The benefits of winning... A QUEEN’S AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE
Why the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise really matter What motivates a company to enter the Queen’s Awards? The answers to this question are many and varied, but one thing is certain: companies have everything to gain by entering, and nothing to lose. The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are widely considered the highest accolade to be bestowed upon a UK business, celebrating the British companies that have showed outstanding achievement in trade, innovation, sustainable development and promoting opportunity through social mobility. Put simply, winning an award puts British companies on a pedestal; it celebrates their achievements, in a multitude of sectors, and showcases their innovations, ideas and achievements to a global audience. The Queen’s Awards are hugely respected, both at home and overseas, andwinning has been proven to give companies a winning edge over their competitors, in addition to offering the ideal introduction to new customers. Becoming an elite Queen’s Awards winner also provides unlimitedmarketing potential across digital and print platforms, both at local and national level. But it’s not all about winning. Simply entering and becoming a part of the Queen’s Awards journey is hugely valuable. If success doesn’t happen on the first attempt, lessons will have been learned during the application process, new targets set and additional focus given to how the company can come back even bigger and better the following year, on a quest to become a worthy future winner – and one
of the best British companies in its field. Over the past 55 years, since the awards’ launch in 1965, entrants have come fromall around the UK, fromcity-based centres of commerce to remote locations in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands. Themajority of winning companies have fewer than 250 employees, but larger companies have also clinched thismost prestigious of accolades.
Entering the Queen’s Awards:
In order to enter, your company must have at least two full-time employees. There is a straightforward online entry process. How long this takes to complete will understandably vary according to the type of company and its products, and how readily available the required data is. Your chances of success – and the accolades associated with this – are high. On average, a quarter of those entering succeed in gaining a Queen’s Award. Of course, any award is only as good as the employees who have worked hard to achieve it, and this recognition is the ultimate morale booster. Each winning company receives a formal presentation by The Queen’s representative (often the county’s Lord-Lieutenant) at the company’s premises or another suitable location; some examples of these presentations can be seen in later pages of this publication.
Be celebrated in print and online
prestigious mailing list of recipients, both in the UK and internationally. In a recent survey of winners, the majority agreed that the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise Magazine, and its website, were rated either ‘Good’ or ‘Excellent’. With your help, the dedicated print and online team want to improve on this even further, so please email your feedback to Anne Smith at admin@queensawardsmagazine.com
In an exclusive promotional opportunity, available only to Queen’s Awards winners, companies are offered the chance to appear in the publication you are reading now, the notable Queen’s Awards For Enterprise Magazine, and its accompanying, hugely popular website. This high quality publication is independently published, acting as a who’s who of the business world’s greatest innovators. It is distributed to a
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