Yorkshire Business Masters – five days left to enter
There are only a five days left to enter the Yorkshire Business Masters Awards 2019.
TheBusinessDesk.com is to host the ninth Yorkshire Business Masters Awards, which will recognise the achievements of firms of all sizes across the region, on Thursday March 28 2019 at The Queens in Leeds.
Nominations for the awards, which boast the very best in business achievements, must be submitted by the deadline of Friday 7 December 2018. To enter, click here
There will be 13 awards presented on the evening, including two new awards – Family Business of the Year and Property Business of the Year. The end of the evening will culminate in an award presented to the Ambassador of the Year; somebody who has shown an outstanding contribution and played an instrumental part in marking the region thrive.
Rahman Ravelli has thrown its support behind the 2019 awards by sponsoring the International Trade award category. Aziz Rahman, of Rahman Ravelli, said: “At Rahman Ravelli we place great emphasis on doing everything possible to help businesses develop and prosper by ensuring they can manage any issues as they arise. We see the Masters as a great way to recognise business achievement and we are very pleased and very proud to be involved in something which is so positive.”
The awards event is a brilliant networking opportunity with around 300 people in attendance.
The 2018 Ambassador award was presented to two people for the first time – Dr Terry and Liz Bramall – for their significant contribution to the region through their business Keepmoat and, more recently, through their Foundation which they started with a £100m endowment.
“I’m gobsmacked – can I say ‘gobsmacked’ as a Yorkshire woman? – absolutely thrilled to bits,” said Liz.
Terry added: “It’s quite incredible. I did wonder when the testimony was being read out whether it was really me.
“It’s been over 50 years, there’s a lot of work in there. What’s been emphasised tonight is when the winners have addressed their teams and people, that’s where it’s been a joy.
“We had 3,000 people, there wouldn’t have been room for all of them up here on the stage.”
The 2019 Business Masters award categories are:
Newcomer
Innovation
International Trade – Sponsored by Rahmen Ravelli
Investment
Contributing to the Community
Professional Services
Property Business – new for 2019
Family Business – new for 2019
Small Business (up to 50 employees)
Medium Business (51 to 250 employees)
Large Business (251+ employees)
Fast Growth Business
Ambassador
There will be an independent judging panel comprising of six senior leaders. They are Rashik Parmar, Leeds City Region LEP board member, Tom Marley, chief executive of The Car Buying Group – which last year was named the winner of the Fast Growth category, Mark Robson, head of UK regions – Yorkshire and Humber at The Department for International Trade (DIT), Beckie Hart, regional director, Yorkshire and the Humber, CBI, Nicky Chance-Thompson, CEO at The Piece Hall, Halifax, and Kayley Worsley, Yorkshire editor of TheBusinessDesk.com.
Hosting the glittering black-tie event is the voice of business on BBC Radio 5Live, Danni Hewson.
Hewson is best known in Yorkshire for her 16 years in-front of the camera with BBC Look North. She often appears on BBC Breakfast and as a host for 5Live’s flagship business programme Wake Up To Money.
