The shortlist for the 2017 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards announced and Mike Harris, co-founder of SiFi Networks, has been announced on the shortlist for the Innovation Entrepreneur of the Year award.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong>Mike Harris of SiFi Networks beat off some tough competition in order to make the regional shortlist, with over 1000 businesses entering the awards nationally across the wide range of categories.<\/p>\n Now in its fifth year, the NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards has celebrated some amazing entrepreneurs over the years, many of whom are now household names. Past winners include David Buttress of Just Eat, Julie Deane of The Cambridge Satchel Company, James Watt of BrewDog and Alexander Solomou of TheLADBible Group.<\/p>\n \u201cTo be shortlisted for such a prestigious award is a great honor for both myself and all of us at SiFi Networks\u201d Commented Mike Harris, Co-Founder at SiFi Networks.<\/p>\n Creator of the Awards, Francesca James, said: \u201cWe have been inundated with some incredible entries this year, and all shortlisted applicants should be extremely proud of themselves! This year has seen a record number of entrants and we\u2019ve been absolutely blown away by the strength and diversity of applications.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cA serial entrepreneur, the award-winning Mike Harries has nurtured a number of multi-million pound companies and is joint founder of leading internet services provider, SiFi Networks. IT expertise and huge business acumen have enabled his enterprise to deliver core fibre installation techniques to a range of global corporates.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe cannot wait to celebrate entrepreneurship across Great Britain with them, and put a spotlight on the incredible talent within the British entrepreneur ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n Gordon Merrylees, Head of Entrepreneurship at NatWest said: “I want to thank all of the entrepreneurs who entered this year and congratulate those who have been shortlisted, I look forward to seeing them at the regional finals.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt is clear that entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well and NatWest is thrilled to be able to support these awards to celebrate success with the businesses that are the lifeblood of the UK Economy as they start, scale and succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n