Rugby Business Awards

Award Categories

1. Retailer of the Year
2. Business Newcomer
3. Innovator of the Year
4. Small Business of the Year
5. Customer Care Award
6. Employee of the Year
7. Team of the Year
8. Best Promotional and Marketing Campaign
9. Green Company of the Year
10. Business of the Year

This award will be voted for by members of the public during the month of April 2010. Voting forms are available in the Rugby Advertiser throughout April as well as in the Rugby Advertiser reception area and from the Rugby BID Rangers. The public have been asked to look at the following points when making their decision: Quality of entrants experience, customer service level, product availability and quality, store layout.

Open to anyone who has management control of a company or enterprise which they have personally established within the past five years. Judges are looking for a good grasp of product potential, use of advice and resources, evidence of clear business planning and sustainability.

This award will go to the employer or manager who has implemented an idea, spearheaded a change of procedure, system, or function, which has led to significantly improved profitability, or an outstanding difference to the company’s operation.

For businesses which employ fewer than ten full-time staff. Judges are looking for a clear business plan and the ability to demonstrate achievement of business objectives. Clear understanding of the market and customers’ needs must be shown.

This is where the public comes in. If you have received outstanding treatment when all you were expecting was hassle, this is the award for you! The judges will be looking for cases where customers are treated with care, courtesy and respect. Dealing with this company, shop or team is a treat.

A manager should nominate a member of their staff who is a constant high achiever, and who has made a significant contribution to the success of their department. Judges want an insight into what the manager thinks makes them so special – it must be more than simple results.

Employers to nominate three or more people, who either work together usually, or just for a particular project. Judges are looking for teams which have made a significant contribution to the business, commitment to team working and mutual support and respect.

Judges are looking for an individual or team who have best demonstrated how a creative marketing/ promotional campaign can be used to forward their business significantly. Entries should include examples of the campaign (min. of 3 visuals) and include an explanation of the thought behind it, and evidence of its success.

This category attempts to identify companies who have created or adapted their working practices to conserve resources and maximise efforts to enhance green values. Written evidence to support your applications along with pictures if possible. Examples and testimonials would also help the entry.

Judges choosing the winner of our blue riband award are looking for a clear business plan and achievement of stated business objectives. An understanding of the market and how the company meets the needs of its customers must be shown (evidence of training and development of the workforce, and then understanding and commitment of staff of all levels towards the business vision, are key criteria). Judges will also take account of a positive commitment to the local community.