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Sponsor Spotlight – Organisers and Main Sponsors – Clarke Nicklin

This week’s #SponsorSpotlight features founders, organisers and main sponsors of the awards, Clarke Nicklin. Managing Partner of Clarke Nicklin, Andrew Baggott, explains in this video just how far the Stockport Business Awards have came within the past 10-12 years in the making. And it’s only getting stronger, bigger and better than ever!

Clarke Nicklin Chartered Accountants are based in Cheadle, Stockport. Servicing clients all over the UK and internationally, the team offer a range of services to help businesses reach their goals.

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The Stockport Award Sponsored by Edgeley Park

This week’s Sponsor Spotlight belongs to Edgeley Park – Stockport’s premier conference & events venue. Edgeley Park is one of the most historic sports stadiums in the country, holding many memorable moments for generations of County fans, as well as the Stockport community.

Therefore, it is very apt that Edgeley Park are sponsoring our Stockport Award – championing all things Stockport.

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Stockport NHS Charity Elated to Be A 2021 Charity Partner

The second of our 2021 Charity Partner’s this year is Stockport NHS Charity. Stockport NHS Charity work to help patients get better quicker and experience the best possible care through well-trained staff and advanced equipment. Here’s what charity manager, Jenny, had to say:

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Charity raffle prize donations can be sent to aliceatkinson@clarkenicklin.co.uk

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Smart Works Discuss Their Delight At Being A Charity Partner 2021

Introducing the first of our two charity partners for #SBA2021, it’s Smart Works Greater Manchester. (SWGM)

Since opening their doors in June 2015, SWGM have successfully supported over 1800 women in and around the Stockport borough and Greater Manchester, to help with the clothes and confidence they need for job opportunity and success. 

Winning the ‘Best Not-for-Profit’ award at the Stockport Business Awards in 2019, Chair of SWGM, Jan Iceton, shares her delight at being chosen to be one of this year’s Charity Partners:
Charity raffle prize donations can be sent to aliceatkinson@clarkenicklin.co.uk
previous winners of stockport business awards
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Platform 81 Discuss Their Experience of SBA

This week previous sponsors and winners of Stockport Business Awards, Platform 81, discuss their experiences of entering and winning the awards, and how it has had a massive impact on the business going forwards…

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Entries Now Open

We are delighted to announce entries are now open for the 2021 awards. There are thirteen categories businesses can enter this year, it’s free to enter and multiple categories can be entered.

This year’s categories are:

  • Business of the Year (up to £1m) sponsored by Mayfield Floors
  • Business of the Year (£1-5m) sponsored by Gorvins Solictors
  • Business of the Year (over £5m) sponsored by Clarke Nicklin Chartered Accountants
  • Family Business of the Year sponsored by Clarke Nicklin Financial Planning
  • Marketing Team of the Year sponsored by Marketing Stockport
  • Best Digital/Creative Agency sponsored by Ashcroft Creative
  • Best Not-for-Profit Organisation sponsored by Three Sixty
  • The Innovation Award sponsored by SMBS & Stockport Economic Alliance
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Award sponsored by Music Magpie
  • Most Promising Young Business sponsored by Sage UK
  • Employer of the Year sponsored by Business Growth Hub
  • Taste of Stockport sponsored by Clarke Nicklin Chartered Accountants
  • The Stockport Award sponsored by Clarke Nicklin Chartered Accountants

Entries will close at 5pm on Friday 28th May and judging will take place in June.

Managing Partner of Clarke Nicklin, Andrew Baggott, Commented

“We’re thrilled once again to be opening entries and celebrating 10 years of the Stockport Business Awards, each year we discover new business talent within the borough, which is fantastic. A lot of time and effort goes into the organisation and it’s all worth it on the night, we are looking forward to another successful year celebrating with Stockport’s finest.”

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For more information and regular updates follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. For any other queries please contact: laurafrost@clarkenicklin.co.uk

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SBA 2021 Categories Announced

We are delighted to unveil this year’s award categories:

New to the line-up this year is ‘The Stockport Award’ this is for organisations that have really been flying the flag and are keen advocates for the borough.

This year’s entries will open on Monday 29th March through the Stockport Business Awards website.  For more information and regular updates follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. For any other queries please contact: aliceatkinson@clarkenicklin.co.uk

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2021 Media Partner Strawberry Radio Delighted to Support the Awards

This weeks Sponsor Spotlight is our official Media Partner of 2021… Strawberry Radio!

Strawberry Radio is a local Stockport radio station offering greatest hits, local news and on the hour weather, sport and news updates.

Chellce AJ, Co-Owner and Radio Presenter of Strawberry Radio said: “We are so excited to be Stockport Business Awards’ official Media Partner this year… We love working with Stockport Business Awards, they work so hard to encourage and celebrate local Stockport businesses, and there are so many of them as well which I think the event proves every single year.”

You can catch Chellce on air, weekdays, with the Drive Home from 4pm-7pm. Check out Strawberry Radio here.

https://youtu.be/q31WQOhCHIo

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Employer of the Year Sponsored by The Business Growth Hub

This weeks Sponsor Spotlight is The Business Growth Hub

The Business Growth Hub are a community of specialists that help businesses across Greater Manchester to realise their true potential. They support businesses at all stages of growth, and provide a variety of services that are mostly fully-funded, from one-to-one and peer-to-peer business support, to events, specialist programmes, funding and more.

Liam Connors, Stockport Account Manager for the Business Growth Hub, said: “We’re incredibly proud that we are taking the opportunity to celebrate the success of Stockport Businesses and sponsoring the Employer of the Year Award, we are looking forward to celebrating on the night.”

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Most Promising Young Business Award Sponsor Announced As Sage UK

This weeks Sponsor Spotlight is Sage UK

Sage UK is the “market leader for integrated accounting, payroll and payment systems, supporting the ambition of the world’s entrepreneurs”.

Chris Downing, Director of Product Marketing at Sage UK commented:

“We are delighted to be a part of the 10th Stockport Business Awards and sponsoring the Most Promising Young Business Award, the entrepreneurial spirit and vision to grow, build and nurture a business has never been tested as much as it has been over the past year, however, is great to see new businesses flourish despite exceptional challenges and recognising their success in these awards.”

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