HM Lord-Lieutenant for Dorset, Angus Campbell, is keen to drum up applications from more businesses across the county ahead of this year’s King’s Awards for Enterprise.

The awards are granted for outstanding achievement by UK companies in the categories of innovation, international trade, sustainable development, and promoting opportunity through social mobility.

Every year, winners are invited to a royal reception and presented with their award by one of the King’s Lord-Lieutenants.

They also have the opportunity to fly The King’s Awards flag at their main office and show off the iconic emblem on marketing materials.

Lord-Lieutenant Campbell said: “I’ve been honoured to present a number of these awards and have been amazed at the variety and excellence of the successful organisations.

“They’ve found that being able to promote themselves as winners of this prestigious and much sought-after award is not only a source of great satisfaction and pride among the workforce of a company, but also makes a significant difference to the successful promotion of their businesses.”

While the many benefits of landing on the prestigious annual list are clear, they haven’t often been enjoyed by companies in this county.

The Lord-Lieutenant added: “Up until now the numbers of awardees involved in Dorset have been fairly patchy.

“This is certainly not because there is any lack of superb businesses in our splendid county, but because it is an award that is not widely enough known about.

“I do urge all businesses in the county to investigate the possibility of putting themselves forward.”

Applications for the King’s Awards for Enterprise 2023 close on 12 September.

• To find out more and put your business forward, visit gov.uk/kings-awards-for-enterprise

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