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Also I'm truly Ming from boost business Lancaster one of the supporters I think one of the judges of the the awards if I'm right in saying and drops in our Gaffney quite busy time isn't it with Christmas just over 2 weeks away the business is the quiet full busy everything's going on I don't want some people to be honest it's like they've got Christmas parties 3 nights a week I can go to these I think I want some from work just like I have how many Christmas parties have you around now I don't get it right I'm so used to people you trying to count on you think do you think I just look at somebody like you're looking you know way out you always go sound so by trying to look out some of them because you could spend all your time just going to absolutely every single say so or is this just so you judge even a. Little like you know which I mean this is one of the wards of the year in the business calendar I think Richard but coming up to Christmas a little bit I'm not time to ask people to get their entries in yet i will we changed it we usually used to have the entry deadline of the 2nd week of January and in both cases we get to do what we want to do is to reflect on the 12 months or year of activity that. What we're trying to achieve here but really just before Christmas when we listen to what people told us jump you know they said you know what it can be quite hard work came back to work and you got 7 days to fill in the form can we go a bit earlier who said well we'll give it a try so far so good so far so good to actually have been good let's go back the case for those who haven't heard about the medals awards well while they went to the stars so this is the 10th version 1st was it 2011. What they designed to do is to bring a spotlight on so long to ship business so that we can draw attention on the county as a whole. Through the method of business is performing really well because what we need to do is to show the rest of the world who we are I think and this is part of our making I was making our place in the northern powerhouse too easily walked past by the likes of Manchester and so what one of the we do it all the people who are involved in this in a 100 organization is involved in bringing a spotlight on cruise well and we do it through business excellence and I thought makes people around the country look at us and go blimey that they must have good workforce is the most awful premises if they can look at us and go that's an interesting place to invest job done at the same time what I'm really keen to do as these fellows who are with me today will know because they for me say this isn't true never mind people that everything you need to start growing build a business is available on your doorstep in the county we don't need to we vanquish or to buy supplies that's why we do it is it working has lunch made its mark yeah I think it is working and I think it's working I can't give you specific measures but so much as I can give you are that businesses who had never met before met through the red rose awards environment and now traded between each other that familiar No because one of them where of his 250000 pound deal between business a business be that met on a judging day and we see loads of examples of this not all that level but loads of examples of it let's take us through the next few weeks then so. Your nominations have to be in by Friday midnight Friday the 13th and then after that what happens you sift through them presumably or you find it's quite amusing but the 1st job that we have to do is that this is the part of the job that Marty does in the office and which is to take out ones from skips of so get really your show you get to the com we don't get rejection What do you find that people want to enter from from outside Yeah. You got this it's a brilliant thing but it's a little bit disappointing you're not actually a live picture of the clues. So we try to be kind right and then what happens after that once you've sifted so that you lay you read through all of the nomination those 3 more stages so that stage one let's make sure that the valid entry stage 2 we come together with Blackpool on the filed college who are the sponsor of the judging section and it's their job with the last book was their job to whittle down all the entries to 12 category those 12 that got all the judges which is $75.00 churches they would look out to 6 per Katz agree and then we meet the finalists on the set on separate days let's bring in one of your judges Andrew Leming from the business I mean how important is it for you to get involved in a competition like this would you say well I love it and I also think it's really our brand in terms of what this business lunch is trying to do it's a celebrated platform we celebrate our Along with all of our partners you know be they have always been incredibly supportive and also partner to actually work with but the whole idea of put people put themselves forward for was absolutely fundamental we need to celebrate or some businesses in Lancashire and I think all of wards and the actual practice of people putting in a submissions to reflect and look back on what they're doing is so important even if it's just a reminder to yourself in business about how well you're doing so as a judge then what are you what are you looking for passion commitment as a celebration the story the ones. I love the ones that really tell me the story about what they've done for that yeah what they've really achieved and also a lot of personality to come out for me it's all about people showing that commitment so actually growing up business in Lancashire now is a great book quite clearly that's why I want to put the spotlight on over these amazing businesses in one should doing fabulous things well a little bit more in a moment 1st off though the brand new one this afternoon from George Michael this is how we want to get you high b.b.c. Radio. Listening. To. The room. There you are from George Michael this is how we want you to get high on b.b.c. Radio and you should thank all grow on us on the afternoon program here on b.b.c. Radio Lincolnshire We're talking this afternoon and celebrating like you says finest business is this afternoon ahead of a nationally acclaimed Red Rose Award Richard slighter organizer of the awards and publisher of Lancashire business for you joins us along with one of the winners Sam Fletcher from $21.00 digital and Andrew Leming from business Lancashire one of the judges of the competition what sort of categories are we looking at the expanded any this year have included some new ones or a change them around a bit we have we have we should not touch the one that. People have noticed of sport which is about is that we've brought the retail wallet back it can be tricky you can reserve a business awards environment. Book but we were asked and so we listened so we brought the retail walk back but yes they brought the break down to 3 categories the size of businesses which you know small medium large there's a target and we have some specific types of business which are retailers or law firm or in some cases digital creative businesses and all the manufacturing cost that's what we are in one quarter and then we've got the ones where we're looking for qualities the business is that innovate business is that delivery in-house training business is that of corporate social responsibility to built in so we go and we encourage businesses 23 categories what we try to do is can we go for a size a sector and something that describes the qualities of that business some Let's bring