What a night!!
Making Trails had a fabulous time at the Business Awards East Staffordshire & South Derbyshire awards at Pirelli Stadium.
We were super proud to be a finalist in the Small Business of the Year category, and huge congratulations to the winners, Longcroft Boarding Kennels.
Well done also to VCTC, Anoki Restaurants, Smartroof Ltd, Garden King Garden Centre, ParentShield, MIH Solutions (Make It Happen), Masseys and all the individual winners.
Many congratulations to all the finalists, it was lovely celebrating our collective achievements together, and to the sponsors for making the night possible.
Great to have Richard Wileman, Jaye Rattu, Richard Brooks and Richard Burley on our table, and thanks to the absolutely FANTASTIC TEAM TRAILS!!! Tracey Parr Claire Barber Lynne Hollingsworth (and Karen Cureton Social Media Trainer who couldn't be there on the night but who is still a massive part of the team!).
It was an honour to represent the creative industries in our area. We work in such an important sector which contributes hugely to the local economy, and to the local community. Despite me joking that we colour in for a living, we do do so much more. Being a creative business is a challenge and a joy. The arts and business are not incompatible, nor are they mutually exclusive.
Here's to the next 12 months!