Award categories

Startups Business of the Year

You can't enter this directly. The lucky winner will be chosen from the winners of all the other categories. To be in with a chance of winning this coveted title, enter any of the other 15 award categories today.

Online Business of the Year

Is your business the next Google, Facebook or Lastminute.com? Is 60% of your turnover derived from online transactions? Great, then you could become our online business of 2010.

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Green Business of the Year

Does your business have an environmental conscience? If you have improved your environmental profile through reducing your carbon footprint, cutting energy bills and/or reducing waste/emissions then it's time to start telling the planet about it.

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Innovative Business of the Year

This category champions the entrepreneurs that see the opportunities everyone else misses. If you're venturing where no others have dared with a ground-breaking product or service, enter today.

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Service Business of the Year

Accountants, hairdressers, travel agents, consultancies and retailers this is your category. If your business plies its trade providing a service to others, then enter now.

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Product of the Year

Have you got the single most useful or valued product of the year? If you have, and it woos our judges like it's wooing your customers, then you could claim this crown.

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Angel/VC backed Business of the Year

Has your business received the backing of an individual angel investor, a network or a venture capital firm? If so, and you can already demonstrate good traction towards achieving your goals and those of your investors, we want to hear from you.

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Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Calling all you bright young things – this category is for all business owners under 30 years' old.

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Home-based Business of the Year

With technology comes opportunity. We want to recognise the most successful home-based companies. You may be employing other home-workers and should be able to show that business progress is on a par with your lifestyle choice.

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The Adversity Award

This award recognises entrepreneurs who've overcome serious personal, financial or physical challenges in establishing their businesses. Is this you? If it is, get applying.

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Women in Business Award

Are you the next Anita Roddick or Michelle Mone? If you're female and the founder or co-founder of an outstanding young business or if you're providing inspiration and impetus for other women in business, be it through public speaking, mentoring, are pioneering in your industry or are simply making fantastic strides you could well be a frontrunner for this title.
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Social Enterprise of the Year

If you're a commercial business or CIC whose main goal is to benefit a social or environmental cause; or a business that contributes a significant percentage of profits to an ethical cause, we'll be recognising your entrepreneurial efforts. Get applying!

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Craft Business of the Year

If your business has been turning heads of craft-loving customers, be it from basketry and textiles to millinery and knitwear, enter here.

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Mobile Business of the Year

A company 'mobile strategy' is now commonplace. If mobile plays a demonstrably significant and innovative part within your business, whether that's workforce and process-related or your business has a mobile service, app or platform from which you generate revenues, we want to hear from you.

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Franchisee of the Year

Made a territory your own and established or grown a franchise brand there in the past three years? If you can show your franchise is following best practice and going the extra mile to become a strong case study for the parent business, it's about time you received some national recognition.

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Business Plan of the Year

We want to hear from entrepreneurs who have an outstanding concept and plan to execute it – or those that are up and running, but have created a business plan to take their company to the next level, whether that's raising finance or meeting ambitious growth targets. Get your plans to us now and be assured the contents will be treated in confidence.

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