For more information please contact: Catherine Menzies, 01244 511844, c.menzies@.ac.uk or visit our website at www.chester.ac.uk/highsheriff-enterprise

The High ’s Awards for Enterprise

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2014Entry Form

Entry The Awards and Awards Ceremony

Thanks to significant contributions from Entry Criteria How to Enter Awards Ceremony regional and international sponsors, the High Essential Entry Criteria for the ’s To enter the High Sheriff’s Awards for The winners will be announced at the Awards Sheriff of ’s Awards for Enterprise is Award for Enterprise 2014, Bank of America Enterprise simply choose a category or Presentation Evening at the University of Chester Cheshire’s prime business award event. The Award for Corporate Social Responsibility categories, complete the application form campus on the Thursday 27 March 2014. benefits of entering the High Sheriff’s Awards and Mornflake Oats Award for Innovation are and submit it with your supporting statement for Enterprise extend far beyond winning one as follows: (in no more than two pages) encapsulating Guest Speaker of the prestigious Awards; they provide access your business achievements in relation to the to a network of support across Cheshire. The Tom Bloxham MBE The entrants must: category you are entering. In addition, you Chairman, Urban Splash Group Ltd Awards were introduced in 2006 by the then may include any relevant company brochures , David Briggs MBE, • Have an annual turnover of at least £500,000 to support your entry. to recognise outstanding achievement by Tom Bloxham MBE is • Employ between 5-250 members of staff enterprises in Cheshire, Halton and . You can submit your application either by chairman and founder The Awards are now endorsed by each High • Demonstrate outstanding performance email to [email protected] or by post to of award winning regeneration company Sheriff in office. and explain their strategy to ensure that Catherine Menzies, Chester Business School, Urban Splash, which has the company will continue to expand and University of Chester, Parkgate Road CH1 4BJ. flourish in the future received 327 awards to date High Sheriff of for architecture, design and Application forms can be downloaded Cheshire, 2013/2014 There are no specific entry requirements for business success. Martin Beaumont the Cheshire Business Leaders Award for the online at: The company is responsible Outstanding Cheshire & Warrington Business www.chester.ac.uk/highsheriff-enterprise and emailed to: [email protected] for development projects The Office of the Leader. across the country, including Manchester, High Sheriff is a Essential entry criteria for the Cheshire Business Deadline for entries is Friday 3rd January 2014. Liverpool, Birmingham, Leeds, Bradford, Royal post, which Leaders Award for the Cheshire & Warrington Sheffield, Bristol, Plymouth and Morecambe. dates back to Saxon Young Entrepreneur: Entrants must be 30 years or times. under (as at 31 December 2013).

Award Categories and Criteria Award Categories and Criteria

High Sheriff’s Award for Cheshire Business Leaders Enterprise 2014 Award for the Cheshire & Warrington Young Win a place on the University Entrepreneur Bank of America Award of Chester’s MBA programme for Corporate Social Mornflake Oats Award for worth £10,000 Innovation Win £500 worth of prize money Responsibility Cheshire Business Leaders Key Criteria - to invest in your business PLUS Win £3,000 worth of prize money Award for the Outstanding Organisations that have achieved Win £3,000 worth of prize money Cheshire & Warrington free mentoring / business support outstanding commercial success and Key Criteria: Key Criteria: Business Leader to the value of £500 from CBL sustainable growth will be honoured Organisations which demonstrate a Organisations recognised with this Members * with this prestigious award. award will demonstrate a proven high standard of commitment in the Win £500 worth of prize money Key Criteria Organisations will have a need to way they organise and integrate their ability to create, nurture and develop per year * Nominations are invited from develop the company’s management responsible business practices will new products or services. Qualifiers of Key Criteria individuals aged 30 years or under (as at skills and a manager destined to help receive this prestigious endorsement. this award are required to demonstrate The award will recognise an Outstanding 31 December 2013), running a business achieve the company’s ambitions Submissions should provide evidence how they have differentiated Business Leader who has shown that has been trading for a maximum of for the future. Submissions should of a Corporate Social Responsibility themselves from others in their exceptional vision and leadership at three years. Key criteria we are looking demonstrate initiative and a (CSR) strategy that integrates industry. Achievements can include, the helm of a successful and growing for include growth in turnover and/ or willingness to undertake bold new responsible business practice into but are not limited to the invention, business which has also contributed to ventures and include evidence of their mainstream operations resulting design, production, performance, profits, job creation, developing new the development and reputation of the sustainable growth and commercial in a positive impact in the workplace, marketing and distribution of their markets and long term potential. whole sub-region. Nominations for the success to levels that are outstanding the marketplace, the environment or product or service. award are welcomed from individuals for the size of the applicant’s the community. running businesses of all sizes. The operations. * Winners of both Cheshire Business Leaders winner will be awarded free membership Awards will also be invited to attend the of Cheshire Business Leaders, worth annual Cheshire Ambassadors lunch at the £500 a year. Grosvenor Hotel and Spa, hosted by His Grace, The Duke ofWestminster.

ENTRY Form ENTRY Form

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Deadline for No. of employees entries is Friday 3rd Name of Business January 2014

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High Sheriff’s Award for Enterprise 2014

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Email Cheshire Business Leaders Award for the Outstanding Cheshire & Warrington Business Leader

Company web address Cheshire Business Leaders Award for the Cheshire & Warrington Young Entrepreneur Award and Event Sponsors Benefits of winning an MBA BusinessChester from Chester Business School School

• Develop an understanding of the latest management and leadership • ENSURE organisational development for sustained competitive Advantage THINKING AND RESEARCH • JOIN A community of practice OF LEADERS, DIAGNOSING and resolving • BE taught by a faculty of research active, business engaged SHARED leadership challenges leadership educators • ENGAGE WITH A wealth of current resources and materials available • DEVELOP YOUR strategic thinking and policy formulation capabilities electronically TO ENABLE OPTIMAL STUDY FLEXIBILITY • DEVELOP YOUR personal leadership skills and behaviours for initiating and • PARTICIPATE IN Action learning based methods addressing the implementing change problems and CHALLENGES facing delegate LEADERS and their organisations • Enhance YOUR personal leadership capability AND FUlly REALISE YOUR POTENTIAL AS A LEADER • ENGAGE WITH Action research based assessments designed to enhance • ESTABLISH values based, ethical leadership HABITS • YOUR LEADERSHIP and THE PERFORMANCE OF YOUR BUSINESS

Visit our website for more information: www.chester.ac.uk/postgraduate/mba-parttime For more information please contact: Catherine Menzies, 01244 511844, [email protected] or visit our website at www.chester.ac.uk/highsheriff-enterprise