.

If it all feels a bit zen for a law firm, it’s important to point out that mindful leadership is successful leadership. Last year, while many businesses faltered, Kim Simmonds quadrupled the number of clients on the Law 365 books – from 11 to 40 – and increased her team from 3 to 14 (which continues to increase even now). She also added an employment practice to compliment her commercial offering and has won numerous awards.

What makes Law 365 different?

Our ‘Forever Promise’ to our clients. We sell our legal services as a subscription for members, like Spotify or Netflix. Clients pay a flat monthly fee tied to tangible results instead of the minute-counting that comes with the old law firm model of billable hours. Our clients love this as they have a fixed price every month, no surprises.

How it works: At the beginning of our relationship with each client we make a commitment to them which we call our “Forever Promise.” We promise that we will work with them to make sure their business is in the best possible shape and has a solid foundation for sustainable growth.

As well as providing excellent and specialist legal advice, our subscription membership includes a “Book club” for 40+ of our client members, which has been so popular we’ve received requests to be added to the list. We are also expanding the member privileges to include coaching and networking opportunities where Microsoft partners can mentor each other as their businesses grow.

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Law 365 is a happy place to work. Kim Simmonds doesn’t just want to be disruptive in the way law firms work with clients, she wants to be disruptive in the way employees are treated too – employee engagement is her main KPI. She provides every employee with an Executive Performance coach, for two hours, every month. There are team coaching sessions too, yoga and meditation weekly, and special treats like gong baths, chocolate making and cooking classes.

Happiness and wellbeing are the heart of the business.

Law 365 works exclusively for Microsoft Partners. We know our clients’ businesses as well as they do, and sometimes we know it better because it’s rare there’s an issue we haven’t seen before. We act as advisors not just lawyers, helping their businesses to grow with less risk.

At the moment I’m focussed on changing the business model – implementing our subscription model pricing and creating a true member organisation where clients feel inspired and delighted by our service.

We are also developing technology to enhance our services. Law 365 is developing some incredible Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools which will come to the market in the next few years and will be available for our existing clients before that.

We also recruiting and growing fast so that we can support the demand from Microsoft Partners.

What our client’s say about Law 365 “We were looking for a modern and innovative legal firm with a deep understanding of the complexities of the technology world. The on-boarding process was very efficient and incredibly fast, with a series of agreed tasks and activities underway within a few days. Law 365’s commercial models were flexible and fitted our requirements perfectly.”

Scott Dodds, CEO at Ultima Business Solutions

“We chose Law 365 to help us because they’re specialists in Microsoft contracts, Microsoft Partners and the IT/Software channel. It’s been fantastic, they’re always there when we need them.”

Nicole Hill, Sales Operations Manager at Grey Matter

“Kim, and the rest of the team at Law 365 have changed my opinion about the legal industry! The single, stand out benefit of using Law 365 is the desire to help you ‘reach an agreement’...less digging heals in to prove a point, and more discussion around the real issue and the risks for both parties.”

Richard Lockey, Country Manager at Crayon UK Contact Details Address: Email: Tel: Web:

Kim Simmonds Law 365 Ltd The Lodge on the Common London Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 5BF info@law365.co 020 8132 6943 www.law365.co

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Europe Best Business Advisory Agency of the Year - Nutcracker - UK

UK

Nutcracker Agency: ‘We don’t take short cuts, we story tell, we sell, we communicate, we build communities’ Purpose is a simple word but something that should be at the heart of everything we do. Having a purpose; simply knowing your purpose is empowering. It elevates the decisions you make, what path you take and how you review what’s working.

When I founded Nutcracker in 2014, I had three purposes. The first was to help people grow their businesses, the second to create an environment where people could thrive, with the third being to align sales and marketing. It’s this last point that’s a constant struggle and that holds businesses back. There’s frequently a disconnect between a front-line sales team and an often office-based marketing outreach team. One tasked with selling business verbally, the other through words and visual creatives.

When there’s a disconnect it misses a major trick. A trick to create powerful storytelling, a trick to have messages that resonate and a trick to be on one shared purpose; a goal to grow the commercial arm of the business.

One of Nutcracker’s USPs is that we become part of our clients’ teams. We don’t sit on the outside looking in, waiting instruction. We take time to genuinely understand our client’s business and what they need to succeed. To really understand a business you need to know its operational set-up and its strengths and weaknesses – once you understand that you can create messages that resonate and that are fit for purpose – facilitating business growth.

This is where my commercial sales background’s been invaluable. I understand the sales process, what salespeople need and what an organisation needs to see their business flourish. This insight allows Nutcracker to cut through the noise of marketing stats and look at what’s working and what’s not. We split marketing into two, the first is brand building and the second is commercial lead generation.

When a business doesn’t understand the difference, it shows in their commercial strategy.

My purpose when I founded Nutcracker was clear, but has it been realised? Over the last seven years we’ve worked with more than 60 clients – and one of our first clients is still our largest today. What we’ve achieved for them is phenomenal; we are their outsourced sales and marketing department. For other clients we’ve taken their brand from obscure to established, delivering the leads that have built solid foundations, which have withstood the earthquakes of Brexit and COVID-19.

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For others, we’ve been part of start-up to exit when they’ve sold their businesses. We’ve helped open new sectors, new territories and worked on a domestic and international scale. We do this by being smart. By understanding what works, applying those insights and by working tirelessly. We don’t take short cuts, we story tell, we sell, we communicate, we build communities.

We stay on top of trends and new ways of working and we drive it forward.

COVID has been a challenging time for businesses, and Nutcracker was not impervious to its impact. How did we react? We did what we do best – we marketed, we sold, and we focused on short and long-term brand building. The result? Nutcracker will see a 40% growth on turnover comparing February 2020 to February 2021.

Which leads me to my last point. None of this is possible without a talented team, a team who feel valued, a team who feel part of an exciting, growth journey.

Without this close-knit, extremely talented team, Nutcracker is just a word rather than a living, breathing, multi award-winning agency.

My original ‘purpose’, the drive that led me to set up Nutcracker in 2014, remains at the heart of everything Nutcracker does. What’s in the future? There is no crystal ball but I am committed to continue producing effective, game-changing work for our clients, driving forward innovative ways of working and continuing to build a business that the ‘Nutcrackers’ are proud to be part of.

If you would like to find out how Nutcracker can make a difference to your business, drop me an email on jenny.knighting@nutcrackeragency.com www.nutcrackeragency.com Twitter:@NutcrackerSM Instagram:@nutcrackeragency LinkedIn:@NutcrackerAgency

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Europe Best Corporate Investment Consultancy of the Year Oakmount & Partners Ltd

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YOUR MULTI AWARD-WINNING PREMIER INVESTMENT CONSULTANTS Oakmount was incorporated in 2009, with the goal and ambition to become a globally recognised financial institution which aims to deliver more to its customers.

They provide premium-quality investment opportunities to their clients, consisting of Ultra-High-NetWorth, High-Net-Worth, Professional and Sophisticated investors, along with corporate platforms, entrepreneurs and intermediaries.

