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Sussex Business Awards Launched Fiona Graves, Caraline Brown, Sue Popper, Sam Harrington Low, Lynne East The winners of the 26th Sussex Business Awards are due to be announced at a ceremony in Brighton held at The Grand Brighton later this year. Andrew Hookway with the Mayor of Crawley, Cllr Brenda Smith Three launches took place across Sussex to promote the awards and to give local businesses a chance to find out a little more about them. These were held in Brighton, Crawley and Uckfield during the summer. Karen Davis, Zoe Thomas, Lee-Ann Connor, Sarah Bird Adrian Corbin, Mark Johnson, Nick Brandon Those who attended heard from previous winners who explained what winning an award had meant for them as well as judges outlining what they were looking for in a winning award entry. Trophies include the prestigious Company of the Year, International Company of the Year and individual awards for Entrepreneurship and Business Success. Mike Punter and Patrick Spencer John Green, Martin Hosken Ian Treat, Samantha Cuff, Jan Edwards, Martin Smith Three new sponsors, including our firm, Mayo Wynne Baxter, Sussex Downs College and Wealden District Council, were also announced. Jason Edge and Laurence Elphick Mike Herd, Executive Director of Sussex Innovation Centre and Sussex Business Person of the year 2000, took over the Chair of the awards from Peter Field, the Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex. Jessica Beales, Claire Walsh, Alisha Pandya Mike holds the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion in recognition of the support he has provided to innovative businesses in Sussex over 16 years. Celebrating business excellence across Sussex, the Awards are the longestestablished scheme of their kind in Sussex. Jason Edge, Andrew Hookway, Patrick Spencer Sophie Niles and Louise Vincent Lisa Beale, Helen Markwick, Elizabeth Maxwell, Steve Hagman, Terry Nitman, Mark Greco, Adrian Corbin Alan Margetts and Peter Lane The winners will be announced in a future edition of re: By Liza Laws 98 Finn Scott Delany, Sean Kember, Jessie Hicks, Daniel Karlson Mike Punter, Rachel Hutchinson, Alan Margetts, Chris Robinson 99