Nominations now open for the 2018 UK Private Business Awards
05 February 2018
Nominations are now open for the 2018 UK Private Business Awards - often referred to as the Diamonds - which celebrate the best of UK private businesses and their contribution to communities and the UK economy. Private businesses across the UK are urged to share their stories by nominating themselves in one or more of the 10 categories:
- Technology Innovation of the Year Award
- Social Enterprise of the Year Award
- High Growth Business of the Year Award
- Rising Star Award
- International Business of the Year Award
- Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year Award
- Private Business Woman of the Year Award
- CEO of the Year Award
- Family Business of the Year Award
- Private Business of the Year Award
Brian Henderson, partner and UK Private Business Awards leader at PwC, commented:
“The UK Private Business Awards celebrate the very best of private business and recognise the important contribution that entrepreneurs and their companies make to the UK economy.
“We're looking for the UK's most passionate, dynamic and brightest entrepreneurs and innovative, disruptive, growing private businesses. The Awards categories allow a broad range of companies and individuals to participate and continue to celebrate the diversity in this exciting part of the marketplace. Last year’s winners showed the breadth of our UK economy and we look forward to hearing from new nominees who have achieved great things during 2017.”
The nomination period runs from 5 February 2018 to 23 March 2018. The deadline for submitting a full entry form is 3 May 2018. The 2018 Private Business Awards will be judged by a panel of business leaders and entrepreneurs on 4 June 2018, and a shortlist for each category will be announced on 6 June 2018. The winners will be announced at a gala dinner on 13 September 2018 at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London EC1.
To find out more about the awards or to nominate a business, click here.
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