WE’RE A FINALIST! 🏆

Aspire Steps CIC shortlisted for UK StartUp Awards 2026

Education & Training StartUp of the Year (Midlands)

Aspire Steps CIC named UK StartUp Awards 2026 finalist

We’re proud to share some exciting news.

Aspire Steps CIC has been shortlisted as a finalist for Education & Training StartUp of the Year (Midlands) at the UK StartUp Awards 2026.

Out of more than 2,100 startups across the UK, Aspire Steps has been recognised as one of the strongest early-stage organisations in its category and region.

That recognition reflects something simple.

The problem is real and the work matters. So this recognition means a lot.

Aspire Steps was built to close a gap. Not a lack of ambition, but a lack of access. Access to guidance, to support, to the kind of information that can change the direction of a student’s future.

Being named a finalist at this stage shows that this mission is needed, and already making an impact.

The regional finals will take place in June 2026. If successful, Aspire Steps will progress to the national finals at Ideas Fest in September.

We’re proud to represent the Midlands alongside some of the most promising founders across the UK.

And we’re only getting started.

Thank you to everyone who has supported Aspire Steps so far.