Business Awards 2009 - three weeks left for entries

THERE is still time to get your entry in for The Hunts Post Huntingdonshire Business Awards before the September 4 deadline.

All companies and organisations in Huntingdonshire are welcome to enter the awards and compete for the eleven awards up for grabs.

This year, entering is easier than ever. The streamlined entry form, available at www.huntspost24.co.uk, should take only a matter of minutes to complete, meaning that putting your business up for one the prizes has never been so simple.

Tickets for the event are now on sale for the black-tie dinner at the Burgess Hall in St Ives on November 6, priced at �48. To book, call Sarah Scott on 01438 866023 or email sarah.scott@archant.co.uk.

The awards programme is sponsored by Archant Herts & Cambs and Huntingdonshire District Council. The individual categories are:

New Business Award, sponsored by Haines Watts, chartered accountants of Huntingdon

Employee of the Year Award, sponsored by Anglian Water

Retailer of the Year Award, sponsored by D H Barford & Co, St Neots-based property specialists

Environment/Community Award, sponsored by the Environment Agency

Small Business of the Year Award, sponsored by the Federation of Small Businesses Huntingdonshire Branch

Innovation Award, sponsored by Greater Cambridge Partnership

Business Website of the Year Award, sponsored by Huntingdonshire District Council, which is also supporting all awards

Training and Development Award, sponsored by Huntingdonshire Regional College

Employer of the Year Award, sponsored by Luminus Group, Huntingdon-based social landlords

Business Person of the Year Award, sponsored by Leeds Day, solicitors with branches across Huntingdonshire

The overall winner of the Business of the Year Award, sponsored by Cambridgeshire County Council, will be chosen by the judges as the best of the winners of the eight corporate categories above.