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.
5. Mapping out success
Special Community Business of the Year winners Back on the Map. Photo: IAN McCLELLANDwww.ianmacphotos.c
6. Enjoying the night
Guests listen to the speakers at the Sunderland Echo Portfolio Business awards. Photo: IAN McCLELLANDwww.ianmacphotos.c
7. Enjoying the evening
Debbie Bowman of Sun FM and Natalie Bland of Tombola. Photo: IAN McCLELLANDwww.ianmacphotos.c
8. Top tech
Haskel Energy Systems were the winners of the Technology of the Year category last year. Photo: IAN McCLELLANDwww.ianmacphotos.c