 The Worthing Business Awards | an annual eventThe Worthing First Worthing Business Awards where established in 2007, to honour the sheer hard work, talent and determination of the very best businesses in Worthing.
This year, the 2nd annual awards, we have revised our award categories and added to them, in keeping with business trends in the current climate.
There are 17 awards open for nominations, and from those 17, one business will be chosen as the Worthing First, Worthing Business Awards 2008 Business Of The Year.
Nominations open at 6pm on Wednesday 4th June 2008.
Click here to see this years categories.
Nominations will be open until early September (date TBC). Any business, operating in and around the Borough of Worthing can be nominated, so if you're a local business owner, start encouraging your customers and clients to nominate NOW.
This years award ceremony will take place on Saturday 11th October at Worthings Pavilion Theatre, on the pier. Tickets will go on sale in August.
Click to see last years winners
Click to see last years ceremony pictures.
How it all works |
The Awards
The Worthing Business Awards recognise the best local businesses in the Worthing area.
The Worthing Business Awards are split into 17 different categories with the additional
overall award - Worthing Business of the Year (as above).
How do you enter?
Your business can be entered into the awards by the people who really matter to your business - your customers. Your business can be nominated in any of the 17 categories.
The nominations can be done in different ways:
- using the printed entry form
- downloading the entry form from the Worthing First website
- complete the online nomination on the Worthing First website
- fill in the nomination form from the Worthing Herald newspaper
Nominations open on Wednesday 4th June 2008 and close towards the end of August (exact date TBC)
How are the awards judged?
Each of the 17 awards has a separate judging panel made up of members of the Worthing First business partnership, Worthing Chamber of Commerce and the relevant sponsor of the award.
The judging panel will meet after the closing date for entries to select a shortlist of possible award-winners. These shortlists will be announced in September.
The actual award winner will be selected by the judging panel in the week leading up to the Awards Night.
When and where are the awards presented?
The Awards Night for the Worthing Business Awards 2008 will take place at the Worthing Pavilion on Saturday, October 11, 2008.
What do you win?
Winners of each category win a ‘One Award’ presented at the Awards Night by the award sponsor. There will also be a range of publicity and marketing opportunities from being short-listed and winning the award.
The Awards Ceremony
On the night, the sponsors will be presenting the award to the winners in front of a packed house at Worthing’s Pier Pavilion. One organisation will be crowned 'Worthing Business of
the Year 2008'. Not only will they receive £1000 of advertising courtesy of the Worthing Herald, but also the prestigious 'One Award' trophy.
For more information on The Worthing Business Awards please email Worthing First.
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