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Shift to services sector wins recognition
Judges in this year's Queen's Awards for Enterprise have accidently waded into one of the hottest debates in British business: does manufacturing matter? The awards have traditionally been a straightforward celebration of manufacturing export success. And a glimpse at this year's list shows that manufacturers remain by far the largest group to be honoured. | Read
Financial services
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Financial services have suffered from the turmoil of the last year, while law firms have won a lot of new overseas business
Media & creative
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Media and creative winners are a diverse bunch - although all gained their awards for international trade
Sustainable development
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It's great to be green - as nine ecological winners can testify
Manufacturing
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Strong pound and weak markets fail to deter exporters