THE short-list of nominees for the Cheshire Business Awards 2010 are as follows:

Chester West & Cheshire Council Business Start-Up Award:

Rope Green Farm Day Nursery

Formula Fun Entertainment Ltd

Supa Golf (Blakemere) Ltd

Royal Mail Small Business of The Year Award:

Integra People

Vale Plumbing Supplies

Entyce Creative Ltd

Medium Business of the Year Award:

BiG Storage

Valsave Engineered Solutions Ltd

Blueleaf

Barclays Corporate Large Business of the Year Award:

Flowcrete UK Ltd

PROjEN plc

Doubletree by Hilton Chester

Employer of the Year Award:

Blueleaf

Elior UK Services

Barlows UK Ltd

Cheshire East Council Community Award:

PROjEN plc

Bank of America Europe Card Services,

BiG Storage

Scottish Power Young Business Person of the Year Award:

Vicky Dodd, Rope Green Farm Day Nursery

Rob Smith, Blueleaf

Richard Nicholls, Cestrian Builders

SAS Daniels LLP Women in Business Award:

Anne McIntosh, EA Technology Analytical Ltd

Dianne Worby, Global Air Training Ltd

Diane Johnson, Eric Johnson of Northwich Ltd

Bank of America Business Person of the Year:

No short-list in this category. The winner will be announced on the evening.