They are a Trustpilot Certified business with an Excellent 5 Star Rating.

If you are looking to get started, and you are an experienced investor, their investment consulting and management team are here to assist you.

Oakmount can give you access to bespoke investment opportunities, help with investment management and put together investment strategies using their advanced analytics software, expertise, and global contacts.

Oakmount and Partners provide expert consultancy on investments in land acquisition and development, property, commodities, clean energy, tech and IPO’s. With numerous years of success, they seek to optimise performance over the medium and long-term whilst reducing volatility and unnecessary risks, preserving capital, improving returns and generating regular income and capital growth.

For the last decade and more, their business has been privileged to create and build upon relationships with clients whom they treat as strategic partners within their firm. The quality of the investment opportunities they introduce to their clients are of the highest calibre, meaning that they can enjoy life at their leisure as Oakmount continue to seek out fixed-income investment opportunities with attractive annual yields.

Understanding the critical importance of communication, every investment begins with Oakmount and Partners analysing and understanding your needs, (whether you are a business or individual) before offering a service based on how actively involved you want to be in the management of your investments. Throughout your on-going relationship, they will continually assess and plan on your behalf to ensure your investment achieves the optimum results, freeing you up to continue with your busy life.

All their long-term strategies and short-term actions are moulded by a set of core values.

Knowledge. Commitment. Nurture.

Growth.

Oakmount. Exclusive. Exceptional & Empowering. Reflecting the People, We Serve.

OAKMOUNT AND PARTNERS LTD. EST 2009. SCULPTED FROM EXPERIENCE, BUILT FOR SUCCESS. Contact Details www.oakmountpartners.com Web: 01279 874 392 Tel:

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Europe Most Innovative Venue & Event Management Solution 2021 - Optimo Software CEO of the year 2021 Innovation W.Shantharuban - Optimo Software Director of Solutions 2021 Local Government Alex Gnanaskandan - Optimo Software

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Programus Ltd’s OPTIMO software has been awarded Global 100’s most innovative venue and event management solution of the year. The solution has incorporated a public booking component that aids minimal contact between venue and event organisers and the public including voice recognition technology. Their new browser based cloud platform OPTIMO v4 is backed by a £ 2.5 million (plus) investment in to research and development and has been well received by prestigious venues like Silverstone, Sepang, Yas Marina international motor circuits, Ascot racecourse and 20 plus local government organisation around the world including City of Liverpool and City of Melbourne. OPTIMO is used to manage over 3000 venues globally and also was used at the London Olympics 2012 and the FIFA World Cup. Out of the management team two individuals W. Shantharuban CEO of Programus Ltd and Alex Gnanaskandan Director of Solutions have also been awarded Global 100’s CEO of the year 2021 - Innovation and Director of Solutions 2021 - Local Government awards.

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W. Shantharuban

Shantharuban has been an Entrepreneur with over 30 years’ experience in Software research and development, the last 10 years of which has been spent in developing ground breaking innovative software solutions for the ‘’Sports & Leisure’’ and ‘’Telecommunication’’ industries.

Inventor and co-owner of a European patent for ‘Product Catalog Production’ software system, which attracted a multimillion pound investment from Intel Corporation and 3I Venture Capital in 1999/2000. He has been the backbone of the new OPTIMO V4 platform.

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Alex on the on the other hand has spent the last 8 years working with local government organisations and brought in over 20 large contracts demonstrating his expertise within the sector and procuring over 3000 local government venues that are now using OPTIMO. He is considered an expert within this sector.

Building No 3, Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 5YA, England. www.optimosoftware.co.uk www.optimoevents.com +44(0) 208 875 1616 info@optimosoftware.co.uk

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Europe Best Road Markings Materials Supplier - 2021 - Preformed Markings Ltd

Preformed Markings Ltd are the UK’s leading supplier of durable and practical decorative marking solutions. The company provide solutions in decorative resin surfaces, speciality resin paints and prefabricated thermoplastics, that provide years of service and performance.

This award recognises years of investment in technology, product research and environmental interventions, that have contributed to a wide of range of products that are practical and durable, supporting the design and decorative sector of the streetscape market.

A range of these products were selected for the refurbishment of an inner-city park, in the heart of Sheffield’s Hallam University complex, known locally as Pinball Park. The site on Brown Street, is part of Site Gallery; an international contemporary art space, specialising in moving image, new media, and performance. It was designed in the 1990’s to resemble the playing area of a pinball machine. The park had become overgrown and unloved, however the team from Site Gallery had plans to make it a haven for artistic innovation and creation.

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The gallery appointed world renowned artist, Florence Blanchard, to create an innovative design, that would encompass all the fixed structures within the park and would encourage a creative atmosphere for students alike. Structurally, the surface was extremely poor, and consisted of a resin bound surface of pea gravel, that was loose and suffered from years of surface movement and settlement. The different levels of the area were bounded by large concrete kerbs, which offered nothing of interest from a design perspective.

The integrity of the original surface negated the opportunity to use traditional marking paints and funding was unavailable for complete removal and reinstatement.

Preformed Markings were on hand to offer help and support in selecting a range of products that would achieve the desired effect and offer other enhancements to the area, in terms of surface stabilisation and slip resistance. After trials of materials throughout the site, Preformed Markings Ltd recommended an experienced contractor to complete the works to the client’s specification. All requirements have been achieved and the area has become a central meeting point for students and visitors to the area.

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Europe Best High Court Enforcement Company 2021

Enforcement Bailiffs Ltd is a national enforcement group trading via their four brands which are: Quality Bailiffs, Frank G Whitworth High Court Enforcement, Derby Legal Services and The Horse Bailiffs. Our roots were established in 1948 by Mr Frank G Whitworth who went on to become The Officer to the High Sheriffs of West Yorkshire, East Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, and parts of Lancashire.

The Group operate across England and Wales from 17 regional offices strategically located to give clients a local service. Featuring in the BBC1 prime time fly on the wall documentary series “The Sheriffs are Coming” they work for local authorities, landlords, individual claimants, the legal sector and businesses in general.

Their client base includes 48 local authorities, Lidl Supermarkets, Travel Lodge Hotels, Savills Chartered Surveyors, Cushman and Wakefield Property Managers, Avison Young Chartered Surveyors, GVA Property Managers, BNP Paribas Real Estate UK and Carter Jonas Chartered Surveyors together with numerous firms of solicitors and many others.

The group try and pride themselves upon reliability, professionalism, and an extensive knowledge of the enforcement business. Their board of directors alone have over 100 years combined experience within the world of enforcement.

The company is also involved in large scale evictions of protesters, travellers and squatters and is has accreditations from CHAS, Safe Contractor as well as being ISO 9001 certified.

Over the years they have adapted their service to meet clients needs to provide an efficient and personal enforcement service. This has been throughout all the numerous large scale changes in legalisation. This includes The Civil Procedure Rules 1999, The Courts Act 2003 and the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. Their independence and old-fashioned values are what gives them such a great client retention rate and makes all the difference to their results for clients.

