Official Launch Event
Many thanks to all those who attended our launch event on 6th June! The event, held in conjunction with Worthing & Adur Chamber was a huge success with a record number of attendees including sponsors, previous winners and supporters coming together to enjoy a fantastic evening.
Special thanks must go to Sussex Transport for sponsoring the event and to the Hummingbird Restaurant at Shoreham Airport for hosting the evening.
The search is on for the very best businesses, entrepreneurs, products and services that our region has to offer, so don’t delay – enter or nominate today!
Entry is free and open to all Adur & Worthing based businesses. For more information, please visit www.awbawards.com
Preparations for the Awards night on Friday 16th November are well underway and we are delighted to announce Simon Fanshawe OBE as our compere once again for the evening. Simon is a co-founder and partner of Diversity by Design, a ground-breaking consultancy that works with organisations to develop diversity solutions to strategic questions in order to build greater performance. www.diversitybydesign.co.uk
He is also a broadcaster, writer and pundit. In 2013 he was awarded an OBE in the New Year’s honours list for services to Higher Education and he was made an Honorary Doctor of the University of Sussex for services to diversity and human rights.
Charity Prize Draw
We intend to run a ‘Name on Note’ raffle during the awards evening and guests will be invited to participate by contributing a signed/named banknote.
All monies raised from the event will go to Kamelia Kids, our charity partner for 2018. Kamelia Kids Day Nursery is a non-profit making Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), covering a large catchment area from Shoreham-by-Sea to Arundel. Kamelia Kids Nursery caters for children of ALL abilities but also provides essential support to children with special needs, long-term medical/life-limiting conditions and those with social, educational and additional needs. We do hope you’ll join us in supporting such a worthwhile organisation.
Key Dates:
Friday 21st September
Official closing date for entries
Friday 12th October
Shortlist/finalists officially announced
Friday 16th November
Awards Ceremony – Pavilion Theatre, Worthing
Let’s Get Social!
The Adur & Worthing Business Awards have become the feature business event across the area showcasing a thriving and successful business community and we are delighted to receive such fantastic support once again. This year our social media partner Molokini Marketing will be working to promote the event so please follow The Adur & Worthing Business Awards on social media and keep up to date with news, announcements and key dates.
We are also using the hashtag #AWBAwards so please join the conversation and like and share content on our social media pages!
