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Ian Wallis, Crimson Publishing

Ian is an experienced business journalist. The editorial director of Startups.co.uk, as well as editorial director of GrowingBusiness.co.uk and MyBusiness.co.uk, he also created Entrepreneur TV, which features exclusive video interviews with more than 60 household name entrepreneurs, including Sir James Dyson, Specsavers' Dame Mary Perkins and Quick-Fit's Sir Tom Farmer and was acquired by Crimson this year. He has been recognised as a member of the Courvoisier Future 500, written and edited on a freelance basis for The Guardian and Business Link, and was part of the team that established e.BUSINESS magazine as the leader in its field during the first dot com era.


  • 3 August 2011Open for entry
  • 7th October 2011Extended entry deadline
  • 25 October 2011Finalists announced
  • 2 November 2011Judging day - if you are selected to be a finalist you need to be contactable by phone on this day
  • 2 December 2011Startups Awards at Kensington Roof Gardens