Business Action | Summer 2023
Summer 2023 issue of the independent North Devon-based business magazine covering news on business and enterprise in the area. This issue includes details of BBxpo Bideford business exhibition on 26 October 2023, articles on new shops across the area, profiles of all the North Devon Business Awards 2023 winners, more awards scheme you can enter plus local business directory listings.
Summer 2023 issue of the independent North Devon-based business magazine covering news on business and enterprise in the area. This issue includes details of BBxpo Bideford business exhibition on 26 October 2023, articles on new shops across the area, profiles of all the North Devon Business Awards 2023 winners, more awards scheme you can enter plus local business directory listings.
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AWARDS<br />
business<br />
ACTION<br />
Winning for the community<br />
While this issue focuses onthewinnersofourownNorth<br />
Devon<strong>Business</strong>Awards,thereareanumberofotherserious<br />
businessawardsschemesopentoNorthDevonbusinesses<br />
throughouttheyearandweurgeyoutoenterthem:<br />
➤ Devon&PlymouthChamberofCommerce<strong>Business</strong>Awards<br />
➤ DevonWomenin<strong>Business</strong>Awards<br />
➤ King’sAwardsforEnterprise<br />
➤ NorthDevonBiosphereAwards<br />
➤ NorthDevonManufacturersAssociationAwards<br />
When you’re used to beingan<br />
awardsorganiserratherthanan<br />
entrant,itisastrangefeelingto<br />
beannouncedasafinalist.<br />
<strong>Business</strong><strong>Action</strong>wasthrilled<br />
tobenamedoneofthree<br />
finalistsinDevon&Plymouth<br />
ChamberofCommerce’s<br />
Digital<strong>Business</strong>oftheYear<br />
Award,sponsoredbyWildanet.<br />
EditorRobertZarywaczwas<br />
alsonamedoneofthree<br />
finalistsinthechamber’sSteve<br />
WhitewayAwardforthe<br />
individualwhohasmadethe<br />
Devon Women in <strong>Business</strong> Awards<br />
– enter now!<br />
The <strong>2023</strong> Devon Womenin<br />
<strong>Business</strong>Awardsarenowopen<br />
forentries–theclosingdateis<br />
15September.<br />
Thereare12categoriesin<br />
allincludingtwonewawards:<br />
FemaleApprenticeoftheYear<br />
andFemaleLedCommunity<br />
Group/Project/Charity.<br />
Awardssponsorsthisyear<br />
includeSouthDevonCollege<br />
(ApprenticeoftheYear)<br />
DawesAccountants(Startup<br />
oftheYear),Coops&Co<br />
(EmployeeoftheYearand<br />
enlightenHR(Inspirational<br />
LeaderoftheYear)<br />
Winnerswillbeannounced<br />
onSaturday11Novemberat<br />
WinsladePark,Exeter.<br />
Theawardsprogrammeis<br />
collaboratingwithother<br />
AwardschemesinDevon<br />
includingTorbayInspiring<br />
Devon Chamber awards finalist<br />
mostsignificant<br />
individual<br />
contributionto<br />
thecommunity.<br />
Theawards<br />
winnerswere<br />
announcedata<br />
stunningawards<br />
nighton19May<br />
inPlymouth.<br />
Didwewin?<br />
TheDigital<strong>Business</strong>Award<br />
waswonbyMLACollegeand<br />
<strong>Business</strong>Awards,Devon&<br />
PlymouthChamberof<br />
CommerceAwardsandthe<br />
NorthDevon<strong>Business</strong><br />
Awards.Femalefinalistsin<br />
theseschemesareeligibleto<br />
beenteredforthemost<br />
relevantcategory.Theawards<br />
arealsopartneringwiththe<br />
WestCountryWomenAwards<br />
whereits2022winnersare<br />
proceedingstraightintothe<br />
finalsoftheWestCountry<br />
WomenAwards<strong>2023</strong>.<br />
DevonWomenin<strong>Business</strong><br />
welcomesmembersfromacross<br />
thecountywithfourlevelsof<br />
membershipavailabletosuit<br />
allbudgetsandrequirements.<br />
■ Fordetailsandtoenterthe<br />
DevonWomenin<strong>Business</strong><br />
Awards,visit<br />
devonwomeninbusiness.com/<br />
award-categories<br />
Justenteringabusinessawardachievesmultiplewins–whether<br />
ornotyouwintheaward.Whatmattersarewinsfor:<br />
➤ You–forassessingyourselfandyourbusiness–avaluable<br />
processinitself<br />
➤ Yourbusiness–forbringingittotheattentionofjudgeswho<br />
probablydidn’tknowitexisted–valuablefreepromotion<br />
➤ Yourcommunity–forraisingawarenessthatbusinessessuch<br />
asyoursoperateinyourarea–yousupportyourlocaleconomy<br />
Thereisalotmoretoawardsthanbeingnamedwinner.<br />
theSteve<br />
WhitewayAward<br />
waswonbyPaul<br />
Montgomeryof<br />
Sir-Fix-A-Lock.<br />
Congratulations<br />
toboth!<br />
“Itwas<br />
excitingand<br />
nerve-wracking<br />
tobeafinalist,”<br />
saysRobertZarywacz.<br />
“Youcannothelpfeelinga<br />
North Devon Manufacturers<br />
Association Awards – enter now!<br />
The <strong>2023</strong> North Devon<br />
Manufacturers Awardsare<br />
nowopenforentries–the<br />
closingdateis1September.<br />
Theawardsareopenbothto<br />
NDMAmemberandnonmembers,andseektorecognise<br />
andcelebrateallmanufacturing<br />
acrossNorthDevon.<br />
Thereareninecategories,<br />
whicharefreetoenter:<br />
➤ Apprentice<br />
➤ <strong>Business</strong>transformation<br />
➤ Environmentalproject<br />
➤ Exporter<br />
➤ Health&SafetyInitiative<br />
➤ Innovation<br />
➤ Product<br />
➤ Team<br />
➤ Trainee<br />
momentofdisappointmentif<br />
youdon’twin,butthe<br />
excitementandgratitudeof<br />
beingafinalistarelasting.It<br />
wasanhonourtobelisted<br />
alongsidetheothertremendous<br />
finalistsandconnectwiththem.<br />
“Thecomingtogetherof<br />
DevonChambermembers<br />
fromacrossthecountycreated<br />
atangiblebuzzintheroomand<br />
Iwouldrecommendbusinesses<br />
bothjointhechamberand<br />
enterits2024awards.”<br />
■ Detailsdevonchamber.co.uk<br />
Entrantsarealsoeligiblefor<br />
thetitleofChampion<br />
Manufacturer<strong>2023</strong>.<br />
Winnerswillbeannounced<br />
onThursday12Octoberatthe<br />
BarnstapleHotelandticketsare<br />
nowonsale.<br />
Speakingatthe2022awards,<br />
headjudgeJonHurrell<br />
commentedontheimpressive<br />
numberofentriesaswellasthe<br />
difficultyinmakingdecisions<br />
duetotheincrediblyhigh<br />
standardofentries.Healso<br />
expressedhisdelightin<br />
learninghowmuchincredibly<br />
high-qualitymanufacturing<br />
takesplaceinNorthDevon.<br />
In<strong>2023</strong>,theNDMAis<br />
lookingtoattractevenmore<br />
high-qualityentriesfromthe<br />
area’smanufacturers.<br />
■ Fordetailsandtoenter,<br />
visitndma.org.uk<br />
10 business action | <strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2023</strong> | business-action.co.uk
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