APPLICATION FORM
Best E-Business
You will have used digital technology to enhance any area of your
business; sales, human resources, customer relationship management,
website enhancement. The list is potentially endless!
What the judges need to know see notes below
1-3
About you and your business.
4
Improvements or advancements.
5
What difference has digital technology made?
6
Your plans for the future.
7
Business Biography
In no more than 50 words describe your company to us.
Note
Supporting marketing material is welcome.
(Hard copy only)
Best E-Business
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)?
FSB
Other (please specify)
Chamber of
Commerce
IOD
Trade
Association
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
Your improvements/advancements
What technological improvements have you and/or your business made in the last 12 months?
Our judges expect to see clear evidence of what the business was doing before the change and what it is doing now. 250 words
(about 10 paragraphs) maximum.
5
What difference has digital technology made?
What difference has the introduction of digital technology made to your business in the last 12 months?
For example, have you engaged more potential clients or made more sales in a way that is demonstrably due to the new
technology. 250 words (about 10 paragraphs) maximum.
6
Your future
How do you plan to take things on in the next 12 months?
Tell the judges about your strategy for taking things on in the future. 250 words (about 10 paragraphs) maximum.
7
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 Monday 28th September 2015 with any supporting material to:
FSB Liverpool City Region Business Awards
Events and PR
Unit 3 Furtho Manor Farm
Northampton Road
Old Stratford
MK19 6NR
For more info contact: natasha@eventsandpr.co.uk
or call 01908 542 720
Terms and conditions
1 The competition is open to all businesses based in Liverpool City Region who commenced business before January
2013 or for new businesses who started after January 2013, you do not have to be an FSB member to enter.
2 Entry is Free of Charge
3 Entrants must be sole traders or have less than 250 employees at the time of entering
4 A sponsor cannot enter an award in the category that they are sponsoring
5 Each category has different requirements in terms of length of time in business or age of entrant – please see
individual awards for specific rules
6 The comments made on your application form should be accurate to the best of your knowledge
7 The Judges will be one representative from each of the sponsors and media partners
8 The Judges’ decision is final
9 Entrants must be available for consultation with the judges should the need arise
10 By entering the awards you agree to partake in publicity of the awards including the use of any images taken
11 Should a category not receive sufficient entries, it will be withdrawn from the Awards Ceremony
12 The closing date for all entries is September 28th 2015
13 All finalists will be required to attend the Grand Final on the evening of the 5th November at the
Crowne Plaza Liverpool
14 Entries will only be accepted on the official entry form
15 You may enter more than one category up to a total of three. Each entry must be submitted on a separate entry
form.
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.