Success of Asian business community set to be celebrated
Back for another year the Yorkshire Asian Business Association (YABA) is hosting its fourth annual awards dinner this week.
Taking place at the Cedar Court Hotel in Bradford on Thursday, the awards bring together leading members of the Asian business community from across Yorkshire and the Humber.
Shortlisted nominees include top talent from a variety of successful businesses based in Yorkshire, such as Janan, Euro Direct International and KPMG.
The panel of judges is made up of leading figures from the Asian community, including Baroness Sayeeda Warsi.
Chairman of the Yorkshire Business Association, Amarjit Singh, said:“We are delighted to be hosting our fourth annual celebration of Yorkshire’s Asian business community at our awards evening in Bradford this week.
“Our nominees come from a range of industries and businesses – new and emerging, small and large – all of whom make a huge contribution to Yorkshire and its proud legacy of enterprise.
“It is set to be a very special evening, where everyone can come together to recognise the diversity of our region and the significant contribution that the Asian business community makes.”
The full list of awards and nominees are:
Emerging Entrepreneur
Victoria Boldison – Bolst Global Ltd
Junaid Jamshed – Junaid Jamshed by Janan
BKP Solicitors – BKP Solicitors
Arjan Singh – Elegance Weddings
Dally Purewal – Ideas That Work
Urfan Ghulfam – Queen Kulfi – Ice Pan
Retail Business of the Year
Asif Khan – Janan
Jagdish Bhullar – JJ Embroidery
Sabir Khader – Bombay Stores
SME Business of the Year
Janaid Yaqoob – The Car Empire
Arun Singh – Apna Khana
Adeem Younis – Penny Appeal
Asif Khan – Riverdale Insurance
Professional of the Year
Haroon Ahmed – KPMG
Balaal Khan – BKP Solicitors
Rehan Ahmed – Kinglands BR
Razia Jogi – Switalskis
Loz Wilson – NHTS
Andrew Simpson – Yorkshire Bank
Preea Bhullar – Ramsdens
International Business of the Year
Michael Atkins – Ackworth School
Jaspal Singh Nijjar – Euro Direct International Ltd
Chris Black – Sound Leisure
Ravi Sharma – Pet Brands
The winner of the Special Award for outstanding contribution to Yorkshire, sponsored by YABA and Microsoft, will be announced on the evening.
