Liverpool-based retailer Scandals was presented with the Business of the Year award at the inaugural LGBTQ+ Awards and FLOWERS Ball on 18th October 2024. The awards were staged at the Titanic Hotel in Liverpool and presented by The Collaborative Network, and supported by Ocular Media, Owen Drew, and Cool Breeze Agency.
“We were pleasantly surprised and truly honoured to receive the Business of the Year award,” said Scandals’ Ben Hughes. “This recognition represents a significant and refreshing step forward for our industry, as it was not restricted to industry-specific entries but open to all businesses.”
Mike Skeggs, co-founder of Dragons’ Den-winning business Owen Drew, said: “These awards are more than just accolades: they serve as a powerful platform to build and strengthen our networks through the medium of recognition and peer support.”
The Collaborative Network describes itself as ‘a subscription-based community support network and sign-posting service that connects businesses, business leaders and employees together with other professional services to allow an LGBTQ+ focused approach regarding LGBTQ+ matters which arise in the workplace’.
