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North East Business Moja named Marketing, Advertising & PR Startup of the Year at Startup Awards Finals

Newcastle-based startup Moja has been named as the Marketing, Advertising & PR Startup of the Year at the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber finals of the StartUp Awards 2023 on Thursday 11th May.

Moja are an agency working with business owners and Senior Executives to raise their profiles.

They launched in March 2022 with their Newcastle office and are working with clients throughout the UK to get them known in their industries and beyond. Moja aren’t your traditional PR agency and work with clients on a bespoke basis to raise their profiles via award wins, podcasts, books, media, thought leadership and networking.

The StartUp Awards were established in 2022 to highlight the success of startups across nine UK nations and regions, and to celebrate the achievements of entrepreneurs in all sectors of the economy.

The North Year, Yorkshire and the Humber final was held at the Boiler Shop in Newcastle and saw 33 different awards given out to new businesses in categories such as Consumer Services StartUp, Rebel StartUp of the Year and Social Enterprise StartUp of the Year.

Moja founder and CEO, Sophie Milliken MBE, said: “There’s been a lot of blood, sweat and tears over the last 17 months building Moja, so to be recognised with this award is very special. We’ve got some amazing clients that are seeing brilliant results from working with us and are excited to continue our growth in the years to come.”

Professor Dylan Jones-Evans OBE, creator of the awards, said the events have celebrated the best new firms in the UK and recognised the amazing entrepreneurial talent across the nation. He said:

“In the second year of the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber Startup Awards, we have seen yet again the incredible contribution of new businesses to job creation, innovation, and prosperity across the whole of this entrepreneurial nation. It’s been an honour and a pleasure to read the stories of those individuals from across North East, Yorkshire and the Humber who have spotted the opportunity and taken the risk to launch their own venture, especially at a time when the economy is still fragile after the Covid pandemic.”

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