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The news hopes to help potential award winners get one step closer to their goal by hosting a free webinar where expert Lucinda White shares her top tips for success.

The News Business Excellence Awards will be held on July 7th at the Portsmouth Guildhall. The winners will be announced in 15 categories.

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There is still time to submit your submissions as the deadline has been extended to May 14th.

To help you get involved, we have partnered with Lucinda, who runs a bespoke award writing consultancy Pure Awards, to host a free 90-minute webinar on Wednesday March 31st.

Lucinda works closely with The News’ events team – JPIMedia Events – to help business owners and marketing teams prepare for awards across the country.

She said, “Come on, it’s free and I have a wealth of experiences to share. It will be a valuable use of people’s time – from those new to awards to those who have competed previously and just want a refreshment, everyone will learn something. There will be guest speakers and interactive features.

“/> Guests at the Portsmouth News Business Excellence Awards 2020 at the Portsmouth Guildhall. Pictured: Emma Dunford, Matt George, Guy Bonnett and Harry Love from BAE Systems. Pictured: Habibur Rahman

“In the end, people will be more confident about getting started, and there’s a lot of support afterward too.”

Event organizer Linda Pritchard said, ‘This is a great opportunity for anyone thinking of participating in our awards.

“This year the competition is getting tougher than ever – and we’ve already got some great entries. So if you want the edge or just don’t know where to start and want some pointers,” then this webinar is one Got to.

“/> Lucinda White who runs a bespoke award writing consultancy Pure Awards

“Our expert Lucinda will walk you through the most common mistakes and give you some advice on what the judges are looking for.

“It’s free to attend the webinar and our awards are free to attend. So there’s really nothing to lose.”

The webinar covers the benefits of attending awards, helps prepare award applications, and offers tips on how to impress the judges.

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This year’s categories:

Small Business of the Year

Medium Business of the Year (sponsored by Citrus IT Support)

Big Company of the Year

Young Entrepreneur of the Year (sponsored by the University of Portsmouth)

“/> Main Sponsor of the News Business Excellence Awards – The University of Portsmouth

Start the business of the year

Ye ar international business

Employer of the year

Leisure, Retail and Tourism Business of the Year

Training program of the year

Company’s CSR Initiative of the Year (sponsored by BAE Systems)

Trainee / Trainee of the Year (sponsored by Portsmouth College)

Entrepreneur of the Year

Sustainable Business Award (sponsored by Portsmouth Water)

Lifetime Achievement Award

Total Business of the Year (sponsored by Verisona Law)