THE last call beckons for companies wishing to enter one of this year's premier business awards events.

For the closing date for entries for this year's North Manchester Business Awards is next Friday. The 2004 Awards are sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest, Business Link, Chamber Business Connections and Bolton Business Ventures.

The winners will be announced at a prestigious "black tie" gala dinner to be held at Bolton's Reebok Stadium on Wednesday, June 9.

With ten different categories, the Awards celebrate the success of enterprise in all its forms, from new start-up businesses to large, international companies and social enterprises.

Any business wishing to enter for an award should compete an online application form by logging on to www.bbvonline.net