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Click on the links below for full details
and entry forms for each category.
Best Start-Up Business (under 2 years)
This award is open to all businesses within the Hastings & Rother area who at the closing date for applications have been trading for less than 24 months.
Outstanding Contribution to the Community
This award is open to all businesses, who can demonstrate an outstanding contribution to the local community through the support of local community organisations, schools or partnerships.
Retailer of the Year
Award for the retail business that can best demonstrate strong growth, an innovative approach to customer and employee relations together with creativity to enhance sales. This category is open to local independent retailers and to local units of national chains providing they can show how they have impacted on the local community and economy.
Eatery (Restaurant / Pub / Cafe) of the Year
Award for a local restaurant, café, pub that can demonstrate outstanding creativity, customer service and top quality dining / food in the Hastings & Rother area.
Tourism & Leisure Business of the Year
Award to a Hastings & Rother-based business that has best demonstrated exceptional financial returns, innovation, strong growth and market leadership in the field of tourism & leisure and related activities.
Young Achiever of the Year
Award for an exceptional individual aged under 30, who has set up or developed a new business, product or service or made a significant contribution to the local community over the past 12 months.
Small Business of the Year (under 10 employees)
This award is open to all businesses within the Hastings & Rother area with less than 10 employees that can demonstrate exceptional performance, growth & market leadership.
Investor in Training Business of the Year
Award for a business that can demonstrate a significant and sustainable training and development programme resulting in a positive gain for employees and the organisation as a whole.
Customer Service Business of the Year
Award for a business or organisation, irrespective of size or sector that can demonstrate commercial success and strategies for growth whilst achieving excellence in looking after its customers. The organisation must have objectives for high quality customer service and clear methods of monitoring and evaluating standards.
Social Enterprise of the Year
This award is open to all social enterprises within the Hastings & Rother area who are able to demonstrate a robust and sustainable business strategy. Lifetime Achievement Award
Award for an exceptional individual whose effort and determination over time has made an exceptional contribution to a business and the wider business community resulting in a positive gain for both.
HSBC Overall Business of the Year
Sponsored by HSBC
Award to any business in the Hastings & Rother area that has demonstrated innovative strategies to bring about exceptional financial returns, strong growth and market leadership in its sector.
For enquiries and further information please contact either
Faiza Shafeek at the Hastings Observer on 01424 856751,
email: faiza.shafeek@jpress.co.uk
or Jonathan Dolding at Ten Sixty Six Enterprise
on 01424 205507, email jonathan.dolding@1066enterprise.co.uk |
