I’m pleased to launch this year’s Luton South & South Bedfordshire Small Business Awards. We have so many excellent small businesses across our constituency and I want your help to highlight their contribution to our community.

This year, with a new constituency comes a new format, you can nominate your favourite small business in a range of categories:

• Retail (e.g. shops & retailers) 
• Health, Beauty and leisure (e.g. gyms, hairdressers, beauty salons, nail bars)
• Trade Services (eg. manufacturing, engineering, mechanics, gardening, electrician)
• Hospitality (e.g. pubs, cafes, restaurants, hotels)
• Professional Services (e.g. solicitors, accountants, tutoring services)
• Creative Industries (e.g. marketing, arts, culture)
  

The deadline for nominations is 1 December, and I will visit each winner on Small Business Saturday (7th December) to present them with an award.

• we reserve the right to reallocate a nomination to a more appropriate category or rule a nomination invalid