Best New Business Awards (Tees Valley) 2008
At the beginning of February 2009, Simon, Sue, and a representative group of colleagues from the Smile Spa gathered together at Middlesbrough Football Club Riverside Stadium for an Awards ceremony as part of The Best New Business Awards 2008, an event sponsored in association with Tees Valley Unlimited and ONE North East and hosted by BBC North East News' Wendy Gibson.
This had been our first attempt to gain recognition for our achievements outside of the dentistry profession itself and our first impressions at the start of the event proceedings was in simply recognizing the wealth of talent and expertise we were fortunate to be alongside. We all wondered if we had done the right thing in pitching for such a prestigious event!
As the award winners were being announced, to our surprise and absolute delight, we were incredibly honoured to be bestowed the Service Award 2008. This was a fantastic achievement for the team and reflected the effort which had been directed towards creating our new Smile Spa practice which first opened its doors for business on 5 June 2006
