There is a quiet revolution happening across the UK. In therapy rooms and coaching containers. In healing studios and online programmes. In rural retreats and city centre offices. Spiritual entrepreneurs are building sustainable, profitable, impactful businesses — yet when mainstream business recognition rolls around, they are rarely in the room. That is exactly why the Business Ascension Awards were created as the UK’s first and only spiritual entrepreneur awards — to close the gap and lead the change.
Across the UK’s rapidly growing wellbeing economy, spiritual business owners are employing teams, creating intellectual property, publishing books, running events, scaling memberships, and developing technology. These are not hobbyists. These are founders driving innovation and impact at scale.
And yet, when it comes to formal business recognition, they are consistently overlooked.
I recently received an email declining my invitation to join a networking group, purely because my business is spiritually focused. In that moment, it confirmed exactly what I have been saying all along: spiritually led business owners are not recognised or even welcome in many mainstream business networks. And that exclusion extends into the awards industry too.
In light of not just networking groups, we also find the same goes for traditional Business Awards, which tend to celebrate sectors that fit neat economic models, tech, finance, manufacturing, retail. There are even awards for vodka, whiskey, and artisan foods.
But what about the intuitive strategist helping founders unlock £100k months? What about the plant medicine facilitator transforming trauma recovery serving hundreds of thousands globally? What about the visibility mentor who blends energetics with strategy to build six-figure brands?
The spiritual business industry is not small. It is not casual. It is not hobby-based. It is a rapidly expanding part of the UK’s wellbeing economy, driven by founders who are innovative, brave, and deeply committed to impact.
Yet it is still viewed as fringe. That perception is outdated, and the Business Ascension Awards exist to challenge it directly.
There is a persistent myth that spiritual business owners rely solely on intuition and abandon structure. The reality is far more sophisticated.
The best founders in this space are masters of both. They listen to hunches and trust instinct, yes – but they also build infrastructure, study sales psychology, create intellectual property, and develop scalable systems.
Strategy is not missing from spiritual entrepreneurship. Recognition is. And that is a problem the spiritual entrepreneur awards UK movement is here to solve.
Recognition is not about ego. It is about elevation.
When a spiritual entrepreneur is acknowledged for excellence, three things happen: their credibility strengthens, their confidence deepens, and the spiritual business industry gains legitimacy.
I will never forget the first time I won a business award. I cried, sobbed, and a part of me felt completely overwhelmed. The fact someone went out of their way to nominate me was huge. To become a finalist was even bigger. But to actually be told I had won was unbelievable to a fragile self-belief that had been built through unseen moments of stress, anxiety, and sleepless nights.
An award is proof. It is acceptance and validation that builds credibility. And that credible proof matters when applying for funding, collaborating with corporate partners, raising prices, expanding internationally, and attracting media attention.
Visibility is leverage. Without it, brilliant leaders remain unseen. The Business Ascension Awards are here to change that — as the UK’s first spiritual entrepreneur focused awards.
When one spiritual entrepreneur rises, others gain courage. When one practitioner is recognised publicly, the entire community shifts forward.
Recognition normalises success in this space. It shows younger founders that spirituality and commercial success are not opposites — they are partners. It bridges a cultural divide that has lingered for too long.
Unity and bridging the gap between spiritual practice and business excellence is exactly what the Business Ascension Awards and the Business Ascension Symposium aim to achieve.
The Business Ascension Awards were created to honour spiritual entrepreneurs who are building real businesses with integrity, impact, and innovation.
Not as a vanity project. Not as a popularity contest. But as a structured, credible, independent platform that says: this work matters, this industry matters, and you matter.
The UK spiritual business landscape deserves the same level of recognition afforded to every other sector. It deserves rigour. It deserves transparency. It deserves celebration.
At the 2025 Business Ascension Awards, we raised standards and changed lives by giving people the recognition, the platform, and the spotlight they had earned. One thing I shared with winners at last year’s ceremony: “With this win, we encourage you to lead the way for others. This is a symbol that your work must continue — and now you must show others what is possible when you receive this acknowledgement.”
If you are building something powerful in the spiritual business space, this is your invitation to step forward and nominate now.
If you know someone quietly leading with brilliance, this is your invitation to nominate them and make their day.
If you believe that spirituality and sustainable business belong in the same sentence, this is your moment to stand with us.
Recognition shifts industries. And the shift has already begun as we lead the way towards our second year of spiritual entrepreneur awards in the UK.
Nominations for the Business Ascension Awards 2026 are now open.
Step forward. Nominate someone exceptional. Be part of the elevation.
Because under-recognised industries do not stay that way forever — and you get to be part of a movement that stands powerfully, united. 💫
