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| Startups Business of the Year |
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| You can't enter this directly. The lucky winner will be chosen from the winners of all the other categories and collect a cheque for £5,000. To be in with a chance of winning this coveted title, enter any of the other 17 award categories today. |
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| Green Business of the Year |
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| Does your business have an environmental conscience? If you’ve taken massive strides lowering your carbon footprint and put green operations at the top of your agenda, then it’s time to start telling the planet about it. |
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| Innovative Business of the Year |
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This category champions the entrepreneurs that see the opportunities everyone else misses. If you’re venturing where no others have dared with a ground-breaking product or service, enter today. |
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| Product of the Year |
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Have you got the single most useful or valued product of 2008? If you have, and it woos our judges like it’s wooing your customers, then you could claim this crown. |
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| Service Business of the Year |
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| Accountants, hairdressers, travel agents, consultancies, this is your category. If your business plies its trade providing a service to others, then enter now. |
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| Online Business of the Year |
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| Is your business the next Google, Facebook or Lastminute.com? Is 60% of your turnover derived from online transactions? Great, then you could become our online business of 2008. |
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| Silver Fox Award (Over 50) |
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| If you’re 50 years' old or over and showing the young ones how to do it, then this is the category for you. |
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| Young Entrepreneur of the Year |
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| Calling all you bright young things – this category is for all business owners under 30 years’ old. |
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| Micro Business of the Year |
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| The category for all you one-man bands, sole traders and micro companies braving the business world with five employees or fewer. |
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| Business Plan of the Year |
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| Got a great idea for a new business? Then write a business plan and see if our judges agree. To enter simply submit your business plan with any supporting material and the first page of the entry form completed. |
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| The Adversity Award |
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| This award recognises entrepreneurs who’ve overcome serious personal, financial or physical challenges in establishing their businesses. Is this you? If it is, get applying. |
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| Retailer of the Year |
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| Shop owners, mail order merchants, Philip Green-wannabies, demonstrate your retailing prowess in this prestigious category. |
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| Best Use of Technology |
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| Is your business at the cutting edge of technology – or are you just super smart in the way you’ve used it? If you’ve applied technology to give you an advantage in a traditional market or have come up with a totally new product, solution or service, this is the category for you. |
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| Women in Business Award |
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| If you’re a female entrepreneur, enter here. |
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| Social Enterprise of the Year |
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| If you’re a commercial business or CIC whose main goal is to benefit a social or environmental cause; or a business that contributes a significant percentage of profits to an ethical cause, we’ll be recognising your entrepreneurial efforts for the first time. Get applying! |
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| Franchisee of the Year |
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| If you’re a franchisee making sweet profits under someone else’s brand, then secure some recognition for yourself by entering this category. Please note, this is not an award for franchisers – get your franchisees to enter. |
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| Team of the Year |
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| You are only as good as your people. If your success is largely down to the quality and determination of your staff, then here’s where to recognise their contribution. |
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Schools Enterprise Challenge |
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This award will see one group of 14-16 year old students awarded £1,000 to start their own business. Four finalists will pitch their big business idea to serial entrepreneur and investor David Lester who’ll use his business acumen to pick the winner. All finalists will win a high value book prize for their schools courtesy of Trotman Publishing.
To find out more about this award please click here > |
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