Repeat business and referrals means they continue

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to expand and grow in all areas of enforcement including High Court Enforcement, Commercial Rent Arrear Recovery, Forfeitures of leases, Traveller and other evictions.

No call centres, no answerphones, and no pointless delays. Be assured when you contact them you can count on the same friendly, professional response every time.

They invest heavily in training with all of their enforcement agents are trained to a level 2 qualification in the taking control of goods, with most enforcement agents being in the process of gaining their level 3 qualifications. They monitor and audit all of their agents regularly who each must complete a minimum ten hours of continuous professional development training. This is to ensure they are fully aware with changes in legislation and best practice. All enforcement visits are recorded both audible and visibly using state of the art body warn cameras to protect both the debtor and the enforcement agent integrity.

This ethos together with their award-winning management team means they can offer you outstanding service throughout the country in High Court enforcement, commercial rent arrears recovery, commercial lease forfeiture and trespasser eviction.

Our High Court Enforcement Officers Frank Whitworth is their senior Authorised High Court Enforcement Officer who is assisted by Kate Fellows another very experienced Authorised High Court Enforcement Officer and Andy Coates who has recently qualified and is awaiting full authorisation from the Ministry of Justice.

Contact Details Enforcement Bailiffs Ltd t/a Quality Bailiffs, Company: Frank G Whitworth High Court Enforcement, Derby Legal Services and Horse Bailiffs.

78 York Street, London W1H 1DP Address: 0208 0902439 Tel: help@qualitybailiffs.co.uk Email: www.qualitybailiffs.co.uk Web:

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Europe Leading Providers of HIFU Vaginal Treatment - North East

AFTER WINNING IN 2020 it’s amazing winning again for the second time. Empowering women and giving them the confidence to be able to function in their day to day life is amazing. Here at Samantha Lewis we realise the so many women benefit from the luxury of our vaginal rejuvenation. As the industry is growing daily it’s so important to deliver top quality affordable treatments to ensure that all woman can lead a full exciting life with confidence. The HIFU vaginal rejuvenation is one of our leading treatments with results that speak volumes for itself.

In our home like environment woman have come to us from all over the country as far as London. Which is astounding and an honour.

Making sure that all the women visiting us feel safe, comfortable in our beautiful clinic.

There is zero judgement and all the clients we have treated often refer us to someone new.

Lockdown has been difficult for lots of us in this industry and as hard as it has been we will come back armed with the knowledge that

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helping more people in the future will be life changing.

Samantha is a full time mum, university student who still manages to train in other areas during the year. Enhancing her skills to offer clients the best of all treatments all under one roof.

HIFU VAGINAL rejuvenated is so important to people who suffer with incontinance issues.

Helping people particularly with his treatment is a true art form.

Contact Details Address: Tel: Email: Web:

Hartlepool TS27 07925797782 s.lewis85@outlook.com www.samanthalewis.org.uk

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Europe Best Virtual Assistance & Call Answering Services Provider of the Year - The VA Team – UK

At one time or another, you could handle all the day-to-day operational tasks and complete your business administration within a demanding 12 hour working day.

Now, you barely have time to eat lunch, your schedule is hectic because you have accumulated more clients, you are missing calls, and your administrative tasks are being ignored.

Do these problems sound familiar?

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You never have enough hours in the day!

You feel trapped by the income ceiling?

Long, extended, sleepless work hours?

Vacation? What’s a vacation?

Things just feel unproductive!

If you said Yes... you should consider how a Virtual Office Service provider could be your salvation.

Tailored to your requirements with bespoke packages, reduced business costs and flexible support.

Introducing ‘The VA Team’: a triple award winning, UK-office based, Virtual Assistant and Call Answering service provider. We offer a wide range of virtual services to suit the evolving needs of our customers. Our solutiondriven team of can-do people are always searching for the right information and exploring the best ways to get the outcome that is needed.

When plan "A" isn’t possible, The VA Team specialises in finding new and alternative ways of achieving your goals.

But aren't Virtual Assistants too expensive? Think again!

The VA Team assists business owners to refocus their time and allow us to assist them with the time-consuming stresses and frustrations of running their business through our:

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Virtual Assistants which assists you manage the day-to- day routine operational tasks, such as general admin, diary & email management.

Virtual Receptionist which handles call answering or virtual reception tasks guaranteeing every call you receive is answered and thoroughly managed Web Chat Operation to take control of your website chat system to guarantee that partners maximise website traffic opportunity … and much more!

BOOK A DISCOVERY CALL TODAY VIA OUR WEBSITE AND FIND OUT HOW WE WILL HELP YOU MAKE THE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE, POSSIBLE ... VIRTUALLY!

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NORTH AMERICA Advanced Level Roofing

Best Emerging Roofing Renovations Company - Western Canada

Battea

Best in Hedge Fund Securities Class Action Settlement Recovery - 2021 - Battea Class Action

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Services & Best in Investor Settlement Recovery 2021 - USA BLKWTR Creative

Most Innovative Communications Agency - Canada

Demotech, Inc.

Niche Financial Analysis Provider of the Year [ Insurance] - USA

DVO Real Estate, LLC

Best Private Real Estate Investment Firm of the Year - USA

Events.com

Chief Operating Officer & President Of The Year - Stephen Partridge

EY

Infrastructure Sector Advisory Firm of the Year - Canada

Fearless Media

Most Innovative Marketing Business Leader - 2021 - Fearless Media - North East USA

Friede & Associates

Best Construction Contractor of the Year - Wisconsin, USA

HazardHub

Best Property Hazard Risk Data

Innovation Insurance Group, LLC

Best Premier Insurance Expert Witness of the Year – USA

IONIQ Sciences

Most Innovative Non-Invasive Lung Cancer Testing Solution: The ProLung Test & Best Medical Technology Company 2021 & Best Lung Cancer Predictive Analytics Risk Testing Platform: The ProLung Test - USA

JK Architecture Engineering

Design/Build Architect of the Year - USA

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Laureola Advisors

Best Specialist Fund Manager & Best Life Settlements Investment Fund of the Year - Global

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Natural Cure Labs

Best Natural Products Manufacturer – USA

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Paragon Security

Kevin Sanjari – Paragon Security – President of the Year 2021 – Canada

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Pro Group Captive Management Services

Alternative Risk Transfer Solutions Provider of the Year - 2021 - Pro Group Captive Management

Rogerson Law Group

Asset Protection Law Firm of the Year - Canada

Royal Restrooms Corporate Office

Most Innovative Portable Restrooms & Showers Rental Company – USA

Slater Matsil, LLP

Leading US Patent Prosecution Adviser of the Year for China - 2021 - Slater Matsil, LLP - Texas

Tigris Events

Events Professional of the Year - Canada

TOPP KIDS Out Of School Clubs/ ELCC

Best Children & Youth Life Enrichment Organization – 2021

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North America Best Emerging Roofing Renovations Company

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ADVANCED LEVEL ROOFING In less than 5 years, Advanced Level Roofing has quickly become the largest residential roofing contractor in Western Canada.

