The search is under way to find a new crop of business champions from Wearside and County Durham.
Our all-new Sunderland Echo Business Excellence Awards have been launched and it follows on from the excellent Portfolio Awards which were a success for so many years.
Were you there in 2021 when companies ranging from a leisure firm which caters for people with a disability to an upcycling business, and from a cleaning specialists to a baby scanning clinic, were all revealed as winners?
Let’s remind ourselves of the 2021 champions as we prepare to find the first ever champions in our new-look awards.
1. What a line-up
All the winners together at the end of a memorable night. Photo: IAN McCLELLANDwww.ianmacphotos.c
2. Such a deserving winner
Tori Young, of Before We Meet, was the winner of the Women in Business Award. Photo: IAN McCLELLANDwww.ianmacphotos.c
3. A big night
Guests gather ahead of the Echo Portfolio Business awards. Photo: IAN McCLELLANDwww.ianmacphotos.c
4. Up for a great awards night
The winner of the Sole Trader of the Year category was Andyman Upcycling. Photo: IAN McCLELLANDwww.ianmacphotos.c