Welcome
The Western Morning News Business Awards present our beautiful and prosperous region with a unique opportunity to celebrate and reward the businesses and individuals who are right at the heart of the success of our local, rural and urban communities.
We hope you and your company will be able to join us in making these awards a real celebration of all that is great throughout the Westcountry.
Alan Qualtrough
About the awards
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248 entries received for awards
Thursday, October 6th, 2011Entries to the first Western Morning News business awards have now closed – with a total of 248 entries received across 14 categories. Firms of all sizes and sectors entered...
Deadline for entries draws near
Friday, September 23rd, 2011Entries are continuing to arrive for the Western Morning News’s first Business Awards – with just over a week to go before the deadline for nominations. The awards will be...
Tom Henderson confirmed as awards speaker
Thursday, September 8th, 2011The guest speaker for the Western Morning News Business Awards has been confirmed as Shelterbox founder and chief executive Tom Henderson. The awards are being held on November 17 at...
AWARD CATEGORIES
- Best Not for Profit Enterprise
- Young Businessperson of the Year
- Lifetime Achievement Award
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Team Gregory - Best Business Start Up
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Plymouth University - Innovation of the Year Award
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Plymouth University - Best Business Support Through Mentoring or Education
- Best Creative Business
- Green Achievement Award
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Viridor - Best Tourism or Hospitality Business
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Brewin Dolphin - Excellence in Marketing Award
- Employer of the Year Award
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Foot Anstey - Customer Service Award
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First Great Western - Business of the Year
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South West Water - Small Business of the Year
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THE EVENT
The Western Morning News held its first ever Business Awards during Global Entrepreneurship Week on November 17 2011 at St Mellion International Resort in Cornwall. More than 320 people from across the business community joined us to celebrate the success of Westcountry businesses and individuals. Winners were presented with a unique award designed by students of University College Falmouth. For a list of the winners please click here [gallery]...St Mellion International Resort
Why not enter your business for
Innovation of the Year Award
Whether it’s a new idea, product, method, technology, process or application this award will go to the organisation with an innovation that has transformed the business and made a positive difference to their industry. Judges will want to know why the innovation is so unique and to have a clear understanding of how the business plans to realise its commercial potential. Judges will consider all aspects of the innovation process from research and design, strategy, launch activity and the degree of commercial success achieved by the product or service.
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Meet a judge
Michael Dunn
Regional Manager for BT Group plc in the South West of England.