Advanced Level Roofing completed nearly 2,000 residential homes in Alberta in the 2020 roofing season, supporting nearly 200 hard working individuals during these tumultuous times. and employed nearly 200 staff with high paying wages.

From humble beginnings in a small home office in Calgary Alberta, Advanced Level Roofing has expanded across Western Canada operating in British Columbia, Alberta, and Manitoba scooping up market share at an unprecedented rate and emerging as the Best Roofing and Renovations company in Western Canada.

The success of this company is in large part due to the vision and leadership of the owner Mitch Beaulieu and the sales tactics the company employs to drive business.

Using a direct consumer strategy they have found a system that generates an abundance of leads and a closing ratio of nearly 50%.

Advanced Level Roofing has also created a company culture that fosters growth, both personally and professionally, and also rewards ambition and hard work.

This culture has allowed them to attract the top talent while recruiting, and have exceptionally high staff retention in an industry that typically has a very high turnover rate.

In 2020, the year of the pandemic, when most companies were closing their doors, Mitch and the Advanced Level Roofing team, devised a bold strategy to take over the Alberta roofing market and truly stand out as the top residential roofing company in all of Alberta. By employing old school guerrilla marketing tactics, Advanced Level Roofing exploded, increasing revenue by 300% in 2020 and

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generating over $17 million in sales and completing nearly twice as many projects as the next largest competitor in the industry.

While Interviewing the owner Mitch Beaulieu, he has shared his aggressive expansion plans with us for 2021 and beyond. In 2021, Mitch is projecting Advanced Level Roofing will generate $ 25 million in sales with his 4 flagship locations. By the year 2023, his plans take him nationwide and solidify his spot as the largest residential roofing contractor in Canada.

Mitch projects his company will generate over 50 million in revenue in the year 2023 and has plans to enter the US Market in 2024.

After this interview with Mitch, we here at Global 100 have come to respect and admire his business prowess and his insatiable drive to change the industry and take over every market he sets his eyes upon. He is truly an exceptional leader and we believe at only 28 years old, he is a true Forbes 30 under 30 Candidate. Building this company from nothing and pushing the boundaries of what is possible in this industry, and expanding it to where it is, has been no small feat. As he continues his Canadian conquest, he and Advanced Level Roofing will be true forces to reckon with in the years to come. For all of the above reasons we have chosen Mitch and Advanced Level Roofing as the Best Emerging Roofing Renovations company Western Canada for the second year in a row, and if he continues his meteoric rise we believe in 2022 he will be on many such award lists in the coming months and years.“

Contact Details Company: Address: Tel: Web:

Advanced Level Roofing #2 170 Rutland Road, Kelowna BC +403 831 6000 www.advancedlevelroofing.com

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North America JK Architecture Engineering - Design/Build Architect of the Year

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LAUREOLA ADVISORS - Best Specialist Fund Manager

Laureola Advisors is a boutique Fund Manager focusing on the asset class of Life Settlements. Our Fund is specifically designed for Private Clients and small to medium sized Family Offices. A well-managed portfolio of Life Settlements will keep its diversification characteristics in difficult times, as the strategy has a very different way of making money – investing in the longevity and mortality markets. The Laureola Fund delivered a positive return in 90 of 92 months that it has been in operation. Bedrock investments liberate a portfolio’s capacity to take risks in a post-pandemic landscape.

the returns of the risky asset. With this stabilizing force, the portfolio can then take greater levels of risk in its growth asset allocation.

Traditionally, fixed income instruments have played this role. Bonds provide the stability and consistency to preserve a portfolio’s returns while the riskier equities hunt for higher returns. However, unfavorable changes in correlation between equities and bonds over time nudged investors to evaluate the suitability of other potential bedrock investments.

“We suggest investing in life settlement as a strong bedrock candidate on the basis of the following historically observed attributes,” stated Tony Bremness, Managing Director of Laureola Advisors.

Using the Laureola fund as a proxy for life settlements, the chart above shows the distribution of a life settlement fund’s annualized returns over multiple 3-year periods. The fund’s returns tend to be higher than that of the S&P 500 Index and 3-year US Treasury yield since May 2013. This highlights the consistency of performance (and potential outperformance over equities) over a 3 years.

The stable core of a portfolio consists of ‘bedrock investments’. Their role is to generate stable, consistent returns over time. Ideally, the returns are not correlated to

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Here, the stability of monthly returns is highlighted. The narrow range of returns for a life settlement fund suggests returns volatility closer to that of fixed income when compared to S&P 500’s wide dispersion of returns. Mr

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Bremness notes that “life settlements as an investment can meet the first requirement of a bedrock investment – its returns are stable and consistent over time.”

The second requirement is that the returns of a bedrock investment should have little or no correlation to the returns of the risky asset. This independence is prized because such assets stabilize a portfolio during periods of poor performance in the risky assets. In the chart above, the Laureola fund as a representative for life settlements has recorded low levels of correlation with other asset classes. Of note are the low correlations to equities and bonds.

“Low correlations are great but what matters is what happens when risky assets dive. The behavior we want to see out of bedrock investments is independence during those risky asset drawdowns,” Mr Bremness explained.

The worst 10 months of S&P 500 would have caused an average monthly decline of -6.6% while the Laureola Fund would have produced an average return of -0.1%.

Dec 18 was a coincidence where Laureola revalued its portfolio upon discovery of aggressive life expectancy assumptions provided by the independent Life Expectancy underwriters. The revaluation was not linked to S&P 500 movements.

Mr Bremness summarises, “We believe that the life settlements exhibit characteristics of a bedrock investment. With the Laureola fund as a representative, an investment in life settlements has stable consistent returns over time and its returns are uncorrelated to a wide range of risky assets. With a bedrock in the portfolio, an investor can liberate his/her portfolio to take on risk.

This is especially meaningful navigating the rich but risky platter of opportunities in the post-pandemic investment landscape.”

Contact Details Address:

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4th Floor, Water’s Edge Building, Meridian Plaza, Wickhams Cay II, P.O. Box 4519, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands www.laureolaadvisors.com +1 (888) 498 0966 info@laureolaadvisors.com

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North America Natural Cure Labs LLC - Best Natural Products Manufacturer

Transforming an Industry to Provide Better Health for All Finding the right balance of supplemental nutrition can be a challenge for some people - whether it’s the cost of the product or the amount of research required before making a purchase decision. Palmara Health (recently rebranded from Natural Cure Labs) was founded to help take a Damon Sununtnasuk, CEO lot of the guesswork out of shopping for unique and quality supplements.

By providing world-class products with ingredients that feature a strong emphasis on clinical research, they make supplemental health attainable for a more discerning customer base.

