Coventry Telegraph Business Awards 2018
Paul O’Reilly, Senior Relationship Manager, Allied Irish Bank (GB) THERE is something special about a family business. Seeing families work closely alongside their nearest and dearest to establish a successful business can be an extremely strong and powerful business model.
Coventry Telegraph Business Awards’ ‘Family Business of the Year’ category will see the region’s very best family businesses come together at the ceremony on the 25 September in what is sure to be a hotly contested category. The winners of this award will need to display success throughout their industry while still maintaining those all-important family values that saw them begin in the first place.
The judges of this category will be looking to see what aspirations companies have for the future of their family business.
Accountancy and wealth management firm SFB Group have been providing their services to people in Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond for more than six decades, and will be acting as the category sponsor this year.
Paul Carvell is the Managing Director at the a ward - wi n n i n g firm, and he discussed why SFB Group decided to sponsor this particular category. He said: “SFB supports many familyowned businesses.
“Family businesses face several unique challenges and opportunities which affect their day to day operation and potential future growth. We understand the wide-ranging issues and the challenges the business owners face and we are able to provide proactive, commercial advice.” Not only is the company sponsoring one of the 14 awards on offer at this year’s Coventry Telegraph Business Awards, but SFB Group also supports the regional business community as a whole. Paul discussed what else they do to contribute to the community, he said: “One of the things that SFB Group do to support the regional business community is that we are proud members of Coventry & Warwickshire First and Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce. We run the successful Info2Grow events that provide valuable nuggets and information to local businesses, as well as offer event space and meeting room hire at our Nuneaton and Coventry offices. Our charity work also includes strong relationships with the Belgrade Theatre and Air Ambulance.”
Despite having firmly established themselves as leaders in their industry, SFB group still have ambitions to get even better and Paul explained what the company’s key focus will be over the coming year. He said: “SFB strive to ensure we stay at the forefront of excellent services and advice to clients.
“Over the coming year we will continue to expand our team of experts.
“Our aim is to become known as the local leading firm of business advisers.”
This year the Coventry Telegraph Business Awards will take place at the city’s Ricoh Arena where TV comedian, Mark Dolan, and presenter, Lucy Nicholls, will be on hosting duties.
For more information on this year’s awards, get in touch with Nathalie Dawson at event organisers Champions (UK) plc, call 08453 31 30 31 or email ndawson@ championsukplc. com