It's the final countdown. The deadline for this year's EDP Business Awards is Friday – but we still want your company to act quickly and join the big contest.

It's the final countdown. The deadline for this year's EDP Business Awards is Friday – but we still want your company to act quickly and join the big contest.

Firms from across Norfolk and beyond have already staked their claim on one our prestigious EDP Business Awards.

Others now have just days in which to enter the competition, which recognises and rewards business successes in Norfolk, north Suffolk and east Cambridgeshire.

Winners of each category are presented with a trophy at an awards ceremony at the Norwich Hilton Hotel on October 10. Finalists will mingle with big names from the local business world at the gala event.

Entry to the awards is free – and there's a form on Page Nine of EDP Business with all the details. You can also apply via our website: http//business.edp24.co.uk.

The EDP Business Awards have been given to the cream of local companies for the last 14 years and there are categories sponsored by 10 leading businesses and organisations.

For the second year running, our awards are being promoted in association with Business Link for Norfolk.

Is your business a growing success you want to shout about? Do you show real enterprise, care for your staff and customers? Does your firm play a key role in helping the environment or the local community? Or have you linked up with the world of education to create a winning partnership?

Tell us all about your success stories and you could win an award. The main award is the Barclays Business of the Year, which last year was won by GEI Europack of Beccles.

Don't miss out on your chance of an EDP award – enter your company NOW, before time runs out.