00:00 City Councillor, Councillor Graham Miller, why is it important to support these awards?
00:05 It's very important that Sunderland Council support the Business Excellence Awards because
00:09 what we're trying to showcase is that our businesses from start-ups with single individuals
00:16 right the way through to Nissan, to El Cado, to Legal & General, to Envision AESC and many
00:23 others have excellent people delivering excellent services and we've got the best businesses
00:31 thriving in Sunderland which is one of the best places in the UK to come to do business.
00:38 So if anyone's in two minds about whether to enter what would you say?
00:41 Don't be in two minds, enter. Get involved, fill the forms in, be part of what we are
00:48 as a business community because this is all about showcasing you. Overall business awards,
00:55 sustainable business awards, everything in between. Get involved, tell us what you're
01:00 about and let us help you celebrate the fact that you, like everybody else in the business
01:05 community are doing a brilliant job thriving in Sunderland and helping us drive forward.
01:11 And even if you don't win, you'll have a good night.
01:14 Even if you don't win, and it's all about the winning let's be honest, enjoy the evening
01:19 because deep down we all know that we're all winning because we're doing the best we can.
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