• Swindon & Wiltshire Awards
• Wednesday August 27 2025

Public relations expert in line for national business 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, 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 independently, highlighting the tenacity, resilience, and drive it takes to build and maintain a successful business as a solopreneur.

“It is a real honour to have been nominated for the Great British Business Awards and to have reached the finals,” said Fiona.

“Small businesses often get overlooked, so to be recognised in this way is really 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.”

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

In the last 18 months, she has 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 – with 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, and once again sponsored this year’s Best Solopreneur category at the Best Businesswomen Awards.

The winners of the Great British Business Awards will be announced a ceremony in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, on September 26.

Pictured: Fiona receiving her South West regional award from Paul Day