THERE ARE just three days left to enter the Essex Big Business Boost awards.

The competition, funded by Essex County Council, is free to enter and open to any Essex-based business with fifteen employees or less.

The business boost aims to give recognition to home grown Essex businesses and provide them with resources that allow them to grow.

There are four individual awards available. The BIG Business Boost Award for the most innovative business, which is awarded with a £1,500 cash prize and business support package.

The Young Entrepreneur is for business owners aged from 16 to 30 years of age also comes with a £1,500 prize and business support package. As does the Women in Business Award for the county’s most innovative female-led business.

There is also the Disability Entrepreneur Award, which recognises individuals with a disability who have commercially sustainable business idea. The winner will receive a £2,000 prize and a business support package.

To enter, visit essexbusinessboost.co.uk.