The speaker pauses, extracting the maximum anticipation from the audience of finalists. Your heart pumps, as you can’t quite believe that your firm’s name might be called.
But it is! You stride through the applause to the stage, climbing those few steps to the platform before receiving that warm handshake and the acknowledgement that your organisation has been recognised as a leader in its class.
Winning awards is good for business
However good it feels on the night, there’s more to winning a business award than a warm glow and the congratulations of your peers.
News of your success can secure free coverage in local and trade media.
Recognition of their hard work can be a valuable morale-booster to staff, pushing up productivity and loyalty.
The winner’s badge can help build credibility with customers.
These are more than enough reasons why your business should enter the 2013 Dorset Business Awards.
Get the recognition you deserve
Organised by the Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the awards celebrate the creativity, dynamism and high levels of excellence exhibited by firms across the county.
Entries for the 2013 awards are now open and more information on how to start the process can be found by clicking here.
It’s free to enter the awards and they’re open to any business based in Dorset, from the smallest to the largest.
Entries must be in by Tuesday 10 September, with the sweetener of being entered into a draw for free tickets to the awards ceremony if your submission is received by Friday 23 August.
The award categories are:
- Apprenticeship Training Award
- Business Engagement with the Community Award
- Business Woman of the Year Award
- Dorset Tourism Award
- Entrepreneur of the Year Award
- Hays Employee of the Year Award
- KPMG & Lester Aldridge Company of the Year Award
- Nuffield Health Excellence in Customer Service Award
- Princecroft Willis Family Business Award
- Retail Excellence Award
