Burnham duo win business competition
MAIDENHEAD: A married Burnham couple have won a MyWorkSpot competition which sought to find the next up-and-coming business.
Guvminder and Sonika Pama caught the judges’ eye with their brand ‘Elitemii’, which produces cannabidiol (CBD) products such as oils and creams.
CBD is found in the cannabis plant but does not contain psychoactive components and is legal.
MyWorkSpot, based in Reform Road, is home to about 100 different businesses using its space for flexible or full-time office working, and launched a search for a new business last year.
As part of the prize, Elitemii will benefit from free office space at MyWorkSpot for a year, together with a package of support offered by the Advertiser and other member businesses, including PR training.
Director at MyWorkSpot, David Johnston, said that Guvminder and Sonika’s business idea ‘struck out’,
adding that it will become popular in the UK after taking off in the United States.
“They have chosen a sector that has got such enormous potential,” he said. “This just struck out for us in terms of the growing business.
“It might be considered niche at the minute, but in the US it has taken off big time with some really
massive companies. And we think in the UK it is going to be the same.”
He added: “The creativity and entrepreneurship within Maidenhead and surrounding areas is still absolutely there; people want to start their own business.
“And it is something we should be encouraging, and is part of reason why we wanted to give something back ourselves.”