Sheffield Business Awards

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The Sheffield Business Awards is an annual event, held in Sheffield to recognise and reward Sheffield City region business success.

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Overview

The awards are organised by the Sheffield Star and the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and Industry as the city region's premier showcase of enterprise. [1]

Despite the name, the Sheffield Business Awards allows nominations for all businesses who are situated in the 'S' postcode area. This allows businesses in some areas of Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster to take part in the event.

Businesses can nominate themselves or be nominated for one or more of several categories which are then judged by a panel of independent business leaders, Sheffield Chamber of Commerce representatives and representatives from the sponsoring organisations. The Outstanding Business of the Year Award is decided from all short-listed companies excluding Business Person of the Year and Young Business Person of the Year.

The Ceremony

Each year a ceremony is held around the first week of December at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre. The event usually comprises a three course meal where several awards are presented between each course, culminating in the final award presented to the 'Outstanding Business of the Year'.

The 2018 ceremony was hosted by BBC Breakfast's Dan Walker (broadcaster).

The 2012 ceremony was hosted by Paul Zenon with local magician Steve Faulkner.

The 2011 ceremony was again hosted by comedian and impressionist Jon Culshaw, back by popular demand.

The 2010 ceremony was hosted by comedian and impressionist Jon Culshaw. The event was planned for 2 December, but unfortunately due to severe weather conditions, the awards were postponed until 13 January 2011.

The 2009 ceremony was hosted by Paul Ross on 3 December.

The 2008 ceremony was hosted by Jon Culshaw and held on 4 December 2008.

Award Categories & 2018 Winners

Award Categories & 2013 Winners

Award Categories & 2010 Winners

Award Categories & 2009 Winners

Award Categories & 2008 Winners

The 2008 ceremony saw an updated structure to the award categories. [3] Each category was sponsored by an independent business or organisation and names of the awards were changed, with the addition of several extra categories and extra emphasis given to the main award for 'Outstanding Business of the Year'. The categories and winners of the 2008 awards were: [4]

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References

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  3. "Archive.org: Sheffield Business Awards are back!". Archived from the original on 12 December 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. "City's entrepreneurs are 'the business'" . Retrieved 5 December 2008.