Aside from getting your hands on an iconic trophy and having the respect of your peers, the BIBAs can help your business grow.
Just ask Blackpool-based Vars Technology after last years double success led to it being a successful marketing and recruitment tool.
John McVan, managing director, explains: “We have continued to grow rapidly and being able to tell potential new recruits that we were recognised as one of the best businesses in Lancashire is great.
“When we started the process, we agreed that we would have done well to get a nomination in one category. We ended up nominated in three, and to win not one but two awards on the night was incredible.”