Commitment to Help: Palmara Health aims to produce research-based dietary supplements for those looking to gain access to natural products and healthier lifestyles regardless of their socioeconomic status. Products in the Palmara Health portfolio are meant to help support the 28.9 million Americans without health insurance, and the 58 million adults who suffer from “medication insecurity”. This ambition led to the discovery and creation of several sciencebased dietary supplements which have gone on to help thousands of customers gain access to affordable immune support products.

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Doing What’s Right: In an industry too often challenged by cutting corners and non-compliant activities, Palmara Health prides themselves on a deep-rooted commitment to safety, quality, and transparency.

Each product in the Palmara Health portfolio is supported by a dossier of published clinical research, reviewed and backed by a team of industry professionals. Formulas are expertly curated to be vegan, non-GMO, gluten free, and free of synthetic fillers or preservatives.

Sustainable ingredients are sourced from trusted suppliers and tested to ensure the highest quality standards. Finished products are rigorously tested by accredited third party laboratories to ensure safety and quality standards.

Changing an Industry: Palmara Health’s commitment to science-based supplements is evident in the composition of its team – several industry professionals, medical doctors, and compliance specialists support the mission to develop and promote research and transparency for dietary supplements. The company produces literature supporting clinical applications of dietary supplement ingredients with a strict adherence to compliance rules.

This effort has garnered some impressive industry recognition for the company, having been featured in Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine, Taste for Life Magazine’s “Immunity Guide”, and receiving numerous accolades including “Company of the Year” and “Product Development Executive of the Year” in the 2021 and 2020 American Business Awards, “Dietary Supplement Supplier of the Year” by Global Health and Pharma (GHP) News, “Best Health & Wellness Nutrition Manufacturer - USA” by New World Report, as well as “Best Multivitamin 2019” finalist by NEXTY. Conclusion: With a commitment to safety and quality, Palmara Health has established themselves as one of the most trusted niche players in the industry. With a loyal base of customers, outstanding quality, and compliant operations, Palmara Health is one of the most admirable new entrants to this space.

Contact Details Web: Email: Tel:

www.palmarahealth.com info@info@palmarahealth.com + 1 (800) 303-6214

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North America Leading US Patent Prosecution Adviser of the Year for China - 2021 Slater Matsil, LLP

Established in 1999, Slater Matsil, LLP is best known as one of the top patent firms in the U.S., consistently ranking amongst the most prestigious intellectual property practices in the country. From Fortune 100 companies to dynamic start-ups, Slater Matsil represents a diverse range of clients whose ideas are shaping our world.

As a forward thinking business with a global clientele, Slater Matsil was already well positioned to attend to their client’s best interests when the pandemic hit. Because of this, Slater Matsil’s clients enjoyed uninterrupted direct connection to high-caliber legal and technical professionals who truly understand their respective industry.

Since their inception, Slater Matsil has rapidly built a world-class intellectual property practice, which was founded upon bedrock principles of uncompromised quality, unsurpassed client services, and unceasing dedication to improving the practice of IP law. The firm offers a portfolio of globally devised intellectual property services, along with multilingual personnel and internationally experienced patent professionals.

Slater Matsil understands that IP rights are, first and foremost, working assets that must both support and advance their clients’ business objectives. The firm maintains this client-centric perspective, whether discussing technology with inventors in the design room, developing IP strategies with management in the boardroom, or advocating for their clients’ rights in the courtroom. Regardless of where a client’s office is based, or where they conduct business, Slater Matsil delivers clients with trusted advice and counsel in all matters relating to intellectual property.

The backbone of this success is their talented team.

Not only do they know what is required to invent something ground-breaking, they also know just what it takes to guard and defend a company’s intellectual capital. The firm’s attorneys have handson technology field experience, and many are

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inventors themselves. This is best highlighted by the fact that about a quarter of all patent professionals at Slater Matsil possess a doctorate degree (including an IEEE Fellow) while about a half of the patent professionals previously worked in industry as engineers. Above all, they are proven professionals who draw upon their first-hand experience which spans across diverse industries to deliver quality, accuracy, and a meticulous level of detail in their work product. The Slater Matsil team takes great pride in delivering insightful IP counsel to support the innovations that differentiate their clients within their respective market.

The firm’s experience in advancing thousands of patents to issuance guides the team when they are evaluating patents for licensing negotiation and litigation strategies. Likewise, having navigated license programs and litigations where over one billion dollars have been at stake cumulatively, the team has developed keen insights into prosecution strategies that make for effective patents. As Slater Matsil is a boutique practice, they bring a laser focus, but one that illuminates comprehensively the entire spectrum of intellectual property law.

Slater Matsil’s clients certainly appreciate this. Slater Matsil has continuously represented a number of clients since their inception, over twenty years in some cases. The strength of these relationships has allowed them to be the fastest growing patent prosecution law firm of the last decade.

Looking ahead, Slater Matsil is well positioned to support their clients, providing thoughtful answers and comprehensive advice on all IP matters.

Contact Details Address: Tel: Web:

Slater Matsil, LLP 17950 Preston Road, Suite 1000 Dallas, Texas 75252 972.732.1001 slatermatsil.com

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The importance of enriching the lives of children cannot be overstated, giving them opportunities to meet new people, share new experiences and be exposed to new situations. This is the role of TOPPS KIDS Out of School Clubs and ELCC & Community Development, providing an essential community of care for families, children and educators.

Started by Leslie Topp after 25 years working in the field of early learning and development, TOPP KIDS was a passion project designed to inspire children to Play, Grow, Laugh & Learn in a safe environment. The ELCC & Community Development initiative grew from this, satisfying a clear need for a hub of resources and learning opportunities for childcare professionals. Two years in, her son Cody, an advocate in the ECE Sector in Canada, picked up the torch and built the company from strength to strength spreading through Calgary and across Alberta.

The company is focused on providing a community of care to families, children and educators, creating opportunities for youth in the community during the critical afterschool hours of 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. This time is crucial for childhood physical activity, focused on providing a blend of care, education, recreation and ultimately inspiration for children in a play setting. TOPP KIDS runs a variety of programs that explore how children can express themselves, through social and emotional literacy as well as exploring what it means to be a community citizen. Combined with the important work being undertaken at ELCC & Community Development, the team work tirelessly to improve the standard of care and resources for the entire Early Childhood Education sector.

The expansive nature of TOPP KIDS’ purview, especially when combining the Out of School Clubs, Kindi-Care Clubs and Summer Camp with the ELCC & Community Development initiative, allows it to function as employer of choice, lead in quality programming and culture standards and maintain its family feel. The innovative approach that characterises the programs for the children also applies to the training and support structures that have allowed the organization to build its capacity at such an impressive rate. Employee retention is demonstrably higher as a result of this approach, meaning the focus can remain squarely on providing the best possible care, experiences and opportunity for the kids.

With the Early Childhood Education Sector frequently seeing

changing opinions and trends, the approach taken by TOPP KIDS has been to capture new ideas from around the globe, with a network of experts to assist in implementation.

The curriculum is constantly updated to meet best practice within the industry and the last two years have seen innovations including the growth of the STEM, STEAM and STREAM aspects of programs.

