Bridgwater College is proud to once again be hosting the Sedgemoor Business Excellence Awards this year, with the prestigious event taking place on Thursday 17 March 2016, at Bridgwater’s newest venue, The McMillan Theatre.

The awards were launched on Thursday 8 October 2015 at the Bridgwater Chamber of Commerce breakfast networking event. Key sponsors of the event were in attendance, including, Pardoes Solicitors, Sedgemoor District Council, Milsted Langdon Chartered Accountants, and Bridgwater College.

There are eleven award categories available for businesses to enter. The categories are Micro Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year, Large Business of the Year, International Trader of the Year, New Business of the Year, Community Engagement Award, Family Business of the Year, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Customer Service Excellence, Young Entrepreneur of the Year and Independent Retailer of the Year. Two of the categories, Young Entrepreneur of the Year and the Community Engagement Award, boast an attractive £1000 bursary for the winners. As an additional incentive, Somerset County Cricket Club have generously agreed to give the first 50 nominations a pair of tickets to a 50 over match during the 2016 season.

Teresa Dagger, proprietor of WPS Cleaning & Maintenance, and winner of the New Business of the Year Award 2015 said,

“After taking the plunge and entering the Sedgemoor Business Awards, I found I thoroughly enjoyed the whole process, especially the dinner itself. After being shortlisted, I was amazed to discover that I had won, and immediately set about updating my LinkedIn status! I have since been approached by two national cleaning companies offering new cleaning contracts. This award has given me the confidence to develop my business further, with other like-minded businesses.”

To enter your business for an award, or for further information about the dinner and how to buy tickets, visit www.sedgemoorbusinessawards.co.uk or call 01278 655111.