Companies wanting to enter two major business awards have less than a month to put their names forward.

The deadline for both the Medway Business Awards and Gravesham Business Awards is Wednesday, July 31.

Both are free to enter, with each entrant securing a profile in the KM's Medway Messenger or Gravesend Messenger newspapers.

The events are designed to celebrate business achievements and highlight local success stories.

The Medway Business Awards is now in its 35th year and will see winners crowned at a special gala event in November.

To enter, businesses must be based within the Medway Council business rate area and have been trading since January 1, 2018. There is no turnover limit.

The Gravesham Business Awards is open to firms of all sizes with the only prerequisite for entry being that the company pays rates to Gravesham Borough Council and has also been trading for a year prior to January 1, 2018.

A judging panel will select the winners which will be revealed in the autumn.

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