Moving forward, the company recognizes that the time has come to separate the ELCC & Community Development initiative from TOPP KIDS Out of School Clubs, with the goal of obtaining not-for-profit status. This would open up new opportunities for funding that are currently closed to ELCC & Community Development. In the long run, the intention is to reach beyond the physical education centre, towards an online system, engaging people who can’t attend due to time or geographic boundaries. The hope is to eventually become the go-to option for training outside of postsecondary. As ever, community remains at the heart of the company and building this for both aspects of the business is of the utmost importance.

For TOPP KIDS, the next five years will hopefully see the doubling of the services it offers in Calgary, with more social and community projects taking centre stage. The ideal situation would be the ability to provide no-cost care, thus removing any barriers between families and children who need quality care programs. A significant portion of the work is advocating for school aged children to receive the same supports and recognition that Early Childhood Education focused on children aged 0-5 years receives.

TOPP KIDS and the ELCC & Community Development initiative do incredibly valuable work for the families and communities of Calgary, and have made their innovative approach one to admire across the province. With youth enrichment the name of the game, this company’s success has made them one to watch.

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OCEANIA & GLOBAL Creative Concepts Manufacturing Group

Directors of the Year - Joe Advani & Vin Advani - Creative Concepts - Global

BGL Corporate Solutions Pty Ltd.

Compliance Software Innovator of the Year 2021 - Australia / Best Compliance Software Development CEO - 2021 - Ronald Lesh, BGL Corporate Solutions - Australia

Bio-Med Animal Health

Best Integrative Veterinary Medicine Company - Bio-Med Animal Health

Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia

Leading Specialists in Criminal Defence Law 2021 - CDLA – Australia

Elm Cottage

Most Unique Rural Retreat 2021 - Australia

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Best Luxury Pet Friendly Holiday Accommodation - Elm Cottage - Riverina Region, NSW, Australia LAUREOLA ADVISORS

Best Specialist Fund Manager & Best Life Settlements Investment Fund of the Year - Global

Lesley Whyte Photography

New Zealand’s leading photography mentor / Leading Operator of Luxury Photography Tours -

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Pact Group

Best Packaging Solutions Company of the Year - Australia

PerformanceWorks International

Digital Transformation Consultancy Expert of the Year - Jeremy Blain - UK

Property Development Institute Pty Ltd

Best Property Development Training Provider 2021 - Australia

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Oceania & Global Best Integrative Veterinary Medicine Company - Bio-Med Animal Health and/or managing our patients or assisting veterinary professionals with their patients. We pride ourselves of being a true one stop-solution.

Whether it is developing highly innovative and unique animal health products, or whether it is in veterinary practice, we take into consideration the whole animal, and ensure that every product or service is clinically relevant, superior, safe, effective, and importantly improves the health and well-being potential of our patients.

Bio-Med Animal Health specialises in holistic and integrative veterinary medicine solutions. Their core focus is of developing premium animal health products for a vast range of applications within the veterinary health industry around the world, offering access to integrative and holistic veterinary medicine solutions for both large and small animal species. Their mission is to allow science and wisdom to unite, and further welcome a space that embraces greater health outcomes and healing, through innovation, research, education, support, and collaboration within the veterinary health community, side by side - globally.

Since the establishment of Bio-Med Animal Health in 2016, they have been committed to offering the cornerstone of integrative veterinary and animal health care products and services for animal owners from all over the world.

They have an extensive network of industry leading professionals including, Veterinary Naturopathic/Herbalist Practitioners, Veterinary Surgeon/Medicine Practitioners and Animal Allied Health Practitioners and Services. They proudly cover a broad spectrum of areas of expertise including but not limited to such as, domestic/companion animal integrative veterinary medicine & surgery, equine & canine performance medicine and surgery, Theriogenology (animal reproductive medicine) and livestock/production.

Recently, we caught up with company director, Dr. Angelo Koutsourakis to establish further insights into how his company established a reputation for being recognised as one of the best integrative veterinary medicine companies in the world.

“We genuinely believe that when naturopathic veterinary medicine meets allopathic veterinary medicine, a synergy between the two models of health establishes an exceptional foundation of holistic and primary patient care when applied appropriately. Therefore, improving the therapeutic potential and ultimately the health and well-being outcomes of our animals. It is this unique and exceptional foundation of integrative veterinary medicine (IVM), in which we embrace when developing premium veterinary health products and when treating and/or managing our patients.

We have extensive service capabilities and a diverse and vast immediate professional network, in which enables the company the capacity to effectively service our clients not only nationwide, but globally. We service most facets of the veterinary and animal health care industry, including developing animal and veterinary health products for a broad spectrum of applications for both large and small animal species, through to supplying and/ or developing highly innovative and unique animal health products for wholesalers, distributers, veterinary clinics and/or hospitals, and end-consumers; to finally treating

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The strong culture at Bio-Med Animal Health is selflessly committed to our people, our clients, and our patients.

Our team of professionals share and acknowledge the importance of contributing to the perpetuation of the veterinary sciences and ultimately the health outcomes of our beloved animals. This is substantiated by educating communities and the veterinary industry by investing time and resources into various educational institutions, local seminars, and events, and ensuring that we continue to do our part in contributing to effective animal ownership and/or management.”

Bio-Med Animal Health has been the subject of substantial recognition and success over the recent years, which reflects the standard of their products, services, culture, and commitment to the veterinary and animal health care industry. In previous years, the company has received recognition for the following: Rising Naturopath of the Year Nomination 2018, hosted by the Australian Naturopathic Summit, followed by the Global Health & Pharma Awards Nomination 2020 and Best Integrative Veterinary Medicine Company – Australia 2020 Award, by the APAC Business Awards.

In addition to the Global 100, 2021 award for Best Integrative Veterinary Medicine Company, Bio-Med Animal Health’s success throughout 2021 continues; by being awarded as the Best Holistic & Integrative Animal Health Products Company – Australia, within the LUXlife’s Pet Products and Services Awards 2021, hosted by LUXLife magazine; as well as being recognised as the Most Outstanding Integrative Veterinary Medicine Company – Australia, by the 2021 Global Business Insight Awards, hosted by Global Business Insight.

As Angelo expresses, “The team and I are humbled and very much appreciate the recognition over the recent years. It goes without saying, that such acknowledgment reflects our genuine commitment to dedicating our entirety to the care and enrichment of animals and the veterinary sciences collectively. Companies from all over the world will have had to manage and continue to manage the complexities and challenges associated to the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to industry evolvements that occur organically. Reformations were and continue to be imminent for many companies and industries. Although, we have had to further adapt in ensuring of our sustainability within such a climate, we stayed true to ourselves, our values, morals, and culture, and ensured that we maintained why we are global leaders in our field. This has without a doubt allowed us to further thrive within a height of a pandemic and further stand out and shine within the extraordinarily abundant veterinary, animal health and pet care industry.

