Award Categories
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Business of the Year (Turnover Up to £1m)
Sponsored by Mayfield Floors
The Business of the Year up to £1m award will be given to the company that demonstrates all-round excellence in business. The judging will focus on trading performance and future objectives, the competitive advantage of the business, and will look at examples of specific strategies which have driven business growth. If your business achievements are impressive then this award is for you.
Business of the Year (Turnover £1m – 5m)
Sponsored by Gorvins Solicitors
The Business of the Year £1-5m award will be given to the company that demonstrates all-round excellence in business. The judging will focus on trading performance and future objectives, the competitive advantage of the business, and will look at examples of specific strategies which have driven business growth. If your business achievements are impressive then this award is for you.
Business of the Year (Turnover £5m+)
Sponsored by Pioneer Group
The Business of the Year over £5m award will be given to the company that demonstrates all-round excellence in business. The judging will focus on trading performance and future objectives, the competitive advantage of the business, and will look at examples of specific strategies which have driven business growth. If your business achievements are impressive then this award is for you.
Family Business of the Year
Sponsored by Clarke Nicklin Financial Planning
The Family Business of the Year award will be awarded to an established family business that can demonstrate an outstanding entrepreneurial family leader who has demonstrated the ability to successfully balance business and family issues, growing the business and taking responsibility for others by their philanthropic or social engagement.
Marketing Campaign of the Year
Sponsored by Marketing Stockport
This award is for any type of business that has executed a successful marketing campaign this year. The judges will be looking for a campaign that has clear objectives, creative and effective implementation and tangible and demonstrable results for the business. Evidence of impact and results will be required for this award. Entrants may even wish to consider co-nominations where client and agency have worked well together to help to grow each other’s businesses.
Best Digital/Creative Agency
Sponsored by Dawn Creative
The winner of this category will need to show how they have built a sustainable, profitable business in the creative/digital sector. The judges will be looking for good general business practice but will also want to learn specifically how the business has thrived in this competitive sector. Case studies will help to show how a creative business has helped clients and examples of cost effective, viral or social media campaigns will help to paint a picture for the judges.
Best Not-for-Profit Organisation
Sponsored by Creative Support
The Best Not-for-Profit Organisation award will be given to a not-for-profit group or business which demonstrates all-round excellence and has a clear mission and purpose. The judging will focus on the organisations performance against aims, and will look at the planned future objectives.
The Innovation Award
Sponsored by SMBC & SEA
This award recognises a company that successfully applies any form of innovation, celebrating the ideas that have had the greatest impact on an organisation or industry. Whether the innovation is a new product, a service or a culture of improvement, the judges will look for evidence of how the innovation has been developed and applied to improve commercial performance, operational effectiveness or customer engagement. The award will go to the company that can best demonstrate an innovation or innovative approach that has created competitive advantage and contributed to growth.
Corporate Social Responsibility Award
Sponsored by musicMagpie
If your company has developed an effective and comprehensive Corporate Social Responsibility programme that is credible, results driven, addresses your core business function and reinforces your commitment to operating in an economically, socially and environmentally responsible manner, then this award is for you. The award will be judged on activities undertaken in areas including promotion of employee well-being, reduction of carbon footprint and protection of the natural environment, and community & charitable engagement.
Most Promising Young Business
Sponsored by GC Business Growth Hub
Entrants will have to demonstrate how the business has performed and what its future projections are. You will also be asked to explain the background to the business, the markets it operates in, the business vision and the research that was undertaken when the business was in development. By doing so you could receive the reward you deserve for successfully setting up your business.
Employer of the Year
Sponsored by Clarke Nicklin Chartered Accountants
This Award will go to the organisation that can best demonstrate how it has created a stimulating and supportive workplace, with a well-motivated, well-trained, ambitious, innovative and integrated workforce. Judges will look for evidence of how employees are engaged in strategic goals and company values. They will also look at investment in people, initiatives to create a more collaborative culture, and the impact this has had on commercial performance.
Taste of Stockport
Sponsored by Clarke Nicklin Chartered Accountants
This award is for anyone involved in the food/drink distributing scene within Stockport, including restaurants/cafes/bars. The winner of this category will need to show how they have built a sustainable food or drink business.
The Stockport Award
Sponsored by Clarke Nicklin Chartered Accountants
The Stockport Award is aimed at those organisations really doing it for Stockport. If your organisation is all about Stockport and has a passion for the borough then this is the award for you.