Held at the Norfolk Showground and hosted by the hilarious Tom Allen, it was a fantastic insight into some of the incredible hard work, passion and innovation that can be found in our business community.

I’d like to say well done and thank you to everyone involved in this year’s awards, whether you were named a winner on the night or not - the full list of winners and finalists can be found below.

Richard Porritt welcomed businesses from across Norfolk to the EDP Business Awards 2023 ceremony on November 23 (Image: Matt Potter Photography and Videography)

This was the sixth time I have delivered the opening speech at the Business Awards – although the ceremony that took place during the pandemic was done with rather fewer eyes burning in my direction.

The coronavirus pandemic is deemed by some as a ‘black swan event’. This term is commonly used in finance and beyond to describe something that is difficult or even impossible to predict – and when one happens it wreaks havoc.

Essayist Nassim Nicholas Taleb – who popularised the term in the early Noughties – claims events of this nature have three common attributes:

Comedian Tom Allen hosted the EDP Business Awards 2023 (Image: Matt Potter Photography and Videography)

There are firms among our finalists and winners........

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