Deadline: 2-Sep-22
Deloitte Technology is pleased to announce the UK Technology Fast 50 Awards.
The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 is one of the UK's foremost technology awards programmes, celebrating innovation and entrepreneurship
The UK awards recognize revenue growth driven by leading intellectual property and are a celebration of innovation and entrepreneurship. The UK Tech Fast 50 program includes four award categories (Top 50, Regional Winners, and Fast 50 Women in Leadership & Rising Stars).
Why should you apply?
- The Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 is the UK's longest running tech growth awards programme. The prestigious list provides one of the most objective rankings in the country, aimed at recognizing innovative technology companies that redefine the cutting edge; transform the way they do business; combines technological innovation and entrepreneurship; and disrupt the technology industry.
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But what would winning mean for your company? Being recognized as a Technology Fast 50 winner has many potential benefits, including:
- Benchmark of success
- Enhanced brand and customer recognition
- Increased visibility with investors
- Positive influence on employee recruiting, retention and morale
- Receive access to free premium training through their Fast 50 Skills Hub in collaboration with training provider Multiverse
- Local, national, and social media exposure
- Valued netw orking opportunities at exclusive Fast 50 winners' awards ceremony
Eligibility Criteria
- The company must have accounts covering a minimum of four years (ie four full twelve month financial periods)
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The company must be considered a technology company which, for this purpose, is defined as a company that meets at least one of the following four criteria:
- Owns intellectual proprietary property or proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues;
- Manufactures a technology related product;
- Devotes a significant proportion of operating revenues to research and development of technology; and
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Is technology intensive, or uses its own unique technology to solve problems.
- NB: Companies using third party technology or intellectual property in a unique way does not meet this definition. Consulting companies, professional services firms, resellers and others who don't rely on proprietary technologies to generate their revenue are not eligible.
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The company must have its headquarters in the UK.
- NB: Companies headquartered in Northern Ireland can take part in the UK OR Irish programme, but need to choose one or the other and cannot enter both.
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The company must not be a subsidiary of a larger group
- NB: If there is more than one trading company in a group of companies, the nomination should reflect consolidated revenue for year 1 and 4 and not the revenue of a particular company within the group.
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The company must have base-year (year 1) operating revenues of £41,000 (€50,000) and a current year (year 4) operating revenues of at least £835,000 (€1,000,000).
- NB: Operating revenue figures must be calculated on a consistent basis. Please disclose in your application any change in revenue recognition between the year 1 and year 4 accounts
- In order to verify your company is eligible to enter the UK Technology Fast 50 programme.
For more information, visit UK Technology Fast 50.
For more information, visit https://www.deloitte.co.uk/fast50/index.html