The national awards crowned Brie Read, founder of Snag, a size-inclusive tights brand, Start-up Entrepreneur of the Year, with Zakia Moulaoui of social enterprise, Invisible Cities, taking home Social Entrepreneur of the Year.

Thanks to Edinburgh native Ms Reid’s bright idea to produce a range of tights that come in seven different sizes, Snag has reached 200,000 women worldwide and has sold over a million pairs of tights, generating over £2.2m in revenue in its first year of trading.

Snag also took home the People’s Choice Award which debuted this year and saw over 3,000 votes cast over the course of just four weeks.

The Edinburgh founded global social enterprise Invisible Cities trains people who have experienced homelessness to become walking tour guides of their own city.

Stuart Brown, head of SME Scotland, Barclays, said: “Scotland is an attractive and dynamic market for businesses big and small and this is exemplified by not one, but two, Scottish winners at our UK national awards who are making valuable contributions to both the economy, and society, as a whole. A huge congratulations to all the finalists, with a special mention to our Scottish winners.”

Brie Reid said: “We want to thank Barclays so much for supporting a female-led, size-inclusive business like Snag. It means so much to us and our customers that an organisation like Barclays recognises the difference a genuinely inclusive brand can make. It’s been an incredible first 18 months and everything we’ve achieved has been down to our amazing customers, and the support of our partners like Barclays.”

Now in its fourth year, Barclays Entrepreneur Awards 2019 took place on Thursday 10 October 2019 at the Bloomsbury Ballroom in central London and was hosted by newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald OBE.