I have announced the winners of my Scottish Borders Small Business Awards 2023.
Congratulations to the worthy winners of my Small Business Awards competition this year.
Thank you to the hundreds of people across the Borders who submitted entries for their best-loved local shops and services.
Nominations came flooding in for dozens of brilliant small businesses from all sorts of sectors and industries.
I'm delighted to acknowledge just a few of the many superb companies that call the Scottish Borders home.
The winning businesses for 2023 include: The Wonky Giraffe, Kelso; Fostons Fine Meats, Duns; Naked Sour Dough, Kelso; Borders Podiatry and Performance Clinic, Galashiels; Robson Flooring, Tweedbank; Hair by Louise, Ayton; and Baguette Express, Hawick.
The idea behind these awards is to recognise great businesses serving our communities and to encourage more people to shop locally around the festive break.
The weeks around Christmas can be a pivotal time for many small businesses who rely on the support of local people so they can keep providing jobs and playing a vital role in our communities.
In 2023 and beyond, please support all of the outstanding local businesses you can so that our high streets keep progressing and small enterprises grow even stronger.
