Time is running out for business awards entries

Dec 23 2009 by Iain Laing, The Journal

THERE are only three weeks left to get your entry into the biggest and best business awards in the North East.

Companies from Berwick to Cumbria to Teesside have already put in their bid to win one of more than 30 trophies up for grabs in nebusiness awards 2009.

And it is easier than ever this year to enter the awards, which are organised by The Journal and Evening Gazette in association with Business Link, with a simpler, shorter entry form available online.

The region’s biggest and most prestigious business competition highlights and rewards the success of our most outstanding firms over the last 12 months.

And the black-tie award presentation dinner at Hardwick Hall near Sedgefield, with a special guest speaker and more than 800 members of the business community, is one of the highlights of the region’s corporate calendar.

Since 2001 when the sub-regional heats were launched, around 1,700 companies have entered one of the award categories. That is a fantastic endorsement of the event and shows that the awards really mean something to the business community.

And the roll call of big names who sponsor and provide more than 100 category judges gives the event credibility and gravitas.

They are all senior people in the region and they bring integrity, professionalism and diligence to arguably the most important part of the business awards event – ensuring we get the right winners.

Companies which have been successful in past years have found that the awards inspire pride in their workforce, admiration from the business community, and raise their profile and reputation.

The 12 award categories means there is something for everyone. No matter how small or large your company, no matter what sector you operate in, if you’ve achieved something you’re proud of there will be a category you can enter with the best going through to compete for the prestigious title of North East Company of the Year.

The nebusiness awards are nothing without an audience. The core asset of the event is that more than 2,000 business people will attend one of the four dinners and thousands of newspaper and website readers will find out about the success of the finalists.