Are Business Awards Worth it?
We live and breathe awards. And we wouldn’t do this if we didn’t think it was worth it. But we understand your scepticism. So why are business awards worth it?
We live and breathe awards. And we wouldn’t do this if we didn’t think it was worth it. But we understand your scepticism. So why are business awards worth it?
“I booked myself onto what is considered the Awards Training Masterclass, run by Donna O’Toole, CEO of August Consultancy, to learn all the tricks and tips for writing an award winning entry”
Winning customer service awards is one of the most credible ways of making your business…
Is your award entry irresistible? I recently attended an excellent training day led by Shine. The similarities in our industries are clear, whether bidding for high-value commercial contracts worth millions or even billions of pounds or aiming to win high-level industry awards, the passion we put into making sure our clients win is palpable. During…
Individual Awards Are you a director, entrepreneur or a business leader who has created positive results for your company, your employees and your industry? Do you have future business plans for investment, merger, growth or sale? Or perhaps you would like to broaden your horizons by becoming a non-exec director for an organisation that could…
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The 2016 Queen results are in and it’s the…
I really enjoy supporting businesses to win the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise competition. It’s a true game-changer for winners, brings them so much great PR, opens doors to all sorts of global opportunities, and even gets them to a reception at Buckingham Palace. But there’s one little word that comes up for discussion time and…
The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise is a leading UK business award that you might have heard about, but don’t know where to start in knowing if you truly stand a chance of becoming a winner. Well, I’ll let you into a secret; the awards are rigorous, but certainly not impossible to win — so long…
Game-changing awards Inspirational recognition means different things to different people, but it has one key attribute. It can be game-changing. It could be receiving a personal honour from Her Majesty The Queen, like an MBE, OBE, CBE, or even a knighthood. This could be possible to achieve through a written nomination for a person who…
We live in a fast-paced, and complex world, no more so than in our working lives. And no matter what we do, what products or services we create and deliver, it can be easy to get lost in the pressure of targets, plans and deadlines. But we must always remember that at the end of…
If so congratulations, you’ll know the brilliant feeling that comes with being crowned…
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