Every year there seems to be an ever-growing amount of award categories to consider and enter. Businesses across the country hastily gather information on the previous year to be analysed, scrutinised and judged by a panel of industry experts and, whether you love or hate the season, we can all agree it’s one that has continued to evolve in recent years with new awards, categories and contenders being added every year.

This begs the questions, ‘What is it that makes people so keen to open up their businesses doors and let the proverbial inspector in for a look?’ Here are my top thoughts...