THE countdown to Herefordshire and Worcestershire’s biggest celebration of business has begun, and time is running out to enter the Chamber Business Awards 2015 in association with Sanlam.

People need to get theirentry in by this Friday, APril 17.

The Chamber Business Awards 2015 offer an excellent opportunity for local companies to showcase their achievements, celebrate their successes, get free publicity and boost staff morale. It is free and easy to enter and open to all businesses across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

There are 11 categories that businesses can enter and many are automatically entered into the regional heats of the British Chambers or Commerce Awards, which comes with the chance of getting to the prestigious national finals in London. New for this year, the Chamber have launched the Entrepreneur of the Year Award that is open to anybody in the business community who has displayed innovation, creativity and ingenuity in growing their business grow.

This year, the results are announced at a glittering ceremony on Thursday, June 11 at West Midlanda Safari Park. The evening will begin at 6.30pm with welcome drinks at Spring Grove House followed by a short walk to Tree Tops for a three course dinner, entertainment and awards evening.

To enter, visit www.hwchamber.co.uk/events/awards  or request an entry from awards@hwchamber.co.uk.