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Shine as a sponsor at Havering Business Awards 2015

The Havering Business Awards 2015 are an ideal opportunity to get your company in front of Havering's business community as part of a high profile, five-month publicity campaign including a glittering, gala awards finale.

The campaign will include local press and radio, Living in Havering's Business Focus magazine (which reaches more than 100,000 businesses and homes across the Borough), email newsletters and J C Decaux outdoor poster sites across Havering.

A range of sponsorship packages are available starting at £100 for the award certificates through to the top package for the main event sponsor – the aim of each package is to give your business the maximum return on your investment.

For more details of all the benefits and packages available email Joanne Yeomans. 

Sponsors 2015

Eight sponsors are already in place to support the Awards, so if you too want to benefit from the fantastic publicity you’ll get from being a sponsor, please get in touch quickly.

CEME Conference Centre, Rainham is sponsoring the venue for the Gala Awards Ceremony on Friday 16 October.

Haines Watts, accountants based in Hornchurch is sponsoring Growing Business of the Year.

Havering College of Further and Higher Education in Hornchurch is sponsoring the Staff Traning and Development Award.

Kall Kwik, in Romford is sponsoring the printing for this year’s awards.

Metro Security, in Romford is sponsoring the Customer Care Award.

Neopost, in Romford is sponsoring the Apprentice of the Year Award.

The Romford Recorder newspaper series is supporting the Best Small Business of the Year.

Time 107.5FM is sponsoring the New Business of the Year Award.

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It’s time for Havering

businesses to shine

Havering Council launched its annual Business Awards today (Friday 22 May), now in their eleventh year.

Businesses across the borough are encouraged to enter the Awards that are exclusively for businesses in Havering, large or small, and provide a great opportunity to celebrate the successes of Havering’s business community. This is the opportunity for Havering businesses to shine.

More information on the Awards is available here.

Councillor Robert Benham, Cabinet Member for Environment, said:  “I’m delighted to launch the Havering Business Awards and encourage all businesses across the borough to take a look at the categories and think about the achievements that they have made over the last year and the last 10 years. “Our business community is full of high-performing companies and individuals and sometimes, when you are working hard, you forget to think about how far you have come and what you have achieved. "This is a time for businesses to celebrate their success.”

Golden Award for Achievement This year, the Awards coincide with the 50th anniversary of the London Borough of Havering, which has been marked with a new one-off Award, the Golden Anniversary Award for Achievement, for businesses that have stood the test of time (10 years or more) and demonstrate consistent best practice to the highest level.

12 categories in which to shine

The award categories recognise the success and achievement of individuals and businesses of all sizes, including their growth and potential.

The categories for 2015 are:

1. Golden Anniversary Award for Achievement (new this year)
2. Havering Business of the Year
   
3. Growing Business of the Year
4. Innovation Award
5. New Business of the Year
6. Apprentice of the Year
7. Customer Care
   
8. Best Small Business
   
9. Environmental Business of the Year
10. Business Person of the Year
11. Best Family Business of the Year
12. Staff Training and Development
    

Entering the awards

Once you have chosen the categories you wish to enter, come along to one of our free workshops, which will give you help preparing your entry and let you know what the judges are looking for.

There are four workshops to choose from. All you need to do is come to the Town Hall, Main Road, Romford, RM1 3BB at 5pm on four Mondays in June (8, 15, 22 and 29). Each workshop will last around an hour.

Gather the information you need for your entry and complete the online form here.

Key Dates Monday 6 July: Entries close Monday 27 July: Judging starts Friday 31 July: Finalists announced Friday 16 October: Gala Awards Ceremony

Gala Awards Ceremony The glittering awards ceremony will take place on Friday 16 October at the CEME Conference Centre in Rainham. Every finalist will receive two tickets for this event, with the opportunity to buy more. Sponsors will also receive tickets for the awards ceremony.

Business Support Havering Council offers a range of advice and help to support your business including: Doing business with the Council Business support and advice Business rates Food businesses Networking events Commercial property Town centres and Romford Market Support local businesses Business waste Buy With Confidence Scheme Licenses and street trading Trading standards Health and safety Planning Building regulations More details are on the website which is regularly updated. Get full details here.