WINNER of the Cheshire West and Chester Council Business Start-Up award is Formula Fun Entertainment Ltd (FFE) based in Knutsford.

Founded by Marina Nicholas, FFE is working towards producing a television show Franco and Formula Fun, books, toys and licensed merchandise and hopes to penetrate the global markets of 110 countries.

It is the first children’s entertainment company to bring the exciting global sport of ‘open wheel’ motor racing (Formula One and Indy Car Racing) to children aged from three to seven years old and take them on adventures to more than 13 countries around the world.

Marina gathered a Bafta and Emmy award-winning team of television professionals to help her put her vision for a television series into action.

Other companies short-listed in this category were:

Rope Green Farm Day Nursery;

Supa Golf (Blakemere) Ltd.