Chichester-based Ben Price named as a finalist in the 2026 Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards

Chichester-based Ben Price, coach and founder of The Kingmaker, has been named a finalist in the 2026 Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards, shortlisted in the Randal Foundation Award category for the South East of England.

Ben Price is a coach and private advisor specialising in helping founders and leaders bridge the gap between external success and internal fulfilment. With 8 years of experience in British Military Intelligence and a decade of coaching 300+ individuals through transformational change, Ben has developed a methodology focused on clarity over strategy. His work centres on helping high-performing leaders build businesses they genuinely love and create lives they can't wait to wake up to, addressing what he identifies as a critical gap: founders who are successful on paper but unfulfilled in reality. 

Ben's approach is grounded in the belief that the goal has never solely been "build a bigger business", but rather building a business that serves the life you actually want, and becoming the leader your success was supposed to make possible.

The Randal Foundation, a major UK charitable organisation, sponsors the Randal Foundation Entrepreneur of the Year Award in partnership with the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. The award recognises business leaders who use their companies to drive meaningful social impact, alleviate poverty, and improve or save lives.

Known as the Grammys of entrepreneurship, the Great British Entrepreneur Awards celebrate the most exceptional and inspiring business stories across the UK, recognising entrepreneurs from every nation and region for their innovation, impact and resilience.

The 2026 shortlist tells a story that goes well beyond a single celebration. Taken together, the Class of 2026 represents the real engine of the British economy.

The 2026 shortlist in numbers:

• 5,000 applications received

• 740 businesses shortlisted

• £3.3bn combined turnover

• 17,700+ jobs supported

• 2,700+ new jobs being created

• 5,200+ years of combined trading

• 40% women-led businesses

• 10 UK regions and nations represented

• 50% already selling overseas

Ben Price, founder of The Kingmaker, said: “I am very proud to be recognised as a finalist in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards for my work with Kingmaker. To see my mission to help ambitious men become the leaders, fathers and partners they’re truly capable of being recognised is a real honour.”

Frankie James, founder of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, said: “When we launched the Great British Entrepreneur Awards in 2012, we set out to back the businesses that get on and build, the ones that don't always get the recognition they deserve. More than a decade on, over 5,000 applications tell me we were onto something. This year's cohort represents billions in turnover and tens of thousands of jobs, but what I'm proudest of is the determination behind those numbers. These are founders who have stuck with it through every kind of year, and championing them is exactly why we do this.”

Ben will go head-to-head with others in his category at the prestigious awards evening on 16th November 2026 at the Grosvenor House event in London. 

To find out more about Ben Price, please visit: https://coachbenprice.com/