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LAUREOLA ADVISORS - Best Specialist Fund Manager

Laureola Advisors is a boutique Fund Manager focusing on the asset class of Life Settlements. Our Fund is specifically designed for Private Clients and small to medium sized Family Offices. A well-managed portfolio of Life Settlements will keep its diversification characteristics in difficult times, as the strategy has a very different way of making money – investing in the longevity and mortality markets. The Laureola Fund delivered a positive return in 90 of 92 months that it has been in operation. Bedrock investments liberate a portfolio’s capacity to take risks in a post-pandemic landscape.

the returns of the risky asset. With this stabilizing force, the portfolio can then take greater levels of risk in its growth asset allocation.

Traditionally, fixed income instruments have played this role. Bonds provide the stability and consistency to preserve a portfolio’s returns while the riskier equities hunt for higher returns. However, unfavorable changes in correlation between equities and bonds over time nudged investors to evaluate the suitability of other potential bedrock investments.

“We suggest investing in life settlement as a strong bedrock candidate on the basis of the following historically observed attributes,” stated Tony Bremness, Managing Director of Laureola Advisors.

Using the Laureola fund as a proxy for life settlements, the chart above shows the distribution of a life settlement fund’s annualized returns over multiple 3-year periods. The fund’s returns tend to be higher than that of the S&P 500 Index and 3-year US Treasury yield since May 2013. This highlights the consistency of performance (and potential outperformance over equities) over a 3 years.

The stable core of a portfolio consists of ‘bedrock investments’. Their role is to generate stable, consistent returns over time. Ideally, the returns are not correlated to

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Here, the stability of monthly returns is highlighted. The narrow range of returns for a life settlement fund suggests returns volatility closer to that of fixed income when compared to S&P 500’s wide dispersion of returns. Mr

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Bremness notes that “life settlements as an investment can meet the first requirement of a bedrock investment – its returns are stable and consistent over time.”

The second requirement is that the returns of a bedrock investment should have little or no correlation to the returns of the risky asset. This independence is prized because such assets stabilize a portfolio during periods of poor performance in the risky assets. In the chart above, the Laureola fund as a representative for life settlements has recorded low levels of correlation with other asset classes. Of note are the low correlations to equities and bonds.

“Low correlations are great but what matters is what happens when risky assets dive. The behavior we want to see out of bedrock investments is independence during those risky asset drawdowns,” Mr Bremness explained.

The worst 10 months of S&P 500 would have caused an average monthly decline of -6.6% while the Laureola Fund would have produced an average return of -0.1%.

Dec 18 was a coincidence where Laureola revalued its portfolio upon discovery of aggressive life expectancy assumptions provided by the independent Life Expectancy underwriters. The revaluation was not linked to S&P 500 movements.

Mr Bremness summarises, “We believe that the life settlements exhibit characteristics of a bedrock investment. With the Laureola fund as a representative, an investment in life settlements has stable consistent returns over time and its returns are uncorrelated to a wide range of risky assets. With a bedrock in the portfolio, an investor can liberate his/her portfolio to take on risk.

This is especially meaningful navigating the rich but risky platter of opportunities in the post-pandemic investment landscape.”

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Oceania & Global Property Development Institute Pty Ltd Best Property Development Training Provider 2021

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Property development is a learnt skill; you’re not born with it!

Property Development Institute provides genuine property development training created and delivered by real property developers. Established in 2016, Property Development Institute specialises in providing property development training courses that include on-demand webinars, online courses, live events, either face-to-face or via live stream, and mentoring services.

Their clients are people from all walks of life aspiring to be property developers not just work for a property development company. They educate people in the information they need to know to be a property developer, not just provide generic information to upsell the next course, like so many other training organisations.

They under promise and over deliver with their training.

Focusing on providing education on how to develop property successfully through creating a knowledge base and assisting clients to identify and mitigate risk.

Founder, Steven Chandler, is a 40 year veteran of the construction and property development industry and is a third generation property developer. With a vast array of experience and expertise in property development, Steve has chosen to provide property development courses to anyone wanting to experience property development, whilst at the same time minimising the risk to their invested capital.

They regularly provide cost effective training on new legislation as it is published to help their clients assess the applicable opportunities and constraints. Their mission is to empower as many people as possible to be a property developer and create wealth without risking everything they have worked for to date. Educating people in the five fundamental processes of property development, on how to identify and mitigate risk, and how to maximise their revenues and “pocket the cash” is critical to success.

Property Development Institute’s unique selling proposition is that property development training is not their founder’s primary source of income. The founder makes their money through property development itself. Unlike so many training organisations who must upsell the next more expensive course to survive, they focus on the education aspect, creating truly relevant courses delivered by a 40 year veteran of the industry, to ensure that the knowledge shared is genuine and relevant.

Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic initially concerned Property Development Institute due to pre-bookings for live courses, they have adapted their business and gone online delivering many one day and three day live events via live streaming.

Now that face-to-face courses are permitted again in Australia, they offer live stream attendance of any faceto-face event so that people do not have to travel to their events. Now, people in remote locations no longer have to pay for airfares and accommodation to attend and people who prefer to sit in a live audience can do so.

People that work within Property Development Institute as either staff or contractors/consultants are expected to be experienced in the property development industry to ensure they add value to their processes.

Property Development Institute’s founder is an active property developer. Everything they do is based around the founders property development activities. This ensures that everyone who comes in contact with the business receives genuine property development education.

Their unique selling proposition provides substantial differentiation from others in the property development training market.

The fact that their founder, Steve Chandler, is a property developer, has written a number of books on building and property development, passing that knowledge by lecturing at universities and other institutions around Australia over the past 10 years, sharing his 40 years’ experience and is a third generation property developer; all mean that everything Property Development Institute does is both genuine and applicable to their customers.

The five fundamentals of property development are: 1. Acquisition (no property, no project); 2. Feasibility (if it’s not feasible, it’s not a project); 3. Authorities (if you don’t have an approval you don’t have a project); 4. Revenue (if revenue isn’t maximised you can’t acquire a site and if you don’t “pocket the cash” you go broke); 5. Delivery (you have to deliver on your promises by creating what you’ve sold).

www.propertydevelopmentinstitute.com developer@propertydevelopmentinstitute.com +61 2 9357 1003

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Oceania & Global Most Influential Female Entrepreneur - 2021 Bronwen Sciortino, sheIQ Life Pty Ltd - Oceania

The easiest way to reduce your stress and get ahead is to break the rules … every single one of them.

As an internationally renowned Author and Simplicity Expert I spend every day teaching people there’s a better way to live so they can reduce stress, build resilience and easily make changes in their everyday lives.

Ultimately, everyone has a desire for their life to have meaning – but somewhere along the way, we’ve traded our health and wellbeing in the pursuit of success. sheIQ Life was founded to provide products and services focused on assisting people to reconnect with themselves and their community, to repersonalise their life and to establish simple yet highly effective systems that build happiness in every quarter of life. When every individual in a unit learns to be smart with their own lives, collectively the whole unit thrives.

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Stress levels are out of control and 8 out of 10 employees believe their employer is responsible for providing them with effective training. Responding to the direct needs of my clients, I develop tailored programs, no matter where they are in the world.

