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Medium-Sized Business Of The Year Award
We like to celebrate dynamic businesses that are standard-bearers for success across the region.
This category is open to dynamic medium-sized businesses (£505k to £5 million annual turnover) that are standard-bearers for success across the region. This award is one of the highest accolades and will be presented to the business most able to demonstrate all-round achievement and fulfil the criteria below:
- An organisation which can demonstrate success in overcoming challenges to drive forward its business plan and exceed its business objectives.
- An organisation which can demonstrate sound business and financial planning.
- Staff involvement and motivation to meet business objectives.
- A clear plan for future growth of the organisation.
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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
Medium-Sized Business Of The Year Award Entry 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

