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Entrepreneur Of The Year Award
Are you an entrepreneur that has shown initiative and had success in business in the area?
This award is open to any individual who has seen opportunities and acted on them with great success. They will be assessed on the following criteria:
- Ability to create a self sustaining and successful business
- Ability to demonstrate creativity and ‘thinking outside the box’ to build and grow a business.
- Evidence of the individual’s ability to identify opportunities and develop them through initiative, strong organisational skills and the acceptance of risk
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To enter the Inspire Awards your business must pay business rates to one of the following local authorities:
- Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Rushmoor Borough Council
- Hart District Council
Entrepreneur of the Year Award Entry Form
This award is open to individuals that can demonstrate exceptional entrepreneurship and business acumen in their career. Please note that your data will only be used for the purpose of entering the INSPIRE awards, and you will only be contacted in regards to your entry unless you give us your consent to do so otherwise (tick boxes at the end of the form).
Inspire Awards Entry Guidelines
- Entries for the INSPIRE will close on 6th March 2023
- Judging takes place once entries have closed when finalists from each category are chosen.
- Selected finalists will be invited to a media event (27 March 2023 TBC)
- Unsuccessful entrants will be informed by email
- Finalists will have a 30-minute meeting with judges (17-19 April TBC) before a decision on the winner is made
- The INSPIRE business awards judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
- Due to the number of entries, feedback on individual entries cannot be given.
- Winners will be announced at the awards evening on 16th July 2023. All receive a free ticket to attend
- Each entry has a 1000 word limit, this is split across each of the questions.
- We recommend that you write your entry in a saved document then cut and paste it into the entry form
- Finalists and winners must be willing to talk to the media about their business achievements.
- Your business must pay (if required to do so) business rates to one of the following local authorities: Test Valley Borough Council Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Rushmoor Borough Council Hart District Council
- Please do not send additional supporting documents to your entry
- You should receive an email confirmation that your entry has been received, please contact us if you do not receive a confirmation
