BUSINESS have until noon on Friday, September 1 to apply for the prestigious 2018 Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.

Queen’s Awards, now in their 52nd year, celebrate achievement by UK business in the fields of innovation, international trade, sustainable development and promoting opportunities.

Winners are invited to attend a Buckingham Palace reception, and are allowed to use the Queen’s Awards emblem for marketing and on packaging for a period of five years.

Margot James MP, small business minister, said: “The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are a great way of celebrating the success of UK businesses. We have some of the most innovative and vibrant entrepreneurial and business talent in the world and the Queen’s Awards reflect the vital role that they play in driving our economy.”

For more information, or to submit an application, go to gov.uk/queens-awards-for-enterprise/how-to-apply.