 THERE are only a few places left for anybody hoping to secure a seat at this year's Daily Post Regional Business Awards. The event takes place at St Georges Hall on Thursday, June 29 and most tables have already been booked. The shortlist is: LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR: Pink Ladies, Party Princess, Halliwell Industrial and Marine Silencers BUSINESS LIVERPOOL SME OF THE YEAR: Cash Management Systems, RS Clare, Flowtech UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AWARD: Arup, RS Clare, 2020 Liverpool JAGUAR EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR: Rathbone Brothers, PLUS Housing Group, FRC Group THE MERSEY PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT OF THE YEAR AWARD: Milligan Developments, Powder Systems, Ventcroft LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL TRADER OF THE YEAR: Powder Systems, RS Clare ALLIANCE & LEICESTER COMMERCIAL BANK INNOVATION OF THE YEAR AWARD: Aerogistics, Merseyvend, Medicash Health Benefits KPMG BUSINESS OF THE YEAR: Rathbone Brothers, Denholm Logistics Another award will be handed out to the DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary Business Person of the Year. There is no shortlist for this category. The shortlist was drawn up by judges that include former head of Manchester Business School Professor Tom Cannon, Mersey Television founder Phil Redmond, Daily Post business editor Bill Gleeson, DLA Piper Liverpool office managing partner Philip Rooney, KPMG Liverpool office senior partner John O'Brien and Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank's head of Merseyside business centre, Debbie Thompson. BBC broadcaster Peter Sissons will host the evening while Dragon's Den judge Doug Richard will give the after-dinner talk. A trapeze artist and a jazz band will add to the evening's entertainment. Tables of ten are available at £950 plus VAT. Guests can book individual seats at £95 plus VAT. Contact our events department on 0151 472 2805. billgleeson@dailypost.co.uk | 
