Could you be eligible to win the most prestigious business award in the UK?
A Queen’s Award for Enterprise is one of the most prestigious awards a UK based company can win and almost 150 of these incredible accolades are give out by the Queen each year.
The Queen's Awards for Enterprise is an awards programme for British businesses and other organizations who excel at international trade, innovation or sustainable development. They are the highest official UK awards for British businesses.
The Queen's Awards for Enterprise are awards for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the categories of:
* Innovation - for commercial success as a result of innovation
* International trade - for growth and commercial success in international trade
* Sustainable development - for commercially successful products, services and management that benefit the environment, society and the economy
To be awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the category of International Trade, a company must show a substantial and sustained increase in export earnings over three consecutive 12-month periods, to a level which is outstanding for the products and services concerned, and for the size of the organisation.
Different requirements are set for the award in the categories of Innovation and Sustainable Development. Awards are made on the advice of the Prime Minister after examination of applications by an Advisory Committee composed of leading individuals from industry, commerce, trade unions and government.
Winning a Queen's Award is one of the most effective ways of growing your business. Demonstrating to potential customers, partners and investors that you are better than your competitors by receiving such a significant award from The Queen can add real value to your business.
The awards are valid for 5 years, they are free to enter.
You must submit your application online. You can apply for more than one award.
The application period closes 30th September 2015.
For more information please visit:
https://www.gov.uk/queens-awards-for-enterprise/overview
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