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Somerset Business AwardsSomerset Business Awards organisersprepare for the busiest year to dateHaving earned its reputation as the most prestigiousdate in any businessperson’s diary, the SomersetBusiness Awards annually recognise and celebrateoutstanding business success – and 2013 is certainlyno different!Judges currently have the mammoth task of goingthrough the highest ever number of entries andshort-listing the best businesses in each category.Despite the difficult economic climate of recent years,judges are impressed with the positive attitude anddetermination presented by each award entry.Follow the Somerset Business Awards on Twitter using@SomBizAwards and #SBA2013 for the latest newsand updates.www.somersetbusinessawards.org.ukSomerset Business Awards SponsorsBy 1 st October, all entrants will have found out whethertheir applications have been successfully short-listedand whether they will make it to the glamorous awardsceremony – which is set to be the largest SomersetBusiness Awards since its beginning, with more than350 guests attending on the night.The Somerset Business Awards 2013 will be presentedat the newly refurbished Westland Conference andLeisure Complex in Yeovil, on Thursday 24th October2013. Forty-two hopeful businesses will attend thedinner – all hoping to win a prestigious and highlysought-after accolade.Head of Family Business and Partner at AlbertGoodman – main sponsor of the Somerset BusinessAwards – Paul Hake, says, “Winning a SomersetBusiness Award is a highly impressive achievement andthe celebratory evening is a key date in Somerset’sbusiness calendar. The entries received this year havebeen outstanding and we wish all businesses that haveentered the best of luck!”Media Partners12Previous pageNext page
New Into Somerset websiteNew Into Somerset websiteto attract more inwardinvestorsWith enquiry numbers up by over40% on this time last year,Somerset’s inward investmentorganisation, Into Somerset, hasunveiled a new website as its latestinitiative to help attract morebusinesses into the county – andit’s already yielding results.As part of the highly effective‘Natural Choice for Business’campaign, the new website hasbeen developed by Yeovil-basedKontrolit to provide a cleaner,faster, easier way to find practicalinformation and next steps adviceon relocating to Somerset. Theresulting site is more vibrant,professional and friendly, promotingboth Into Somerset’s services andSomerset as a business destination.This is the latest in a series ofsuccessful marketing initiatives for the inwardinvestment body, following the launch earlier this yearof Into Somerset branded lorries in conjunction withFramptons; the development and promotion of an IntoSomerset video with the Daily Telegraph Business Club;participation at the Great British Business Show inLondon; and receipt of a Highly Commended award atthe national Re:locate Awards.Into Somerset Investment Manager, Gerard Tucker,says, “The new website is fresh and welcoming, andalready we are receiving good quality enquiries frompotential investors as a direct result of our investment.The Into Somerset website is the predominant methodthat we use to reach the people we are hoping tosupport and encourage to invest in Somerset, thereforeit has a significant job to do and is already showinggood signs that it will achieve our expectations.”Kontrolit’s Sales & Marketing Manager, Richard Howes,comments, “The whole team here at Kontrolit has beenreally excited about the launch of the Into Somersetwebsite. It may sound like a cliché but with any largeproject it’s really the people and the workingrelationships that make it a success. It’s been a greatprivilege to work with the Into Somerset team, whosehard work, dedication and open-minded approach havebeen the key factor in the success of the website.”Into Somerset offers a bespoke service providingunbiased advice and support for entrepreneurs andcompanies of all sizes that are considering moving allor part of their business to Somerset. Its helpful,independent and friendly team have the expertise,knowledge and contacts to take the hassle out ofrelocating or extending a business into Somerset. Tofind out more and to view the new website, visitwww.intosomerset.co.ukPrevious pageNext page13
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