Zoopla.co.uk named as one of UK's top entrepreneurial businesses
Zoopla.co.uk, the leading property website, has today been recognized as a winner of the 'Smarta 100', a list of the UK's most exciting and innovative businesses selected by a judging panel of leading entrepreneurs including Deborah Meaden and Bebo Founder, Michael Birch.
The Smarta 100 is the ultimate business accolade, recognizing the UK's smartest and most promising entrepreneurial businesses. The list is made up of companies that differentiate themselves from the market, have found clever ways to compete and are using their unique ideas to thrive in the current economic climate.
Zoopla.co.uk is the UK's most comprehensive property website, empowering users to make better-informed property decisions. By combining property listings with market value data, local information and community tools Zoopla.co.uk helps consumers to make better-informed property decisions.
The winners have been identified as not only successful ventures but also those businesses and entrepreneurs able to demonstrate to the judges that they have what it takes to spot unique opportunities and make them a reality. Zoopla.co.uk was has a highly experienced and proven management team, led by founder Alex Chesterman who also co-founded Europe's leading DVD rental business, Lovefilm.com.
Alex Chesterman, Founder and CEO of Zoopla.co.uk said: "We are delighted to have been recognized as a Smarta 100 winner and this is further reinforcement of our unique approach to the market and the hard work of our team. We have become the second most-visited property website in the UK, having launched only 2 years ago and we look forward to continuing to innovate and develop the services we offer our users as the UK's most useful property resource."
Deborah Meaden commented: "Discovering great new businesses is a passion of mine as is encouraging businesses to think and work better. The Smarta 100 does both of these things and celebrates the best of British business at the same time. I was delighted to see ambitious people saving hard and raising finances to turn their ideas into flourishing businesses."
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About Smarta.com
The brain-child of entrepreneur Sháá Wasmund, Smarta.com is a free online business resource for small business owners. Supported by renowned entrepreneurs Theo Paphitis, Deborah Meaden and Michael Birch, Smarta.com provides advice and business tools as wells as a space where business owners can network and support each other. Smarta has more than 1,000 guides, case studies and video interviews in which leading UK entrepreneurs share their experience and knowledge. Visit www.smarta.com to learn more.
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About Zoopla
Hello. We're Zoopla. A property website and app.
We know you're not just looking for a place to live. You're looking for a home.
Yeah, we've got over a million properties for you to browse.
Tools that let you filter them in all kinds of clever ways.
And reliable house price estimates, so you can be sure you aren't paying over the odds.
But we know you're looking for more than that.
Because that first flat won't just be a 'great investment opportunity'.
It'll be the feeling of starting out on your own.
That extra bedroom won't just mean another £20K on the re-sale price, it'll mean having your sister over to stay.
And that bungalow won't just be a way to release some equity, it will be a chance to spend more time with the grandkids.
We know that searching for a home is about more than just checking its price, location and features (important as all those things are).
What really matters is how it makes you feel.
We know what a home is really worth.
So let us help you find yours.
Zoopla is part of Zoopla Limited which was founded in 2007.
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