FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 19th 2018
AMANDA RUIZ
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Small business PR expert named as one of UK's top ten advisers
PR expert and strategist Amanda Ruiz (pictured centre) has been named as one of the UK's top ten advisers for the outstanding work she does to help early stage entrepreneurs master publicity.
Amanda,known by her clients as The Ultimate Door Opener,who offers PR workshops and courses specifically designed for the founders of small firms, was named small business PR adviser of the year after the shortlist was put out to the public vote.
"I had votes from Jeremy Vine and other leading UK journalists. I've got to walk my talk and live by my own words, loud and proud." said Amanda. "I try to help firms get over being shy and British. You've got to give it a try and have the attitude that if you get shot down in flames, it means you're doing something right. I think of PR as a business life skill more than anything else. If you can't promote your own business, who can?"
The awards were part of theTop 50 Advisers Competitionhosted by small business support group Enterprise Nation at the city headquarters of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales (ICAEW).
The awards, which are sponsored by global information services groupExperian, were part of a national push by the group to ensure small firms have greater access to good advice from trusted professionals.
Emma Jones, MBE, founder ofEnterprise Nation, who handed out the awards said: "It's our mission to ensure that we can help deliver the right advice to the right business at the right time in order to help them to grow. These awards celebrate the great work these passionate individuals like Amanda deliver to the small business community every day.
"We think it's high time their tireless contribution to the British economy was recognised - and bring it to the attention of the wider world."
Ian Graham, head of partnership development at Experian, said: "The Top 50 Adviser Awards demonstrate clearly that behind every good business, there's a really good adviser.
"These awards have uncovered some excellent people with all the right skills, passion and experience to contribute significantly to UK business growth and sustainability. We applaud them."
The competition also named 50 advisers in the ten core disciplines from across the UK that specifically offer quality advice to smaller firms in order to help them expand. Enterprise Nation has developed anadviser platformwith the ICAEW that can help improve the speed and efficiency of selecting and connecting with a good adviser.
The competition saw hundreds of adviser nominations and more than 5,000 votes were cast during in the voting phase.
See Amanda's behind the scenes video and photos of the night winning the award then on to the LBC radio studios to record The Business Hour with Emma Jones and Alison Edgar, another winner:www.amandaruiz.co.uk/uks-top-pr-adviser
More details herewww.enterprisenation.com/top50
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For more details contact Liz Slee07540 060112liz@enterprisenation.com
Enterprise Nation is a growing small business network and business support provider with more than 70,000 members. Its aim is to help people turn their good ideas into great businesses - through expert advice, events, acceleration and networking. Enterprise Nation was founded in 2005 by Emma Jones MBE , also co-founder of national enterprise campaign StartUp Britain. She is author of best-selling business books including Spare Room Startup, Working 5 to 9, Go Global, Start a Business for £99 and the StartUp Kit, Going for Growth. In 2016 she was announced as the Government's Trade Ambassador and SME Crown Representative.
