PR Expert Up for Award. Swindon public relations specialist and journalist Fiona Scott is in the running for a top award for entrepreneurship. Fiona, managing director and founder of Scott Media, has reached the finals of the Solopreneur of the Year award. All part of the Great British Business Awards. She’s already taken the title of Solopreneur of the Year for the South West 2025.

This hotly-contested category recognises and celebrates the achievements of individuals who operate their businesses on their own. It highlights the tenacity, resilience and drive it takes to build and maintain a successful business as a solopreneur.

‘It’s a real honour to get this nomination for the Great British Business Awards and to have reached the finals,’ said Fiona.

‘Small businesses are often overlooked. So this recognition is so rewarding. Running your own business is hard work, with lots of late nights and challenging decisions to make. And this nomination is testament to the dedication and passion that I and the team I have around me put in.’

PR Expert Up for Award - Fiona receiving the SW regional award from Paul Day, of Filestream in Berkshire.
PR Expert Up for Award – Fiona receiving the SW regional award from Paul Day, of Filestream in Berkshire.

Scott Media

Fiona founded Scott Media more than 17 years ago. She uses her skills as a former TV and newspaper journalist to tell her clients’ good news stories and get them significant media coverage. She places PR front and centre of their marketing strategy.

In the last 18 months, Fiona’s launched Scott Media Speakers, after spotting a gap in the market for a speakers’ agency aimed at those relatively new to speaking and wanting more opportunities. Scott Media Speakers now has 50 speakers on the books, many of whom have regular bookings.

Fiona runs a successful podcast – The PR Not BS Podcast. It’s approaching 100 episodes aired and more than 4,000 downloads across the world.

And Fiona is also a champion of other small businesses and entrepreneurs. She once again sponsored this year’s Best Solopreneur category at the Best Businesswomen Awards.

For more about Scott Media, which supports local SMEs and entrepreneurs with their public relations strategy and activity, visit https://scottmedia.uk/

The announcement of winners of the Great British Business Awards will take place at a ceremony in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, on September 26.

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