Companies are invited to raise their profile and demonstrate their success and achievements by entering a prestigious business award.

The Institute of Asian Businesses (IAB) Awards 2009 will be presented at a high-profile annual dinner on November 21 at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham.

Last year's winners include Rajeev Rana, owner of Itihaas restaurant as outstanding entrepreneur of the year and Rani Uppelle, director of Simply Recruitment, as outstanding woman in business.  Sukhdevs Catering Services and Trinity Training Services won outstanding medium to large enterprise and Lasan won outstanding hospitality employer of the year.

IAB Chairman, Dr. Arun Bajaj said: "Winners will be individuals and companies whose skill, ambition, enthusiasm and sheer hard work have enabled them to excel in their business pursuits.  The awards are the ideal opportunity for these qualities to be recognised."

Sukhdev Komal of Sukhdevs Catering Services warmly praised the awards status and said: "We are very pleased to have won such a prestigious award which not only recognised the hard work of all our staff but also raised the profile of our company to a much wider audience regionally."

Interested entrants should initially contact Dipak Shelat, IAB Operations Manager on tel. 0121 607 1824 for further information.