"I personally and the company are flattered to have had this privilege. I had not realised how many people took notice of this award – judging by the number of emails and letters I have received since".

Stephen Catlin of Catlin Group -
2011 UK Overall Winner

"The whole experience was hugely beneficial as it helped me to very clearly evaluate our overall strategic development and growth. I found the impact of the entire programme to be positive, especially meeting the judges, the interview process and the extremely high quality of the questions and feedback."

Bob Drummond of Hydrasun -
2011 Scotland winner

"I think the benefits of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year programme are many. First of all its about encouraging enterprise, it raises the profile of entrepreneurs in the UK . I was very lucky to win the overall UK award in 2008. It helped Homeserve as a business and I know that it helps many other businesses in the UK to really raise their profile."

Richard Harpin of Homeserve -
2008 UK Overall Winner