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Stirling’s City Centre Business Awards are returning for a second year with nominations for the 2024 honours now open. The awards – hosted by Go Forth Stirling BID – recognise and reward the outstanding business owners and teams that operate Stirling’s flourishing independent scene in the Go Forth BID zone and are voted for by the public.
There are 11 categories and voters can nominate local businesses for the various honours via a dedicated webpage – www.independentstirling.co.uk/awards
There are a range of categories covering the retail, hospitality, hair and beauty and professional services sectors and The Awards will be presented during a black-tie ceremony at the city’s Albert Halls in March 2024.
The annual business awards are one of Go Forth’s many initiatives that support and showcase Stirling’s diverse range of independent traders.
Go Forth Stirling Project Director Danielle McRorie-Smith said: “We were thrilled with the success of the inaugural Stirling Business Awards that were well-attended by the business community and proved a fantastic opportunity to recognise all of our entrepreneurial traders and unique retailers. It was also great to see the public really embrace the awards and advocate for their favourite businesses with more than 16,000 votes cast for nominees during the run up to the awards. We hope the second year of the awards will be just as successful as the first and we’ve introduced several new honours this year as well as retaining many of the original categories. I hope the public will get involved now by voting for the restaurants, cafés, pubs, retailers, bars and other businesses they love to visit.”
This year, there is also a New Business of the Year Award – recognising businesses that began trading in 2023 – and a Business Support Service of the Year honour to reward companies that offer services such as graphic design, accountancy, IT consultancy and more.
There is also a new award of Service-led Business of the Year that includes healthcare firms, solicitors, tailors, estate agents and property letting companies.
The Charity of the Year Award and the special honour of Outstanding Contribution to Stirling are also returning along with Restaurant of the Year and Pub/Bar/Club of the Year.
Nominees should be independent businesses that are based within the city centre BID zone.
Nominations close on Monday 11 December 2023 and following the announcement of a longlist of the most popular businesses, a second round of voting will open just before Christmas to select a shortlist of winners in each category.
Go Forth Stirling are also seeking sponsors for the awards including an overall main sponsor and sponsors for each award category.
Danielle McRorie-Smith said: “We’re looking for sponsors who are keen to demonstrate their commitment to Stirling’s business community by backing the awards. In return, we can offer a fantastic opportunity to position your brand alongside our high-profile Stirling event.”
Anyone interested in finding out more about sponsorship opportunities should visit www.goforthstirling.co.uk/business-awards/
