BUSINESS people celebrated success at last night's Open4Business Awards.

Winners of the South & West Dorset Open4Business Awards collected the gongs at a ceremony at Weymouth College.

The winners are: Small Business award, sponsored by Hive Beach Café - Wessex Ecoheat Ltd, Bridport.

Learning in the Workplace, sponsored by Weymouth College - Swift Signs, Weymouth (Winners of Small Business 2010).

Business Engagement in the Community, sponsored by Basepoint Business Centres - Battens Solicitors, Weymouth.

New Business, sponsored by Humphries Kirk Solicitors - Filberts Fine Foods.

Export, sponsored by Old Mill Financial Planners - SALT, Portland (Winners 04B Business of Year 2010) Tourism & Hospitality, sponsored by Resort 2012 - Weymouth Harbour Traders Association Technology & Innovation, sponsored by DJ Property- SALT, Portland (Winners of Technology Award 2010) Retailer & Customer Service Award, sponsored by Lloyds TSB - Heavenly Bump , Weymouth (Finalist in E Business category 2010).

Entrepreneur, sponsored by Equation Accounting - Freefly Multimedia Flame Award (Outstanding Contribution to Business) - Female sponsored by Pineapple Business Support - Sue Moore, Principal Weymouth College Flame Award (Outstanding Contribution to Business), Male sponsored by Sunflowers Floral Design - Roger Dalton, Weymouth Harbour Traders Association.

Business of the Year, Sponsored by David Upshall Insurance Services - Heavenly Bump - On-line retailer of maternity wear.

Managing director Julie Cleaver said: “The evening has been a total celebration of local business success.

“The Open4Business management team and stakeholders would like to be the first to congratulate all of the award winners as they all prepared outstanding award entries and were duly rewarded for their success.

“Thanks must also go to our loyal supporters and sponsors without whom we could not run this annual event.”

The Open4Business festival continues until October 20. See 04business.co.uk for more details on events.