Time is running out to enter the Dorchester and Poundbury Business Awards.

Businesses have until 2pm on Monday, April 26 to get their entries in - and they can enter as many categories as they like for free!

The categories are:

• Employer of the year
• Most innovative business
• SME business of the year
• Best community support (seen to be supporting other businesses or people during the recent issues)
• Best customer/client service
• Arts, crafts and artisans
• Mental wellbeing and awareness
• Best use of digital
• Green business of the year
• New business of the year
• Health, beauty and fitness
• Independent business of the year
• Retail business of the year
• Service provider of the year
• Café/pub/hospitality
• Local business leader
• Rising star (16 to 25-year-old starting out in business or working within a business)
• Overall winner