The News - Business Excellence Awards

Hampshire's most prestigious and wide-ranging business competition, the News Business Excellence Awards 2008, are open now!

The categories of the Awards are:

• Achiever of the year
• Community Contribution
• Company of the year
• Exporter of the year
• Innovation of the year
• Personality of the year
• Small Business
• Team of the year

The winners, runners-up and highly commended entrants will be announced at an awards extravaganza at Portsmouth's Guildhall in January 2009, which last year saw more than 550 guests attend. Detailed information and all application forms can be found from The News' website.

Forms should be sent to Adam Kula, Business Desk, The News Centre, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 9SX. Applications forms must be returned by November 29, 2008.