FSB Awards 2024 - Categories

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FSB CELEBRATING SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS 2024 CATEGORIES Sustainability Award This award is designed to recognise the most ethical, socially responsible, or green business. Judges will be looking for businesses that can highlight their main sustainability achievements, demonstrate how they have made an invaluable contribution to their business, and showcase how they are helping to drive wider progress in the green economy.

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Tell us why you fit the awards category selected.

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Tell us about your current business success and share evidence of successful business performance.

Demonstrate how your business operates in the low carbon economy, runs environmental programmes, or has launched an environmental product or initiative. (Maybe: include any key metrics/data on the impact this product or initiative has had, e.g., CO2e saved, plastic to landfill diverted or green KW generated)

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Demonstrate the actions you are taking to make the business grow and survive long term whilst delivering social environmental benefit.

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Micro Business Award (Open to businesses with 0-9 employees) This award celebrates micro businesses punching above their weight for businesses with 9 employees or fewer. Judges will be looking for businesses that have demonstrated strong revenue growth and a product or service of a quality that stands above competitors.

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Tell us about your current business success and share evidence of successful business performance.

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Demonstrate the actions you are taking to make the business grow and survive long term.

FSB CELEBRATING SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS 2024 CATEGORIES Start-up Business Award (Open to businesses in operation for under 2 years from date of entry) This award is open to start-up businesses operating for under two years in any business sector. Judges will be looking for businesses that have identified and exploited a market opportunity while building a solid foundation upon which their business can thrive.

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Tell us about how the business was launched, why it is filling a gap in the market, your current business success and share evidence of successful business performance.

Family Business Award (Open to businesses run by families) Championing the significant contribution family firms make to business, this category seeks to reward the UK’s top family-run SME with less than 250 employees. Majority ownership remains with the family and at least two family members working in the business. Judges will be looking for an organisation that can demonstrate how the family business’ nature and values have contributed to success across the business.

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Tell us why you fit the awards category selected.

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Tell us about your current business success and share evidence of successful business performance. How family values influence the business and explain how the interests of the family are balanced against the interests of the business.

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Demonstrate the actions you are taking to make the business grow and survive long term.

Demonstrate the actions you are taking to make the business grow and survive long term.

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FSB CELEBRATING SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS 2024 CATEGORIES Young Entrepreneur Award

Community Award

This award is for entrepreneurs who have demonstrated the traits to achieve a level of business success that belies their age. Judges will be looking for young entrepreneurs that have seized the opportunity to establish their own business and are passionate for progress. This entrepreneur will be a beacon of inspiration to businesspeople irrespective of age and industry.

(Open to businesses who partake in initiatives that support their local Community)

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Tell us why you fit the awards category selected.

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Tell us about your current business success and share evidence of successful business performance. Explain why this is impressive compared to your competitors and peers.

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Demonstrate the actions you are taking to make the business grow and survive long term. Evidence that you are building a scalable business or brand.

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This is the category for businesses who partake in initiatives that support their local community, including apprenticeships, or makes a positive impact through employee led activities. Judges will be looking for evidence of businesses that have been either set up to support the community through their activities or for businesses who help support the community through donations, resources, or other activities.

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Tell us why you fit the awards category selected.

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Tell us about your current business success and share evidence of successful community business performance.

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Demonstrate the actions you are taking to make the business grow and survive long term. Evidence measurable impact on and support to the local community.

FSB CELEBRATING SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS 2024 CATEGORIES Innovation Award

Self-Employed / Freelancer Award

(Open to businesses where bold, new business models and innovative products are delivering dramatic results)

(Open to Freelancers and the self-employed and celebrates the tenacity and drive it takes to go it alone)

This award is where bold, new business models, innovative products and businesses exploring new markets delivering dramatic results can shine. Judges will be looking for businesses which either offer a groundbreaking product or service, or that are using an exciting innovative approach to improve or disrupt a traditional market, or new markets.

This award recognises Freelancers and the self-employed and celebrates the tenacity and drive it takes to go it alone. Judges will be looking for you to demonstrate considerable progression, a sound business plan, and a sense of purpose for their future.

Judges will be looking for the self-employed who has shown consistent growth backed by a strong financial performance, while demonstrating a clear understanding of the markets that they operate in.

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Tell us why you fit the awards category selected.

Tell us about your current business success and share evidence of successful business performance.

Evidence how your business has used innovation either through development of a new product or process. Explain how the business has changed because of this innovation.

Demonstrate the actions you are taking to make the business grow and survive long term.

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Tell us about your current business success and share evidence of successful business performance within the last 2 years.

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Demonstrate the actions you are taking to make the business grow and survive long term along with a clear understanding of the market in which you operate.

FSB CELEBRATING SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS 2024 CATEGORIES Expansion & Growth Award (Open to businesses with 10 – 250 employees) This award celebrates the larger small businesses who have expanded to 10-250 full and/or part-time employees. Judges will be looking for businesses that have demonstrated strong revenue, whilst retaining their service level standards and employee retention records.

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Tell us why you fit the awards category selected.

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Tell us about your current business success and share evidence of successful business performance.

Demonstrate commitment to core values has been enhanced and improved upon as a larger small business.

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Demonstrate the actions you are taking to make the business grow and survive long term.

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Diversity & Inclusion Award This award celebrates the company who uses their role to ensure diversity and inclusion are at the heart of their business or specific project.

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Demonstrate how you have eliminated discrimination and encouraged inclusivity in your business

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Demonstrate the impact of, and positive outcomes from, embracing diversity and inclusion, in relation to the success of the company

FSB CELEBRATING SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS 2024 CATEGORIES Service Excellence Award Open to – Small Businesses able to demonstrate how they have gone above and beyond to deliver First-class customer service. The Judges will be looking for how you have approached meeting and exceeding their customers’ expectations.

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Showcase how you have gone above and beyond and the benefits to your business by putting your customers first?

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Demonstrate how your business have responded to changing customer needs and expectations.

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Franchise Business Award This award celebrates a franchisee who can demonstrate the ability to perform exceptionally well in all areas of their business, regardless of the size of your business or the sector you work in.

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Demonstrate success, size, profitability, how you lead your business and what sets you apart from other franchisees in terms of creating customer satisfaction and gaining repeat business.

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Demonstrate how a franchise model has helped you expand your business. Why has the franchise model been beneficial to you?

GOOD LUCK

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