Deadline: 12 September 2018
Applications are open for the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise that are awarded for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the following categories:
- innovation
- international trade
- sustainable development
- promoting opportunity through social mobility
Eligibility Criteria
To apply for the Queen’s Award for Enterprise applicant’s organization must:
- be based in the UK (including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man)
- file its Company Tax Returns with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
- be a self-contained enterprise that markets its own products or services and is under its own management
- have at least 2 full-time UK employees or part-time equivalents
- demonstrate strong corporate social responsibility
- Applicant’s organisation can be business or non-profit.
To apply for the Innovation award, applicant must also:
- have an innovation that has not been sold before
- have had your innovation available on the market for at least 2 years
- have recovered all the investments made in their innovation or show that the innovation will recover its full costs in future
- show outstanding commercial success as a result of innovation over 2 years – or continuous commercial success over 5 years
Applicant’s innovation should be in one of the following categories:
- invention, design or production of goods
- performance of services
- marketing and distribution
- after-sale support of goods or services
International Trade
To apply for the International Trade award, applicant must also:
- have made a minimum of £100,000 in overseas sales in the first year of your entry and show year-on-year growth
- prove that applicant’s organisation has achieved outstanding growth in overseas earnings relative to their business size and sector
- prove steep year-on-year growth (without dips) in overseas sales over 3 years or substantial year-on-year growth (without dips) over 6 years
Sustainable Development
To apply for the Sustainable Development award applicant must either:
- show how their outstanding sustainable development practices have helped to improve their commercial performance over 2 years
- show how their continuous sustainable development practices have helped to improve their commercial performance over 5 years
Applicant’s achievements should be in one of the following categories:
- invention, design or production of goods
- performance of services
- marketing and distribution
- after-sale support of goods or services
- management of resources or relationships with people and other organisations
- Promoting Opportunity through social mobility
To apply for the Promoting Opportunity award, applicant must also:
- have had a social mobility programme running for more than 2 years
- prove that the programme benefits organisation (for example, it has improved their reputation or led to savings in the business)
Applicant’s improvements should be in one of the following areas:
- work experience, careers advice or mentoring for young people
- offering non-graduate routes such as traineeships or changing recruitment practices
- giving equal support and progression opportunities to all employees
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via the given website.
Eligible Country: United Kingdom
For more information, please visit The Queen’s Awards.