Last chance to stake claim for commerce title
THE deadline’s getting close, but there’s still time - just - for businesses and entrepreneurs to compete to be among the borough’s best.
All nominations for the 2014 Rochdale Business Awards need to be in by Friday, October 3 - that’s this week.
There isn’t much time, but all entries sent in by then will be considered by the Rochdale Business Awards steering committee, largely made up of Rochdale borough-based businesses in the private sector who are passionate about Rochdale’s industrial strength and those who bring commercial success to the Rochdale borough.
Carol Hopkins, business and investments manager with Rochdale Development Agency, one of the steering group members, said: “Rochdale Business Awards began in 2011 at the height of the economic downturn, and we showed that businesses in the borough’s four townships in Rochdale, Pennines, Heywood and Middleton were bringing in commercial success when it was most needed.
“Since then the Rochdale Business Awards have grown from strength to strength. It’s a great way to reward the borough’s business talent.”
The 2014 Rochdale Business Awards steering group have been working hard all year to make this year’s awards the best yet.
The result will be a glittering awards ceremony at Rochdale Town Hall’s magnificent Great Hall on Friday November 7.
Sponsors for this year’s event are Hopwood Hall College, Molesworth Bright Clegg solicitors, Target Fire Protection, Rochdale Training, Junction 21 chauffeurs and taxis, Jackson Jackson building contractors, NatWest Bank, Blue Orchid, Recruitment Solutions (North West) Ltd, Middleton Shopping Centre, Rochdale Observer group, Rochdale Borough Council, Capture Design website and brand sepcialists, New Image Ltd, Manchester Evening News, Bamford Contract Services, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Finlay Jude Associates Ltd, Wincanton, The Norden Arms, TBD business support, O2 Business, Best of Rochdale, Rochdale Hornets, Smart Electrical Engineers Ltd, Business Growth Hub, and supported by the Regional Growth Fund and the European Regional Development Fund.
The 10 award categories in the 2014 Rochdale Business Awards are:
Business of the Year, turnover more than £5m - sponsored by NatWest
Business of the Year, turnover between £1m and £5m - sponsored by Jackson Jackson
Business of the Year, turnover under £1m - sponsor Solutions
Recruitment
Start-up Business of the Year - sponsor Target Fire Protection
High Street Retailer of the Year - sponsor Middleton Shopping Centre
Business Man of the Year - sponsor Junction 21
Business Woman of the Year - sponsor Molesworths solicitors
Young Entrepreneur of the Year - sponsor Blue Orchid
Apprentice Employer of the Year - sponsor Hopwood Hall College
Skills and Workforce Development Rochdale Training
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Proceeds from the awards evening, which includes themed fun and a big prize raffle, goes to Springhill Hospice.
Business men and women need to log on to www. rochdalebusiness awards.co.uk to submit entries. There is an easy to follow criteria and submission form with which to make their nominations. You can also view photos from previous years’ Rochdale Business Awards and you can watch a video of last year’s presentation night.
Follow Rochdale Business Awards on Facebook and @rochdaleawards on Twitter in addition to www. rochdalebusiness awards.co.uk
Closing date for entries is this Friday, October 3