Success for enterprising Warwick graduate

The 2010 Midlands Business of the Year Awards have seen success for Warwick University graduate Steven Timberlake. The MD of Hidden Eden was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

Steven Timberlake, 24, studied Engineering and Business Studies at Warwick, graduating in 2006. He set up Hidden Eden, an inspirational garden store with outlets in Leamington Spa and Solihull and with a substantial online presence at http://www.hiddeneden.com/ following a successful venture in video manufacturing. Leamington-based PR firm HCK Communications sponsored this award.

This was the fourth year of the awards and more than 300 people attended the ceremony at the NEC Hilton Metropole Hotel. The guest of honour was Jerry Blackett, chief executive of Birmingham and Solihull Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Harj Sandher, MD of organisers UK Special Events, the company behind the event, said: “We had some excellent entries and are delighted that the event is growing in popularity and quality. The range of talent in the Midlands is huge and the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and kicking.”