The Sligo Champion

Yates looking forward to meeting local entreprene­urs

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BROADCASTE­R Ivan Yates has been announced as the Guest of Honour at the Sligo Business Awards next October.

“I’m greatly looking forward to it. Last year I spoke at the Kerry Business Awards,” Yates told this newspaper.

“It was superbly organised. The diverse number of awards categories gave me a great insight into family businesses and the spirit of entreprene­urship in the West of Ireland.

“I’m really looking forward to meeting businesses in the North West this October. It’s a special and wonderful occasion which I have no doubt will be superbly organised. It’s important to recognise the risk-taking, the courage of local enterprise,” he said.

The TV and radio broadcaste­r said the Sligo Business Awards recognised excellence at a time when the high street retail sector was being hit by globalisat­ion.

“I think it creates a competitiv­e brand image for a company to be judged by peers and others. I think it actually helps businesses to develop their own centre of excellence and quality customer care, which is so vital to survive in business today,” he said.

Applicatio­ns are now being accepted for the 2018 Sligo Business Awards with the closing date of Friday 7 th September.

New this year is ‘Best Female Led Business’, recognizin­g entreprene­urial women who have founded and are running their own company; women who are showing exceptiona­l abilities in leading and mentoring other women; and who have led their businesses to achieve significan­t results in the past year. Businesses can either self nominate or nominate someone they think deserves the recognitio­n.

For further details and how to enter see page 21 or visit www.sligobusin­essawards.com

 ??  ?? TV Personalit­y Ivan Yates will be Guest of Honour at the Sligo Business Awards 5th October in the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa.
TV Personalit­y Ivan Yates will be Guest of Honour at the Sligo Business Awards 5th October in the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa.

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