With 15 categories, the awards cover every aspect of business and commercial life. Categories cover Best Retailer, Best Export Business, Excellence in Innovation Award, Excellence in Tourism, Best Rural Business, Best Community Engagement, Best Environmental, Best Digital Initiative and Use of Social Media, Excellence in Marketing, Excellence in People Development, Business Person of the Year, Young Business Person of the Year. There is also a Lifetime Achievement Award which welcomes nominations for those who have made an outstanding contribution to business life in the Larne area over the course of a lifetime. These categories will be judged by an independent panel. The winners of two special categories – Favourite Restaurant/Cafe and Best Customer Service – will be selected by readers of the Larne Times through a readers’ vote. A business can enter up to two categories, with each entry on a separate entry form. To enter, all you have to do is pick up an application form from the Larne Times office, 8 Dunluce Street. Alternatively email julie.forde@jpress.co.uk or karen.fitzmaurice@jpress.co.uk The entry form should include a summary of the reasons why the business should be the winner, paying particular attention to the criteria against which the award will be judged. The closing date for is Monday, July 7. For further information or enquiries please contact Julie Forde on (028) 3839 5504, email julie.forde@jpress.co.uk or Karen Fitzmaurice on (028) 3839 5564, email Karen.fitzmaurice@jpress.co.uk