PRESS RELEASE: Brighton Jeweller Shortlisted For Small Business Award
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Rebekah Ann Jewellery based in Brighton has been chosen as a finalist for the Sole to Sole, Best self-employed Business Owner at this year’s Small Awards.
Now in its tenth year The Small Awards is a nationwide search for the UK’s greatest small firms, across all sectors. It is organised annually by Small Business Britain, which champions and supports the nation’s 5.5 million small firms.
Rebekah Ann Jewellery was founded by Rebekah Ann, in Brighton and creates bespoke eco focused jewellery shaped entirely around the story of the person who will wear it. It has been selected as one of just eight finalists for the Sole to Sole for Best self-employed Business Owner that highlights sole traders and celebrates the resilience and drive it takes to grow a business alone.
The Small Awards celebrate the successes of Britain’s small businesses, with eleven different awards for small firms leading the way across everything from sustainability to digital adoption, and showcasing all types of small businesses including social enterprises, family-owned businesses, sole traders and start-ups.
“We are so proud to be celebrating a decade of the Small Awards. The awards celebrate the very best of the UK’s small business owners, who make such a difference in their local communities and are a key driver of the nation’s economic growth,” said Michelle Ovens CBE, Founder of Small Business Britain.
“The awards are a great opportunity to recognise the success and contributions of so many small businesses - Rebekah Ann is extremely deserving of being a finalist, and we look forward to celebrating together in May.”
"I’m blown away to be a finalist. I built Rebekah Ann Jewellery entirely alone, no safety net, no backing, just a deep belief in making jewellery that truly means something that has customers and the environment at its core. Rooted in the Wabi Sabi philosophy. Knowing how hard that solo journey can be, I’ve founded the Brighton Jewellery Collective, a community-led creative space, run without profit for other makers finding their way, built entirely from recycled materials, upcycled furniture and street finds. To be recognised nationally for doing things this way feels extraordinary" - Rebekah Ann – Rebekah Ann Jewellery
Judged by a panel of industry experts, the winners of all categories, including the overall winner of the Small Business of the Year award, will be announced at an awards ceremony in London on 21st May 2026.
The ceremony will this year be held at Christchurch in Spitalfields London, with plans underway for a night of entertainment, inspiration and celebration for the UK’s greatest small businesses.
About The Small Awards
The Small Awards, launched in 2017, targets the whole small business sector focusing on businesses often overlooked by other awards.
The Small Awards is run by Small Business Britain, the UK’s leading champion of small businesses, supporting all 5.5 million small businesses in the UK – no matter their location, their sector, or their ambition level.
Through a series of reports, events and campaigns, Small Business Britain champions, inspires and accelerates small businesses in the UK to foster growth and increased confidence.
About Rebekah Ann Jewellery
Rebekah Ann Jewellery is a Brighton-based eco conscious bespoke jewellery business creating engagement rings, wedding bands, remodels and capsule pieces as well as memorial pieces, each made consciously in recycled or single-mine-origin yellow gold’s and responsibly sourced stones. Founded and run entirely by sole trader Rebekah, every piece is influenced by the Wabi Sabi philosophy and shaped entirely around the customer who will wear it. Rebekah is also the founder of the Brighton Jewellery Collective, a shared workshop supporting six independent jewellers and makers across the region.
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