Crafter’s Companion has been named International Business of the Year at the Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) national awards ceremony.
The craft retailer was presented with the prestigious accolade at the FSB’s Celebrating Small Business Awards in London, after winning the regional award at the FSB’s North East awards reception in March.
The event, which was in its second year, celebrated the best small businesses and self-employed across the UK. This year, more than 2,000 organisations entered the awards.
Sara Davies MBE, founder and creative director at Crafter’s Companion said: “The FSB Awards celebrate everything that’s great about small businesses. There were so many exceptional finalists in our category, so I am delighted that we were acknowledged as the International Business of the Year.
“The resilience and devotion demonstrated by our staff on a regular basis have enabled our business to achieve substantial growth in our export capabilities so it’s testament to them that this has been recognised on a national scale.
“For me, the FSB Awards reinforced what a great place the North East is to do business. With three winners originating from the North East, our region was most successful on the night and that makes me immensely proud.”
