- SPORTS BUSINESS INNOVATION AWARDS 2015 -
The winners of the Sports Business Innovation Awards 2015 were announced at the Awards Dinner at the Glasgow Science Centre on 11th March 2015.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - HINDA MILLER
Hinda Miller, along with two friends, changed the world of sport forever when they set out to make a bra that would support women during sport.
Their original prototype - made of two jock straps sewn together - led to the creation of the sports bras worn by women around the world today.
SPORTS BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
FirstPoint USA gives talented athletes the opportunity to pursue their academic and sporting careers at American universities. Since 2001, they have assisted over 5,000 athletes and secured $180 million in scholarship awards.
SPORTS ENTRPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Alex Feechan, FINDRA
Richie Gray, Global Sports Innovation
John Laurie & Paul Duffy, Burn It Fitness
Scott MacFarlane, Trans World Soccer
Fashion designer Alex Feechan created FINDRA - an award winning womens' mountain biking clothing brand in 2014
BEST NEW SPORTS PRODUCT OR SERVICE
Bonar Yarns
Foxlake Adventures
Scottoiler
Service Course Sport
Golphin's innovative range of clubs are designed to get children into golf - and keep that interest going into adulthood.
BEST INNOVATION IN COMMUNITY SPORT
Badminton Scotland/Scottish Association for Mental Health
Aberdeen Youth Games is an innovative sport programme that promotes physical activity and well-being among Aberdeen's young people.
TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATION AWARD
Aberdeen FC Community Trust
Golphin
Diary Doll pants, created by Carol Smillie and Annabel Croft, help women to get back into, or feel confident participating in, sport by tackling the taboo problem of heavy periods and pelvic floor weakness.
(left to rightI) Michael Harkins, Lisa Harkins, Jamie Kunka, David Hunter
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