Organisation Name:

Trading Address:

What does your organisation do?

In what year did your business start?

What was your turnover in your last trading year?

Please provide any of these - Company Number, Charity Number, or VAT Number. Please indicate which type of number you are providing:

Name of the organisation owner:

Number of employees (Please give the number of full time, part time, and volunteer staff):

Your name:

Your email:

Your phone number:

Which of these organisations are you a member of? BIDChamber

Select the award you wish to enter for. You can submit multiple award applications, but they need to be individual application forms for each: —Please choose an option—Large Business of the Year AwardSmall Business of the Year AwardBest Start-up/New Business AwardVisitor Experience AwardCustomer Service Excellence AwardCharity, Not for Profit & Social Enterprise AwardThe Rising Star AwardGreen Business of the Year Award

Please state in no more than 400 words why you believe your company should win this award?

[group large-business] This award celebrates the success of a business that is over £750k turnover. This should include the growth of the business and market presence established over this time. Applicants should consider the following in their application where appropriate:
• Clearly describe the business model and market
• Provide relevant financial information to demonstrate sustained growth
• How has your customer base grown? Provide evidence of market growth
• Describe any changes in models, products or ways you pivoted to stay competitive
• What challenges have you faced and overcome?
• What’s next? [/group] [group small-business] This award celebrates the success of a business that under £750k turnover/less than 10 FTE employees. This should include the growth of the business and market presence established over this time. Applicants should consider the following in their application where appropriate:
• Clearly describe the business model and market
• Provide relevant financial information to demonstrate growth
• How has your customer base grown? Provide evidence of market growth
• Ability to engage and contribute to Salisbury and South Wilts
• What challenges have you faced and overcome?
• What’s next? Future objectives for growth [/group] [group startup-business] This award celebrates the growth and success of a business that has started and been trading for 2 years or less. This should include the growth of the business and market presence established over this time. Applicants should consider the following in their application where appropriate:
• Clearly describe the business need, model and market
• Provide relevant information to demonstrate how you have become established in the local economy
• How has your customer base grown? Provide evidence of market growth
• Describe any growth in resources (staffing, sub-contractors, partners)
• What challenges have you faced and overcome?
• What’s next? [/group] [group visitor-business] This award recognises those businesses who welcome visitors to Salisbury & surrounding areas. Open to retail, hospitality, leisure and attractions who show enthusiasm for delivering the best experience for visitors to Salisbury and the local area.
Applicants should consider the following when entering:
• Clear strategy to show how the visitor experience is measured
• A clear visitor strategy to attract visitors throughout the year
• Open and inclusive approach to visitors from the UK and abroad
• Teams who are clearly engaged and focused on delivering a great experience for their visitors
• Demonstrate partnership working with other local organisations to deliver great visitor experiences [/group] [group service-business] This award is in recognition of companies with a genuine and innovative focus on customer service excellence. The judges are looking for:
• A company which can demonstrate service excellence through the delivery of world class customer service.
• A clear relationship between customer service activities and improved business performance, financial growth and customer retention.
• A company with a clear understanding of customer needs through feedback
• A company with a clear understanding of their customer’s journey [/group] [group charity-business] This category recognises the contribution made by any Charity, Not for Profit organisation or Social Enterprise that provide valuable services. The award will be granted to the organisation that has made the most significant difference to its target beneficiaries
• Clearly outlined social goals and objectives.
• Clear evidence of social and community impact within the Salisbury area
• Evidence of sustainable growth. [/group] [group star-business] This category recognises the achievements of an individual who represents the future generation within their organisation whether part-time, full-time or an apprentice employee. The Rising Star is an individual who has made an impact over the last year by providing a positive contribution to their team, organisation and customers.
Please consider the following when applying:
• The entrant has shown clear plan for personal development
• Can demonstrate impact on the business internally or from a customer point of view
• Examples of integration into the business and its culture
• They have mindset that enables them to rise to challenges, solve problems and shows clear enjoyment when performing their role [/group] [group green-business] The award celebrates those businesses who have reduced the impact of their business on the environment. Applicants should consider the following in their application where appropriate:
• Focus on reducing the emission of greenhouse gases
• Energy consumption
• Water consumption
• Production of waste and improving recycling rates
• Sustainable supply chain and procurement
• Transport impact of their goods or services
• Staff development and training on environmental impact [/group]