you into it because you warn digital agency 2019 that's right you know why did you enter. We answered really because we been in business 16 years but we wanted to really show what we had in terms of skills Vale and Blackburn and we wanted to really low. For something that would have a tar visibility and not a bit of credibility which you know we feel we're good at what we do but it's great to win an award which kind of come firms that all the people think we're great at what we do as well and we would you say over the years thought obviously it's been morning for nearly 10 pm Richard said how they changed over the years I think I'm thinking I'm better and we have yet to change it every year I think it gets bigger and better. Stipulations and we've got to have it event number event the number of people in super cells forward or is increases year on year and it's not because they hear about it now. It sounds trite it actually gets more difficult every single year to actually pull out a genuine winner and while sometimes people maybe think the sort to put about always been really hard to know what to choose I can honestly say that sometimes it's been absolutely wafer thin between a winner and the next person down and of course the reality is that and I would say this but most businesses are winners and there's something quite reductive and possibly not quite so nice about actually showing us some of the absolute winner so I always say when you want to get through to any of that sifting through the finalists they are genuinely winners and the sort of the last cramming bits is kind of did are sitting on the cake but actually anyone thinks that makes them the absolute best probably not taking these awards quite in a spirit I meant which I always think is much more of a celebration for Lancashire and just shining a light on all the amazing businesses around there and giving them the opportunity to actually shout about what they're doing well and what they're proud of is the business of in Lancashire how many entries have you had Richard heart roots and what it's come you know because I don't know. It must be hard to kind of like you said Andrew you know what link through who do you go for and do you have to change the way you judge you know one Yeah yeah and also if you don't have a judging oscillations or you're doing it with another group so probably feel full of the people and you know what the. Thing about judging is you've got to actually listen to all of the people are saying as well so I might go read through the applications and I have very fixed in my head a winner and sometimes that's based on my own preconceptions because I might know better and so rouses you ought to listen to what everyone else is saying sometimes you have to change your mind but what I'm looking for is absolutely genuine It's about the the passion that they put into their words and that telling their story about why they are much better than about being better than anybody else but why they're so proud to be doing such good business of in Lancashire and I think there is something about that storytelling and it's really rich when it works well and I think that really puts them forward and to be a contender because you you have a taste of winning you've experienced it are you encouraging new businesses say perhaps to get involved Yeah absolutely it's a great platform to increase their business and spread the good work about about what they do it's a fantastic awards in the event the evening is a brilliant evening I remember when we won I was really chuffed for the looks on the faces in my team it was like they won the f.a. Cup It meant so much to them and that meant more to us as the business owners than any fan and they want something that they go to work every day working really hard but to win an award for it is extra special we'll talk a little bit more about the big evening in March or as Richard said all finalists are interviewed. Was not a bit nerve wracking was that of always a little bit daunting to go into a kind of any interview environment but when you talk about your business and I think anyone in business is passionate about their own business it's quite easy and when you've got a great team behind you actually all I did was talk about what my team to and how good they are at what they do and that obviously. Some of them sort of I'm interested to know who's one of the things that that because I don't sit on the side to be interviewed I make an assumption about the interview sometimes my assumption is that. You've got 34 or 5 people your picture your business just right really good consultancy that in my head that you're getting from people experience and expertise does it feel like that yes really says not to tell the story that you only have been on the mistakes you've made the things you've done right. And we've got a great story to tell a lot of other businesses and local area health and they were really interested to hear and get to grips with what we're you know what we're about and while values are and what we embrace nice and so it's a great experience yes this is a sort of a final plug really to anyone who hasn't yet to get involved you've got around trees online. Well I know there are a 50000 businesses we haven't heard from all of you yet. Still have time even at the Red Rose was absolutely free of charge at. Red Rose awards Dr Kay we'll talk a little bit more particularly about the big awards evening which some seem to enjoy when he was. With the category that he won for best. After the trouble news of the afternoon here. Get it on b.b.c. Radio and he will talk a little bit more after quarter to 3 about the big nights and the awards ceremony in Blackpool but. Richard you remember. Just. For believing that well it's all right. Now stop and think What do you know can we play that of escapism this well you should have a good idea of the it's the yeah everybody needs a hobby Everybody needs a hobby mind happens to be more noisy the most thoughtful if other busy years with bums on foreshock exist she has been spent. More than the Rolling Stones. It's Garstang tonight what's happening in the gas during the lunch and 1st a lot I think it starts as this parade at 6. And some live music and things after that door that's about all the detail I've got just remind us how many members are in the band. Fluid between about a 5th of about 8 or 9 of us tonight but he can go to 15 or 16 if he'll decide they want to come and you know bash a bunch of problem with. All sorts of different instruments so they can serve as a saxophones and drums and things what's your chosen and for you and what guitar. You do what ever I've seen jungles you have a lot of forms you know it's all about for nothing getting Blackman sounds Muppets it's all about this voice but this is me but my time sets a couple weeks ago to raise some money for actual fact recommenced Committee what's called group in bottom. Couple of 100 quid honestly we get kids coming to dance just people sitting down there just like we just smiles on faces of it we need to get if you do you remember your Christmas actually. Christmas afternoon Yeah Christmas show next Friday did next Friday so you can also dress as a percentage so no we have the real sun we don't we often go somewhere that's a quarter to 3 you know we'll get the latest on the b.b.c. Radio Lancashire travel if you saw me James looking of the roads for you we had next until your commute to Preston looks like he still left. Now it's on Ringway around the north road junction by the Holiday Inn traffic squeezing by but about to be a little bit slow moving said looks q