The deadline is looming for people and companies to submit entries for the 2019 Coventry Telegraph Business Awards.
Nominations close on Friday August 30, meaning would-be entrants have just one week left to sign-up.
This year's event is a special one as it marks the 25th year of the awards, now in conjunction with BusinessLive.
To mark a very special occasion TV and radio presenter Jeremy Vine is returning to his journalistic roots in Coventry to host this year’s event.
Jeremy, who is famous for his BBC Radio 2 show and Channel 5 TV programme, began his career in journalism in 1986 as a 21-year-old trainee at what was then the Coventry Evening Telegraph.
This year’s awards are being backed by event partners Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce - while Orbit Group, Barclays, Birmingham Airport, Wasps and Ricoh Arena and Jaguar Land Rover are among the sponsors.
CoventryLive and Coventry Telegraph editor Keith Perry said: “Our business awards are a celebration of all the fantastic things that are produced by firms in Coventry and Warwickshire.”
Our events team has put together a new-look awards with some new categories to celebrate the achievements of a host of different businesses, charities and public sector bodies.
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There are new categories for 2019 covering corporate social responsibility, property, the public sector, and apprentices to showcase the work of young people.
We are also paying tribute to the late Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, who died earlier this year, by naming our manufacturing award category after him.
Lord Bhattacharyya, who was previously given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Coventry Telegraph Business Awards, was the founder of Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick and has left behind an amazing legacy in the business and academic landscape of Coventry and Warwickshire.
This year’s award categories are:
- Small Business of the Year
- New Business of the Year
- Apprentice of the Year
- Professional Services Firm of the Year
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- Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya Award for Manufacturer of the Year
- Property and Construction Business of the Year
- Retail Business of the Year
- Public Sector Organisation of the Year
- Third Sector Organisation of the Year
- CSR Project of the Year
- Green Business of the Year
- International Trade and Export Award
- Company of the Year (chosen from other category winners)
How to enter
Simply go to the Coventry Telegraph Business Awards website to nominate a company or person in one of our 12 categories.
Company of the Year will be chosen from one of our category winners. Nominations close on Friday, August 30.
Coventry and Warwickshire Business Festival
The awards form the closing event of the Coventry and Warwickshire Business Festival, which is now in its third year.
Organised by Coventry and Warwickshire LEP and the Growth Hub, the festival includes a wide-ranging programme of business events hosted by local organisations from across the region to encourage collaboration, networking, innovation, learning and sharing opportunities.
It will run from November 11 to 21 and applications are now open to organise an event. Visit the website to get involved.
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