The shortlist for the Cornwall Business Awards 2013 has been announced.
In total, 14 categories are up for grabs this year, including a new category – Best Family Business.
Some 350 business leaders are expected to attend the awards gala dinner, at St Mellion International on May 16, which forms a focal part of Cornwall Business Week.
The Cornwall Business Awards are organised and presented by the Cornwall Development Company, is association with Business Cornwall and the Cornwall Chamber.
Full shortlist
Young Businessperson of the Year
- James Chapman (Chapman Machinery)
- Cassie Lawrence (Cake Top Characters)
- Nikki Wagstaffe (Cornwall Music Academy)
Best New Business
- Cornish Sporting Club
- MyRJ Ltd
- Pixel Rain
Best Third Sector Business
- Cornwall Foundation of Promise
- Cornwall Hospice Care
- Pluss
Customer Focus
- Coastline Housing
- Cornwall Refridgerated Transport Services
- Stephens Scown
Employer of the Year
- MKM Extrusions
- Reflex Marine
- Sam’s Cornwall
Best use of Superfast Broadband
- Carbis Bay Holidays
- Driftwoods Spars
- Inspired Cycle Engineering
Most Creative Use of Design
- Benjamin Stedman Design
- Clayworks
- Sea Communications
Business Leader of the Year
- Matthew Lugg (MJL Group)
- Peter Moody (St Austell Printing Company)
- Henry Orchard (Henry Orchard & Sons)
Excellence in Marketing
- Cornwall Ferries
- Down by the Sea
- Merlin Glass
Most Dynamic Growth Business
- Clear-flow
- Radix Communcations
- TorFX
Best Family Business
- Brian Etherington Meat Company
- Chris Sedgeman Scaffolding
- KJ Rule & Son
Best International Business
- Gasworld
- Inspired Cycle Engineering
- MacMate
Business Innovation of the Year
- Insight Marine
- MacMate
- Stranger Collective
Entrepreneur of the year
- Amanda Barlow (Spiezia Organics)
- Tony Sampson (Cornwall Super Homes)
- Mark Grice (MyRJ, Redfuse Internet, Employ a Geek)