Deadline: 28-Nov-22
Nominations are now open for the Shaftesbury Business Awards 2022-23.
Awards Categories
- Café, Pub, Casual Dining.
- New Business of the Year.
- Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
- Excellence in Customer/Client Service.
- Best Place to Work.
- Independent Business of the Year.
- B2B Business of the Year.
- Family Business of the Year.
- Green/Eco-Business of the Year.
- Heath and Fitness Business of the Year.
- Most Innovative Business of The Year.
- Artisans and Market Vendors.
- Beauty and Fashion Business of the Year.
- Outstanding Use of Digital/Social Media.
- Retail Business of the Year.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any organisation or business can enter if it is based in the Shaftesbury area or within a four-mile radius. Entrants can also be based outside this area if they can demonstrate that the area is a key part of their trading footprint.
- The organisers reserve the right to amend or remove award categories.
- The organisers reserve the right to re-assign an entry to another category.
- Entrants acknowledge and agree that material from entry forms may be used in the event brochure and other marketing materials.
- Entrants should mark as confidential any elements of their entry they do not wish to be used for the event brochure or other marketing materials.
- Entrants must fill in the key details on their entry form including their name, the full business name, address and all contact details.
- Decisions of judges are final, and no correspondence will be entered into or feedback given.
- Sponsors cannot enter the category they sponsor.
- Any entrant can enter as many categories as they wish (allowing for the sponsors rule).
- Entries must be submitted by the published closing date.
- Winning entrants must agree to take part in any publicity during and post the awards.
- Entrants accept that a list of winners plus photos will be published on the awards website and on the awards media coverage after the awards ceremony.
- All entrants will receive an e mail confirming their entry has been received.
- There is no limit on the number of categories an entrant may win, providing it is not considered detrimental to the aim of the awards, which is to promote the range (and quality) of local businesses.
- All entrants confirm that should they be shortlisted they will attend the awards ceremony on the publicised date. Should they not attend the organisers reserve the right to remove the entrant from the shortlisted names.
For more information, visit https://www.shaftesburybusinessawards.co.uk/