Nominations now open for the E3 Business Awards 2016

1 Events Media, the host of the annual E3 Business Awards, has announced that nominations for the 2016 event are now open.

The Awards ceremony will take place at the Macron Stadium in Bolton on Friday 3rd June.

1 Events managing director, Mubarak Chati, explains: "In 2015, we took account of feedback from visitors, finalists and judges by extending the number of award categories from 12 to 16. This was a good move because we had a huge surge in the number of nominations, and having more categories allowed us to showcase a much wider range of achievements.

"That said, companies shouldn't feel they need to be achieving headline-making sales in order to have a chance of winning; the E3 Awards are about Enterprise, Education and Employment - improving lives as well as balance books - so if businesses are doing something positive and unusual, we want to hear from them."

1. New Business Start up of the Year

3. Social Enterprise of the Year

5. Employer of the Year Award

7. Young Entrepreneur of the Year

9. Green Business of the Year

11. Professional Firm of the Year

13. Manufacturing Business of the Year

15. International Business of the Year

The E3 Awards are designed to promote diversity and to recognise the efforts of entrepreneurs not only from the British mainstream but from all parts of society.