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The annual EM Rochdale Awards held at Rochdale Town Hall saw the achievements of local ethnic business owners recognised, acknowledged and celebrated. Guests, including the Mayor, enjoyed a five course meal and listened to guest speakers Phil Hawker of Lloyds TSB and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi of Dewsbury, and were entertained by Aa'shiq Al Rasul.
The awards are designed to reflect the wealth of talent amongst the ethnic business community and are intended to generate public recognition of the efforts, accomplishments, and positive contributions of the winners as well as increase the profile of the companies and individuals among the media, the business community, and the general public.
The categories are: Business of the Year, New Business Start up, Entrepreneur of the Year, Business Woman of the Year, Young Entrepreneur of the Year and Catering Excellence.
The Winners:
- Business Start Up of the Year (Presented by NatWest):
Niche Casting
- Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Presented by Hopwood Hall)
Ray Younis from BMS
- Catering Excellence (Presented by EMBF-NW)
Miah's Restaurant
- Best Employer: reducing re-offending thru employment (Presented by IMPACT)
Sahara Grill
- Business Woman of the Year (Presented by Molesworths Bright Clegg)
Miriam & Sairah from Safehands
- Entrepreneur of the Year (Presented by LSC)
Imtiaz from Eye Care Optical
- Judges Special Recognition Award (Presented by NatWest)
Roti Restaurant
- Business of the Year 2007 (Presented by Lloyds TSB)
ReachBCS
Rochdale’s Labour Parliamentary Candidate Simon Danczuk offered his congratulations; Mr Danczuk, who attended the awards ceremony, said: “I am keen to see an entrepreneurial culture take root in Rochdale so was delighted to see so much local business talent in one room.
“These wealth creators have an absolutely vital role to play in the development of our local economy. As the founder of a business myself, I am only too aware of the challenges of turning a good idea into a thriving business, so I don’t underestimate the scale of their achievement.”
He added that a major challenge facing Rochdale was to allow this entrepreneurial culture to flourish and make sure that ethnic minority entrepreneurs have the same levels of access to support as any other business.
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