APPLICATION FORM
Best Creative Award
Is your business success based on innovation and creative thinking in your
strategy and every day business. This award category is for any business over 2
years old in any sector that can demonstrate creativity as adding value to your
business's success.
What the judges need to know see notes below
1-3
About you and your business
4
Initiative
A leading approach to your business model
5
Creative Approach
How do you as a business use your creativity?
6
Biography
In no more than 50 words describe your company to us.
Note
Supporting marketing material is welcome.
(Hard copy only)
Best Creative Award
1
About your business
Business name
Trading name
If different from above
Type of business
Business address
Postcode
Contact name
Telephone
Twitter handle
Email
Website
What is the trading style of this business? (Please indicate below with an ‘x’ where applicable)
Sole Trader
Partnership
Private Ltd
Co.
Public Ltd
Co.
Not for
profit
Other (please specify)
From where do you run your business? (Please indicate below with an ‘x’ where applicable)
Home
Premises
Other (please
specify)
How many people are employed in your business (including the business owners?) (please specify)
Full time
Part time
Temporary
Other
In which month and year did you start your business?
Month
Year
Financial Details
Annual turnover in 2014
Projected Annual turnover in
2015
Profit in 2014
Projected profit in 2015
Are you currently a member of any of the following business organisations (tick all that apply)?
Chamber of
Commerce
Other (please specify)
IOD
Trade
Association
FSB
2
About you, the business owner/s
1
Name
3
Your business
Role
Tell us about what your business does (e.g. services, customers, products) Please use additional pages as required.
Hint: if you were making a pitch to a potential customer or networking group, what would you say?
4
Initiative
How has your or your company's creativity shone through in the last 12 months?
Our judges will expect to see how the creative process has been used in your business.
250 words (about 10 paragraphs) maximum.
5
Creative Approach
What difference has your creativity made to the business in the last 12 months?
Our judges will need to see how your creativity directly links to whatever yardstick(s) you choose to highlight.
250 words (about 10 paragraphs) maximum.
6
Biography
In NO MORE than 50 words describe your company to us
Signed (Business Owner)
Date
Name (CAPITALS)
Business Name
Please return this signed form by Tuesday 16th June 2015 with any supporting material to: -
Merton Best Business Awards
Events and PR Ltd
Unit 3 Furtho Manor Farm
Northampton Road
Old Stratford
MK19 6NR
For more info contact: ellie@eventsandpr.co.uk or call 01908 542720
Terms and conditions
1
The competition is open to ALL SMEs based in Merton that commenced prior to January 2013; you do not have
to be a member of the Merton Chamber of Commerce to enter
2
For the purpose of these awards an SME is a sole trader or up to 250 employees
3
Sponsors cannot enter the category they sponsor
4
The comments made on your application form and any supporting evidence should be accurate to the best of your
knowledge
5
The judges’ panel will be made up of representatives from each of the sponsors
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Each entry will be seen by at least 4 judges
7
The judges’ decision is final
8
The judges reserve the right to enter your application into another category
9
By entering these awards you agree to our business partners and sponsors having access to your contact details
10 Entrants must be available for consultation with the judges should the need arise
11 By entering the awards you agree to participate in publicity for the awards including the use of any images taken
12 Supporting marketing material and evidence is welcome
13 Should a category not receive sufficient entries, it will be withdrawn from the awards ceremony
14 You may enter up to three categories. Each entry must be submitted on a separate entry form
15 If you are chosen as a finalist you will be required to attend the Grand Final on the evening of
Thursday 24th September 2015 at the All England Tennis Club, Wimbledon
16 Applications are non-returnable. All entries will be destroyed after judging. Please use copies and not originals
17 Due to the quantity of entries, we cannot give feedback on applications
Please note
Any financial information provided will be treated in the strictest confidence and will not be disclosed to anyone other than
the panel of judges and its advisors.