IN THE COMMUNITY

Awards finalists from 2019 © Reach

Gloucestershire Live Business Awards

to recognise the resilience of our business community

Once again, we are proud to be involved with the Gloucestershire Live Business Awards which returned for 2021 to recognise the ‘resilience’ and achievements of companies amid the pandemic.

Fiona Hughes Marketing Manager

The 23rd Business Awards come after a challenging period for businesses in the county, making it all the more important to recognise the efforts – of both large companies and smaller ones – to survive a challenging year and continue to support the local economy.

When we announced that we were sponsoring the awards for the ninth time Tim Watkins emphasised the importance of acknowledging the perseverance of businesses in the face of adversity.

“It gives us great pleasure to be involved once more with the Gloucestershire Business Awards now that they are finally able to return after such a challenging year,” he said.

“As a business community we need more than ever to get together and acknowledge our achievements and share our stories of resilience during such unprecedented times. Personally I am looking forward to reading and judging the entries and am hopeful that we can gather for the awards ceremony later this year when restrictions are over and confidence is returning for us all.”

The twelve categories include a couple of new awards; Business in the Face of Adversity Special Award and Local Business Hero, as well as the old favourites such as Small Business of the Year, Family Business of the Year and the ultimate accolade, Business of the Year.

The nominations have closed and the judging will take place here at Chargrove House later in July if restrictions permit. We are pleased to welcome the judges from the new sponsors as well as guest judges Sam Holliday of FSB Gloucestershire, Ian Mean of Business West, Suzanne HallGibbins and Angela Edwards of C2S.

After the finalists are announced, we will host a Finalists celebration on Wednesday 1 September ahead of the worthy winners being revealed at the ceremony on 15 September at Cheltenham Racecourse, all being well. This year the Finalists will receive a free pair of tickets to the event.

We are thrilled that Scoo-B-Doo, the charity supporting the neonatal unit at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, and our corporate charity, are the chosen charity for fundraising at the event and we hope it raises vital funds to keep giving premature babies the best start in life.

For information about the event and to see the 12 categories listed visit www.glosbusinessawards.co.uk/

Contact Fiona Hughes for more information by emailing marketing@randall-payne.co.uk or call 01242 776000.