Companies and entrepreneurs have an extra week to enter the most prestigious business awards in Kent.

KEiBA 2018 has extended its entry deadline to Friday, March 2.

This year the event - fully entitled the Kent Excellence in Business Awards - marks its 10th anniversary.

There are 16 categories to enter, ranging from Apprenticeship of the Year to the Commitment to the Environment Award.

New for this year is a Family Business of the Year prize.

Geraldine Allinson, chairman of the KM Group, which hosts the awards with Kent County Council, said: "It's a brilliant thing that KEiBA has reached 10 years.

"We're so lucky with how much people support it around the county and how much people get out of being a winner at KEiBA."

Cllr Mark Dance, cabinet member for economic development at Kent County Council, said: "Every company which has entered has come away with an accolade, which is either an award or being written about.

"They have done exceptionally well in business terms because all of a sudden, they are on the map in Kent's economy."

For details on the awards and how to enter, visit keiba.co.uk