Business Masters Awards: ‘The awards offer an ideal platform to showcase fantastic work and achievements’
Helen Wathall, managing director of Derby funeral director Wathall’s, was presented with the prestigious Ambassador award at the East Midlands Business Masters Awards earlier this year.
Wathall, who in the same week was presented with an MBE for her services to business and community work, was praised by the judges for her consistent commitment to the local economy over a sustained period and many years.
Reflecting on her award win, she said: “It was a huge honour to be chosen for this prestigious award.
“Recognition through awards is an ideal platform to showcase the fantastic work that everyone in a company contributes to and to showcase causes that are close to someone’s heart.
“I am very proud to be the fifth generation of my family and the first woman to head up Wathall’s. I hope that this will inspire other women to make their mark in what has traditionally been a male dominated profession.
“I am particularly pleased that the award also highlighted what continues to be achieved collectively under the St Peters Quarter Business Improvement District in Derby of which I am chair.”
Entries for the 2020 Business Masters, which will recognise the achievements of firms of all sizes across the region, are now open.
There are 13 award categories, covering the full range of business activity in the region. There is one award, Ambassador, for the individual who has made an outstanding contribution either in leading their business or in representing the region or their sector on a bigger stage.
The Business Masters winners will be revealed at TheBusinessDesk.com’s annual dinner at the Crowne Plaza, Nottingham, on Thursday, March 12, 2020.
Entries for the awards are now open and must be submitted by the deadline of Friday, December 13, 2019. Click here to see the Business Masters 2020 criteria, and download a Business Masters 2020 entry form here.
The Business Masters is also a great opportunity to promote your business to a large group of growing, ambitious businesses in the region. Contact sales@thebusinessdesk.com to find out how your business can take advantage of these opportunities.
The 2020 Business Masters award categories are:
Newcomer
Innovation
International Trade
Investment
Contributing to the Community
Professional Services
Property Business
Family Business
Small Business (up to 50 employees)
Medium Business (51 to 250 employees)
Large Business (251+ employees)
Fast Growth Business
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