THE shortlisted businesses are, in no particular order:

Start-Up Business of the Year

Sponsored by Business Link Zest Fine Foods

Hydrocharger

Four Financial Recruitment

SME Business of the Year

Sponsored by Wilds accountants of Radcliffe

Zentek Forensics Ltd

Eventura

Bury Black Pudding Company

Technology, Innovation and Design

Sponsored by Bury College

Cube3 Marketing

T3D

Luminanz

Young Entrepreneur

Sponsored by Imran Hakim, iTeddy.

Serkan Senol, of Goss Marble

Glen Paul Jones, of Quick Controls Ltd

Joanne Hales, of Lujo Salon

Customer Excellence Award

Sponsored by Clough & Willis, Bury

Garenberg Life Space

Incom

Greenwood James

Schools Enterprise Award

Sponsored by NWDA

Smithills High School, Bolton

Walmsley junior school, Bolton

Philips High School, Bury

Community Award

Sponsored by O2

Good People

Cool Canvas Bolton Lads and Girls Club

Family Business

Sponsored by Warburtons bakers

Centredart

Cottage Cabinets

Kids Kapers

Business Person of the Year

Sponsored by KBL Solicitors

Subhash Kotecha, Spice Valley

Jeremy Bennett, Imperial Office Furniture

Chris Houghton, Eventura

Business of the Year

Sponsored by CLB Coopers accountants

Heightvale

Parcel2go

Training for Travel