TIME is running out for anybody thinking about entering this year’s Daily Post Regional Business Awards.
The deadline for entries to this ever popular competition is just over a week away.
So if you think your business deserves recognition for its achievements and its contribution to the local economy, now is the time to obtain an application form and submit your details.
A shortlist of entries will be drawn up and published in early May, and the winners announced at a glittering black tie dinner at the newly-refurbished St George’s Hall in late June. The event is seen by many as the premier event in the region’s business calendar.
We have nine categories to enter, including the Northwest Development Agency Business Science and Technology Award, which is new for this year.
This category is for businesses that can show how they have profitably commercialised a scientific or technological innovation, or at least show the potential for the innovation to make a return on investment. Judges will also be trying to assess the local economic impact of any scientific invention or breakthrough.
Stephen Broomhead, chief executive of the Northwest Development Agency said: “The NWDA is delighted to support the science and technology category of the Daily Post Regional Business Awards.
“Science and technology is clearly recognised in the Regional Economic Strategy as providing the impetus for investment and innovation across key business sectors, creating high quality employment and business renewal.
“The growth of the Northwest economy depends on its ability to attract knowledge-based companies, and not only does the region offer the right skills and infrastructure to support high-value investors, its world-class science park network, which includes Liverpool Science Park, is being developed to ensure specialist accommodation can link businesses with university expertise.
“To help support the attraction of science and technology-based companies to the region, the NWDA is investing in sites, infrastructure and facilities tailored to the needs of high-tech tenants. Millions of pounds of both public and private investment is pouring into the region's science parks, attracting occupier interest from across the world.”
