Awards, Accolades & Accreditations
Becky Benfield Humberstone BA Hons F.R.S.A
Over the years some very kind people honoured me with these awards <blush>, including:
Winner Shell Livewire Young Entrepreneur of Essex 2002
Winner New company in the Essex Countywide Awards 2002
Highly Commended in Young Business Person of the Year category of Essex Golden Jubilee Awards 2002
One of 20 National Finalists in the Women Mean Business Awards 2003
One of the National & Regional Finalists in Parcelforce Worldwide Awards 2003
Winner of Best eBusiness award in the Mid Essex Business Awards 2004
National Finalist in the Parcelforce Worldwide Awards 2004
Finalist in Best Growing Business category in the Essex Business Awards 2004
Finalist in the Information Tech category in the Essex Countrywide Business Awards 2005
Winner of Micro Business of the Year in the Harlow Business Awards 2005
Winner of Excellent Customer Service Award in the Mid Essex Business Award 2007
Winner of the Mail Order/Internet Retailer of the Year in the British Equestrian Trade Association Business Awards 2008
Finalist in the Essex Business Awards: Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2008
Winner of Excellent Customer Service Award in the Mid Essex Business Award 2008
Winner of Best Use of eBusiness Award in the Mid Essex Business Award 2008
Winner of the National Everywoman Artemis Award 2008 (pictured above)
Runner Up in the Mail Order/Internet category of the National British Equestrian Trade Association Awards 2013.
Finalist in the Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the Essex Excellence Awards 2013
Winner of the Small Business Category in the Mid Essex Business Awards 2013.
Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Essex Countywide Awards 2014
"Young Gun Winner" in the National Red Ribbon Awards hosted by the Family Business Place 2014
Finalist in the National Red Ribbon Awards hosted by the Family Business Place 2016
Finalist in the Social Entrepreneur and New Company categories in the Freelancer Award 2023
Finalist in the Creative Entrepreneur category in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2023
Finalist in the Best Solopreneur category in the 2023 Best Businesswomen Awards
I’m also fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA). A Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) judges to have made outstanding achievements to social progress and development.
I’m very proud to be part of the EveryWoman Modern Muse project too, a project that has the aim to inspire young girls and women to take their own path in the world of business. The aim is to inspire 1 million girls' and they are on the road to that target.
In 2022, I also received my BA (Honours) Open degree after studying part-time for nearly 15 years.
Covering subjects including Humanities, Creative Writing, Design, Marketing, Leadership and Customer Profiling, my OU journey is one that proved that it’s never too late to achieve and learn something, and that by challenging yourself you never know what opportunities you’ll uncover. For me, it uncovered an unknown love of screenwriting, as well as giving me the tools and expertise to do my role at The Brand Artisan extremely well.
Now you know a bit about me, I’d love to hear about you. Say hello.