Businesses throughout Oldham could land prestigious awards to help stand out from the competition.
Nominations have now opened for the 2024 Oldham Business Awards and residents have just weeks to enter their favourite company before they close on April 19.
It is the 16th anniversary of the event which will culminate in a gala dinner at Oldham’s iconic Queen Elizabeth Hall in September.
The award categories are: Micro Business of the Year - The Dawn Torrington Award, Workforce Health & Well-being Award, Young Entrepreneur, Young Business of the Year, Supporting Young People Award, Start-up Business of the Year, Community Engagement Award, Business Person of the Year.
There is also three categories for business of the year - those under £1m, those worth £1m to £5m, and then £5m plus.
Judging for the awards will take place in May with finalists announced a month later.
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Last year's winners included Rowan Ashworth Ltd the Business of the Year (£5m plus), a civil engineering contractor established in 2001 and based on a 250-acre farm site in Shaw.
While Andy Hirst, an electrical manager at Sudlows - a data cabling company, won Business Person of the Year, and the Young Entrepreneur was Bobbie-Leigh Tindall of B&L Aesthetics - a beauty training academy.
A spokesperson for Oldham Business Awards said: "Nominations for the 2024 Oldham Business Awards are now officially open.
"We invite you to enter these prestigious awards, or nominate a business who you feel is deserving of being honoured by the event.
"The awards honour home-grown wealth creation, innovation, inspirational leadership, skills development, environmental aspects, and a whole host of other worthy attributes. Nominations will close in April, so don't delay."
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