Rutland & Stamford Mercury Business Awards 2012
Whether your firm is a minnow or a mammoth, we're sure you have something to celebrate
The Mercury Business Awards are back for a seventh successive year.
There are seven categories this year thanks to our sponsors: Hegarty LLP Solicitors; Duncan Toplis; Anne Corder Recruitment; Peterborough Regional College; South Kesteven Disitrct Council and Greetham Valley Hotel, Golf and Conference Centre.
The awards gala dinner will be on Tuesday, May 15, at Greetham Valley Hotel, Golf and Conference Centre.
Mercury editor Eileen Green said: "The awards are a superb chance to showcase your business and its success. There are success stories everywhere even in this tough economic climate.
"In previous years businesses have celebrated their successes and gone on to further glories, I'm sure this year will be no different."
Sponsorship opportunity
If you'd like to sponsor this year's Employee or Team of the Year award call Linda on 01476 562291 or email linda.pritchard@jpress.co.uk
Categories and sponsors
Best New Start-up (sponsored by Hegarty LLP Solicitors)
Has your business been a roaring success in its infancy? Has it exceeded all your expectations or is it exactly on the right track, looking strong and with excellent prospects for the future?
You may be a one-man band already looking to expand, or you may have started at a larger scale and already proved your ideas would work.
Open to companies in business for up to three years on the date of the launch of the competition. (February 10, 2012)
Apprentice of the Year (sponsored by Peterborough Regional College)
To reflect the importance of young people in the workplace. We are looking for an enthusiastic young person aged from 16 to 24 who has a great story to tell. They may have come up with an amazing idea for your company. They may be an apprentice or a trainee who has shown commitment and dedication and proven that they really want to achieve and make a difference.
If you have a young employee who you think makes a difference and deserves some recognition, or you are that young person, this is the category to enter.
Lifetime Achievement (sponsored by Duncan and Toplis)
This award is in recognition of an exceptional individual whose effort and determination over time has made an exceptional contribution to not just a business, but the wider community. We are looking for someone who has set and maintained high standards throughout their working life and can be held up as an example for the younger generation.
Community Champions (sponsored by Cummins Generator Technologies Ltd)
This award looks to bring together the business world and the local community. We are looking for those people who give up their time to help others. This is your chance to reward the efforts of those people who are always helping others.
You can nominate an individual or a team. Just tell us what they do and why they should win. Once all the nominations are in we will ask the public to vote for two winners, who will be invited to collect their award at the Mercury Business Awards gala dinner.
Employee or Team of the Year
This award is to celebrate dedication and commitment to business. The title will go to the employee or team who always go the extra mile and exceed expectations within their company. The judges will be looking for an employee or team who can demonstrate how their attitude, commitment and dedication to their job has delivered significant benefits to their organisation.
Customer Care Award (sponsored by South Kesteven District Council)
This award will recognise the firm that can prove the customer really does come first. Has your business excelled itself to help one customer in particular or have you introduced new ways of working to help every customer who comes through the door?
Business of the Year (sponsored by Anne Corder Recruitment and Greetham Valley Golf Club)
The Business of the Year will have to demonstrate it has had a year to celebrate. The winning business will be able to show excellence in operations and performance, continuous improvement and have a clear vision for the years ahead. The winner will obviously have to be able to demonstrate good profit and good policies towards its people and customers.