Our Award Sponsor

We would like to thank our award sponsor, Business Link, and all our individual award sponsors for the nebusiness awards 2008.

Alastair MacColl

"This is the second year running that the Business Link service has supported the North East Business Awards as Associate Sponsor. Quite simply because these prestigious awards provide a unique opportunity to celebrate the vigour, ambition and confidence of our business community. And it’s never been more important that we do celebrate that success and really bang the drum to reinforce how many great businesses we have in our region recording great results."

"Now more than ever before it is vital that we use these awards to send a wake up call to the rest of the country, telling them that the North East really means business. That we are a region producing exceptional businesses, exceptional products and exceptional opportunities. That’s why I’d like to take this opportunity to urge as many businesses as possible to enter this year’s awards. Really shout about your business, its achievements and those things within it that you are most proud of. It’s a great way to underline the progress that your business is making and, importantly, to inspire others and urge them on to greater things."

"Everyday of the week the Business Link service works with fantastic businesses that have all of the qualities required to reach the final stages of these awards. This year we will work with over 32,000 customers to help them to identify potential and realise their ambitions. In the first quarter of this financial year alone Business Link has worked with almost 6,000 established businesses and over 2,800 individuals exploring business ideas. Those figures confirm quite clearly that the North East’s entrepreneurial spirit is in great shape. Despite the challenges facing businesses, particularly in some sectors, ambition and confidence remains high in the North East."

"So I’d urge everybody to get involved with these awards and, if you are not already working with Business Link, I’d also urge you to pick up the phone today. Whatever size your business is, whatever sector you are in and whatever stage you are at, our team would like to work with you to help you show the world that you really mean business."

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