WITH just over a week to go until the deadline for entries for this year's Press Business Awards, we take a look at some of the awards available to enter.

- Best People Development: a new award for this year, this category is open to those businesses in the region which have demonstrated a strong commitment to developing their staff.

Judge are keen to hear the business have established a learning and development strategy, and the types and extent of the learning and development methods employed, as well as the impact learning and development has made to the performance of the business.

- Corporate Investment Award: our second new category for 2015, this award is open to organisations and businesses with an office or a presence in the region, that have played a part in a deal, or deals, which have resulted in a business in the region receiving investment.

The category is designed for an organisation or business that have either made an investment, or arranged or advised on a funding deal.

- Retailer Of The Year: judges are keen to hear how businesses in York and North Yorkshire have adopted the five "P"s of retail: people, product, price, p placement and promotion.

- Tourism & Hospitality Business Of The Year: celebrating one of the region's largest industries this award is open to all businesses designed to welcome, entertain and serve visitors.

Judges are keen to hear how the business acts as an ambassador for the wider region, the systems in place to ensure and improve customer service excellence, the challenges overcome, and business goals.

- Best Business and Higher Education Link: this is open to those businesses in the region which have successfully forged positive links with Higher Education Institutions (HEI), such as universities and colleges offering HE qualifications.

Judges are keen to hear about the benefits to business from this activity, and the approaches adopted to build business and HEI links.

For more information on all 14 categories, and to enter the awards, visit www.thepressbusinessawards.co.uk