(All finalists are listed in alphabetical order)
KENT LARGE COMPANY OF THE YEAR – sponsored by Deloitte:
· Armourcoat
· Hadlow College
· Southern Salads Ltd
KENT BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR – invictafm
· Ray Boakes, Southern Salads Ltd
· Peter Boreham, National Grid Grain LNG
· Guy Lucas, Bactec International Ltd
· Robert O’Connor, Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Park
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AWARD – sponsored by The Royal Bank of Scotland
· ADM Computing
· Hadlow College
· Shepherd Neame
KENT SMALL & MEDIUM SIZED COMPANY OF THE YEAR – sponsored by Business Link
· 5 Star Computing Systems
· Regent Development Ltd
· SIMS Claim Services
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES AWARD – sponsored by Kent Film Office
· Bussroot Ltd
· Courtyard Studios
· Surin Restaurant
· Year One
INNOVATION IN BUSINESS – Land Securities
· Bedfont Scientific
· Oil Drum
· PageSuite
· SWEEEP Ltd
CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD – Brachers Solicitors
· Active Digital Communications
· ComputerTel
· MoCo Business
· The Chapel Hair & Day Spa
SOCIAL CARE AWARD – Kent County Council
· All Seasons (Kent) Ltd
· Royal British Legion Industries
· Safe Hands Community Carers
BEST NEW BUSINESS – IoD & Kent Business
· Education Sense Ltd
· Kent Trainers Ltd
· SIMS Claim Services
· SWEEEP Ltd
TECHNOLOGY AWARD – southeastern
· Aurora Kendrick James
· Due Diligence Solutions Ltd
· Sota Solutions Ltd