Scala win SME Marketing Agency of the Year at the British Business Awards 2022

Scala is delighted to be crowned SME Marketing Agency of the Year at the prestigious British Business Awards 2022. Held at Kings Place in London on 13^th October, the awards celebrated the innovative and outstanding achievements of small and medium sized businesses across all industries. 

The judges said that Scala “has shown that they are a genuinely unique agency in an industry where it is very hard to find meaningful differentiation.  They are clearly in the intersection of justice and awareness building.” They also commented on how, as a firm, we develop “deep connections” with clients and that our work brings about “action and change” often involving “highly emotionally charged” circumstances. 

On winning the award, Scala’s Managing Director, Natalie Rodgers said, “We are fortunate to work with some incredible individuals and organisations operating in the medico-legal space. It’s a genuine privilege to harness the power of PR for campaign purposes, as well as showcasing the exceptional work done by legal teams and other organisations who support individuals facing significant personal trauma.” 

There are 5.5 million small businesses (with 0-49 employees) in the UK. Employment in small businesses is 12.9 million (48% of the total) with a turnover of £1.6 trillion…. proving that small is definitely mighty!

• 99% of UK businesses are small or medium-sized businesses - 99.2% of which are small businesses (Gov.uk, 2022). 
• SMEs account for three fifths of the employment and around half of turnover in the UK private sector (Growth Business, 2022).  
• Equity investment in small UK businesses almost doubled in 2021, hitting a record £18.1bn (Growth Business, 2022) 
• There has been a 60% increase in SMEs over the past two years (Gov.uk, 2022). 
• Despite the economic backdrop, 93 new businesses were created every hour across the UK in the first half of 2022 (iwoca, 2022). 
• Making it over 402,000 businesses registered in the UK between January and June 2022 (Companies House, 2022).