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Seeking Donegal's top businesses 22.01.10

INISHOWEN enterpreneurs are being urged to enter a competition to find Donegal's business people of the year.
The nominations for this year’s Enterprising Donegal Business Awards are now open and are aimed at small and micro businesses throughout the county.
Donegal County Enterprise Board chief executive Michael Tunney said the competition would help raise the profile of entrants.
“We know that there are a lot of businesses that are punching above their weight in today's tougher economic climate and we would like to see them take the opportunity presented by the awards to raise their profiles locally and nationally. This is a great chance to put your company on the map," said Mr Tunney.
Denis Sheridan, centre, of DS Environmental Services, winner of the 2009 Donegal Business of the Year Award, at the Enterprising Donegal Business Awards, with wife Denise and children Conor and Lauren. Also pictured are Michael McLoone, left, chairman, Donegal County Enterprise Board and Michael Tunney, right, CEO, Donegal County Enterprise Board. Photo: Paul MacGinty.
The awards will be presented on the closing night of Enterprising Donegal Week 2010 from March 5 to March 12. Previous award winners include Multicrete and North West Aluminium while the winner of the overall business of the year award last year was Denis Sheridan of Kilmacrennan based DS Environmental Services. “I was shocked and delighted to win the Business of the Year Award,” he said. “We’re so proud to have won the award and it was a great boost to us as we promoted and expanded the business over the past twelve months."
The awards were instituted by the Donegal County Enterprise Board in 1997 as a way to highlight success stories among small businesses in Donegal. The categories for which firms can be nominated include: innovation, business growth, business achievement, export, emerging new business and overall business of the year. The overall county award winner goes on to represent Donegal at the National Enterprise awards.
The closing date for this year's Enterprising Donegal Business Awards 2010 is Friday, January 29, 2010. To nominate your company, please contact the office of the Donegal County Enterprise Board for an application form on 074 9160735 or email info@donegalenterprise.ie .
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