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.
13. Now it's your turn
They were champions. You could be too. Get your nomination in for the 2022 awards by visiting the awards website at www.sunderlandbusinessawards.co.uk Closing date for entries is Friday, September 23. Photo: se