Affordable, bespoke programs are what the world needs right now.

I work with people globally through corporate programs, conference platforms, retreats, professional mentoring and in the online environment. Through my work I share practical and easily implementable steps that allow individuals to tailormake the healthy, happy AND highly successful life that is just right for them.

I am sourced globally as an expert on simplifying life: by organisations wanting to provide effective training, mentoring and leadership development programs, by individuals wanting to regain confidence, clarity and direction in their life, by media for comment, interviews and contributions and I blog regularly for global platforms.

Every business, in every industry, needs what I provide.

There’s not an organisation on the planet that isn’t affected by the significant impacts of stress and burnout. My work, therefore, reaches into every industry and every country.

My work ranges from in-person keynotes, facilitated workshops and training and mentoring programs through to online health and wellness programs that can be accessed from anywhere in the world.

My clients range from organisations (of all sizes and from all industries) who want bespoke health and wellness programs or individual workshops through to individuals wanting to buy a book or online program or to engage me directly for professional mentoring services. All of my books and online programs have received 5star, international critical acclaim.

In the middle of the pandemic, I published an online program to assist busy professional women reduce stress and beat burnout. Being chronically stressed is now the norm, with 80% of us spending more than 70% of every day in ‘fight or flight’ mode. There is a direct correlation between this statistic and the rapid rise of chronic diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular events, Stroke and autoimmune conditions.

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Bronwen Sciortino Having experienced burnout – and a complete breakdown – personally, I know what it is like to experience what I can only describe as a ‘bone-deep’ exhaustion. And not just an ‘I missed a few nights sleep and now I’m tired’ kind of exhaustion ... but the kind that is mentally, emotionally and physically debilitating.

I knew I was unwell. I knew I was exhausted. I knew I needed to make some changes. But I did nothing and pushed on anyway. And then, I broke spectacularly. It took me three years to recover to a point where I knew who I was, what I wanted to be doing in the world and how I wanted to be doing it.

This was the catalyst to founding sheIQ Life. The more my work goes into the world and reaches people from all different walks of life and in all different corners of the globe, the more I understand that this is such a common theme running through the lives of so many people.

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We give everything we have to everyone around us. We don’t ever stop to consider – or understand – what that means for our own emotional, physical and mental wellbeing.

Until recently, it’s been a taboo subject to talk about. But thanks to the World Health Organisation redefining burnout in May 2019 – and the global pandemic bringing mental health firmly into focus – stress and burnout are now being openly spoken about.

Globally, stress, exhaustion and burnout are rapidly rising, and the stats show that women are the most likely to suffer from them.

My work goes way beyond the generic solutions that have been offered for way too long.

I don’t have answers for an individual’s specific problems – how could I? I don’t know all the things that go together to make them the unique individual that they are. What I do have, however, is a set of principles, tools and activities that allow individuals to understand themselves and create the solution that is perfect for them.

This has created one of the greatest complexities for my organisation because I am unique in what I offer. It’s meant that I have needed to create tools and resources that can be delivered in a ‘one to many’ format whilst still allowing individual customisation by the end user.

When people get access to my resources, their ability to grow and develop is accelerated because they’re able to take those resources and create a customised solution that matches what they actually need.

There are two massive issues that individuals face when it comes to reducing the impact of stress, exhaustion and burnout in their lives.

The first: almost every individual relies on the organisation they work for to provide them with training and development that will help them to reduce their stress. This is a problem because on the whole, the providers of these types of training tend to deliver it in a group format that doesn’t help the individual to find their own answers.

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My work helps solve both these problems; it allows organisations to provide training in a group format, but the tools can be individualised by each person. This allows people to find their own answers and create their own solutions. And it is crisis proof. While most of the world has collapsed under the strain of the chaos created by the pandemic, my business (and me within it) easily did the opposite.

I was already operating in the online environment, so I moved more of my focus there and created bespoke online programs and keynotes, spending far less time in the face-to-face environment. Instead, I stepped into creating products, resources and tools that would assist people in re-centring their lives and being able to move forward in a different way.

MY PRODUCTS INCLUDE: Books: Keep It Super Simple The Economy of Enough ‘Beyond Ah-Ha Online Program: Keep It Super Simple for Busy Professional Women Keynotes & Workshops: Keynotes & Workshops / sheIQ Life Organisational Wellness: Organisation Health & Wellness | sheIQ Life Mentoring: Mentoring | sheIQ Life CONTACT ME: bsciortino@sheiqlife.com www.sheiqlife.com www.linkedin.com/in/bronwensciortino

The second: everyone’s been taught to rely on others to tell them what their problems are. They spend so much time, and waste so much money, doing what someone else tells them is right for them.

There is no cookie-cutter approach that works for everyone.

Each person is a unique and extraordinary individual. They need, and deserve, unique and extraordinary answers and solutions.

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Oceania & Global Best Criminal Law Firm 2021

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6) Specialist Lawyer Guarantee: We guarantee that only lawyers with substantial criminal defence experience will work on your case and appear for you in court.

12 Reasons to Choose Sydney Criminal Lawyers.

1) Proven Track Record of Exceptional Results: Sydney Criminal Lawyers® consistently achieves outcomes which are in the highest percentile of the Judicial Commission’s sentencing statistics for criminal cases.

2) Highest Level of Client Satisfaction: We have the best and most comprehensive client review record of any law firm in Australia.

3) Australia’s Most Awarded Criminal Law Firm: We have received more awards and accolades than any other criminal law firm in Australia. Our team has been awarded “Criminal Defence Firm of the Year in Australia” in a number of prestigious and competitive awards programs for several years running.

4) Fixed Fees: We want our clients to know exactly how much their cases will cost from the very start.That’s why we were the first criminal law firm in Australia to publish ‘fixed fees’, back in 2004.

5) Free First Appointment: For those who are going to court, we offer a free first conference of up to an hour with one of our Senior Criminal Defence Lawyers. We also offer a free first conference to those who have received an unsatisfactory result after being represented in court by another law firm.

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7) All NSW Courts: From Bombala to Broken Hill, our lawyers appear in courts throughout New South Wales – and across Australia for Commonwealth cases.And we offer fixed fees for most criminal and traffic law cases throughout the state.

8) Accredited Specialists: Our entire firm is exclusively dedicated to criminal law – which makes us true specialists.

9) Results-Focused Law Firm: Our team is passionate about achieving results, and unlike many other law firms, our lawyers do not have monthly financial ‘budgets’ to meet.

10) Team of Lawyers Behind You: Our clients benefit from the pool of knowledge that only an extensive team of experienced criminal defence lawyers can provide.

11) Familiar with Magistrates and Judges: Each of our lawyers appears in court on a daily basis, and has done so for years.

12) Convenience: We have offices in eight locations across the Sydney metropolitan area and beyond. For those who are unable to attend our offices, we offer conferences by telephone, Skype and FaceTime anywhere around the world.

Web: www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au

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