Business & Technology Centre declare 'Pride of Stevenage' at prestigious award ceremony
btc declared ‘Pride of Stevenage’ at local award ceremony
23 NOVEMBER 2016
Last Saturday night, local heroes from Stevenage town mixed with the Mayor, MPs and leaders of business at a local hotel for the annual Pride of Stevenage Awards.
The awards are in their 8th year and are hosted by Stevenage Borough Council who describe the evening as: “A celebration of local heroes, the individuals who give their time, passion and skills to help make Stevenage a great place to work, live and play. They [the Pride of Stevenage Awards] celebrate community spirit and are a big thank you to those who make a real difference in our town.”
The night started with an address by mayor Councillor John Lloyd who emphasised the importance of community in the 70th year birthday of Stevenage. Presenting the awards and overseeing the occasion was Sharon Taylor OBE, leader of Stevenage Borough Council.
Guest of honour at the awards was local lad Oliver James, cox in the gold-winning rowing mixed coxed four at the 2016 Rio Paralympic games.
The btc were awarded the Enterprise Award for making a real contribution to commercial life in Stevenage whilst being highly valued by the local community.
One of the judges commented:
"The flexible approach and support provided for start up and developing companies of varying sizes and sectors offered by the Business and Technology Centre featured highly by the judges in their selection for the Enterprise Award."
Alex Shoobert, on-site business advisor at the btc said:
“It’s great to receive recognition for the brilliant work done at the btc. If anyone in Stevenage is interested in starting a business, then they can come to the btc and receive free business advice, training and support. It’s this level of inclusive support that sets the btc apart and makes it the centre of enterprise in Stevenage.
Thank you to all the judges for this wonderful award and to the award sponsor, Robert Noble Associates Ltd for their recognition.”
Before the award was presented, the following video was shown which detailed the work done by Alex and the team at the btc: http://www.rewindmedia.co.uk/sca2016.html
View the award and the reaction on twitter at: https://twitter.com/i/moments/801383459705028608