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April 2026: Amanda was invited to be a judge for this years UK Startup Awards.

"After winning The Best Service Based Business in the East of England last year, it was an honour to be invited back to be a judge for this year. Good luck to all the entries!" 🤞

UK StartUp Awards | Celebrating Britain's Best New BusinessesThe UK StartUp Awards celebrates the achievements of new businesses across the United Kingdom. Free to enter.

We are so happy to announce that we have been shortlisted as one of 8 finalist in The Small Awards for the 'At your service' category. We are so proud of each of the wonderful therapists, trainees and support team that commit dedication and hard work to not only their professional standards but their ongoing learning and commitment to inclusion and the support of young peoples mental health at Colchester Childrens Counselling

The awards take place in London in May and we are so proud to be amongst the other incredible shortlisted businesses in our category!

https://thesmallawards.uk/#theAwards

Colchester business women's tuk-tuk trip in India filmed for TVA charity adventure aims to raise money to help girls and women into education and work.

Essex child therapist in 1,200km challenge across India for women and girlsA team of 40 female founders and business leaders are tackling a 1,200km challenge across India to raise funds for grassroots charities.

FEB/MARCH 2026: Amanda took part in a Rickshaw rally to help raise vital funds for women and children in India. She spent several days driving from the East Coast of India to the West ending on international womens day. Here are some of the live BBC TV broadcasts and press articles.

The fundraiser is open until around May 2026 if you wish to donate:

Sisterhood Rickshaw Rally 2026Donate to Empower Education, Livelihoods, and Maternal Health in Chennai, India Ideas Extreme and The Sisterhood in partnership with MMRT42 – Transforming Lives Together The Sisterhood group, in partnership with MMRT42, is on a mission to create a lasting impact in underserved communities in Chennai, India.

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Colchester woman's business wins prestigious start-up of the year awardColchester Children’s Counselling, founded by Amanda Hitchin from Great Horkesley, took home the award for 'Consumer Service Start-Up of the Year'

Amanda was recently featured as one of the Sixty Stories to celebrate 60 years of the University of Essex

Amanda crowned one of top female entrepreneurs | University of EssexFormer University of Essex student Amanda Hitchin has been crowned as one of the UK’s most impressive female entrepreneurs.

Here are a selection of photo's of Amanda celebrating being named a top 100 female entrepreneur at the House of Lords in Westminster in March.

Amanda was invited to the Science Museum in London in May to celebrate her completion of the 'AI for Small Business' training and the launch of the 'AI for Small Business Review'. Thank you to Small Business Britian and BT for funding and running the programme.

Find out more about Small Business Britain here:

smallbusinessbritain.uk