The UK’s funniest small business name has been revealed after a public vote topped one small business with ‘Britain’s Best Small Business Name’.
Perky Blenders, a London-based specialty espresso roasters, beat over 1,500 punny-named small companies to be introduced with the hotly contested accolade. The husband and spouse duo picked up 16% of the entire votes and can obtain a £2,500 grant from Simply Business, geared toward supporting business development.
The competitors by small business insurance coverage supplier Simply Business was launched to have fun the wit, creativity, and humour of the nation’s small business house owners.
It comes as a current research of two,000 customers from Simply Business revealed how a witty or humorous business name can play an enormous half in serving to small companies succeed, with third of individuals stating they’d be extra prone to store at a small or native business with a humorous or witty business name in comparison with these with out. Two thirds of individuals would even be extra prone to discover a small or native business with a humorous or witty business name.
Perky Blenders was family-formed again in 2015 by husband and spouse duo Adam and Victoria Cozens. Originally primarily based in Waltham Forest, just a few years on they now have three retailers inside the borough, and provide to over 60 shops – together with Whole Foods, The Conran Shop, Anthropology, and the award-winning Eat17 Spar retailers.
Simply Business meticulously thought-about these with the wittiest and most memorable business names from throughout the UK earlier than agreeing the shortlist. It was then all the way down to the British public to crown the winner of the competitors.
Small companies are important to native communities and individuals are noticeably preferring to buy small somewhat than at bigger chains. Given the selection, almost 9 in ten (88%) individuals favor to buy at small, native, or unbiased companies when in comparison with bigger chains, or a combination of small companies along with bigger chains.
Alan Thomas, UK CEO at Simply Business feedback: “We’re extremely proud to offer tailor-made insurance coverage to over 800,000 inventive and various small companies within the UK. But we see our function as greater than an insurance coverage supplier – we’re champions for small companies. It solely feels proper to have fun the creativity and character of among the greatest business names within the UK, and Perky Blenders is a worthy winner of our inaugural ‘Best Small Business Name’ award.
“The impression a memorable business name can have in your business is unbelievable – our analysis suggests a 3rd of shoppers usually tend to spend with companies with witty names.
“With close to six million small businesses across the UK, acting as the lifeblood of our communities and collectively providing trillions of pounds to the UK economy, we’re delighted to have found Britain’s Best Small Business Name, and awarded them with a £2,500 grant to support their journey.”
Adam Cozens, MD and Co-founder of Perky Blenders: “We’re over the moon to be topped ‘Britain’s Best Small Business Name’, and are all the time stoked when individuals get as a lot of a kick out of our name as we nonetheless do all these years later!
“I got here up with the concept for the name because the founding staff deliberate our premium providing on the kitchen desk in 2015. The Perky Blenders name was born from a have to get observed with relevance to what we do.
“The name Perky Blenders was clearly impressed by a preferred TV present, nevertheless it has grown into a lot extra. As a widely known ‘coffee by post’ specialty espresso roaster, the name, and the corporate as a complete, now means far more to our Perky Family. Our roasting staff is a proficient mob, and our espresso is rigorously sourced for high quality and with good apply all the time on the entrance of thoughts.
“Perky Blenders, unsurprisingly, blend most of our coffees for variety and flavour as well as consistency in a busy coffee world where only the best will do. We have franchised the brand with 8 stores currently in the UK, where you can Perk yourself with inspired Blends that contain nothing but 100% specialty grade coffee beans. We roast and post throughout the UK… all done by the gang at Perky Blenders HQ.”
