RISING STARS
New awards will shine a light on region ’ s best new businesses
Rising stars of the region ’ s business sector will go head-to-head with the launch of the Best New Tees Business Awards , with sponsorship opportunities now available .
Taking place in November , the Best New Tees Business Awards have a wide range of categories for young businesses and individuals starting out in business .
The awards are being organised by Tees Business owner Resolution Media and Publishing , adding to an awards event stable that already includes the established Tees Businesswomen Awards and the Tees Tech Awards , which took place for the first time in August last year .
There are awards for the best business in services , creative , manufacturing , retail and hospitality , as well as categories for the Most Original New Business , Best New Community Champions and overall Best New Business .
There are also individual categories for Best New Entrepreneur , Best New Apprentice and an Against All Odds award for someone who has overcome great hurdles to launch into business .
The categories are open to all businesses based in Teesside or Tees Valley founded since November 1 2018 .
Entries will open later in the year but sponsorship opportunities are available now , including overall headline sponsorship for £ 5,000 + vat , category sponsorships for £ 3,000 + vat and opportunities to sponsor the drinks , films and programme from £ 995 .
Tees Business executive editor Martin Walker , coowner of Resolution Media and Publishing with Dave Allan , said the Best New Tees Business Awards will give a welcome boost to young businesses who ’ ve survived the tough test of the Covid pandemic .
“ This is a chance to shine a light on the many rising stars and amazing new businesses across the widest range of sectors in the Tees region ,” he said .
“ At Tees Business , we pride ourselves in not just talking up the region and the businesses but giving them a helping hand wherever we can – and these awards will definitely provide a huge boost to the finalists and winners , putting their names up in lights for all to see .
“ The Tees Businesswomen Awards have become a beacon for the female business stars of our region , we launched the Tees Tech Awards at the height of the pandemic , providing a new platform for our thriving local digital sector , and now we can ’ t wait to launch the Best New Tees Business Awards .”
For more details , please email info @ teesbusiness . co . uk or call sales manager Chris Garbutt on 01642 450255 .
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