Winchester Business Excellence Awards 2015

Catherine Turness BID Manager

Business of the Year “Denplan has been part of the Winchester economy for almost 30 years and it’s fantastic to see the innovation and business excellence brought to the city year on year. We are delighted that these efforts are recognised and rewarded by the Winchester Business Excellence Awards and Denplan is very proud to be returning as the principal sponsor.” Stephen Gates, Managing Director, Denplan

Entrepreneur of the Year “The University is proud to sponsor the Entrepreneur of the Year award again this year. Entrepreneurs play a vital role in economic development and we actively encourage entrepreneurship and business creation as a possible career option for our graduates. To support them we offer awards comprising small amounts of start-up funding combined with mentoring to help them develop their enterprises and remain in the area, contributing to its culture and economy. We also offer inspiration and advice to enterprising individuals and organisations in the wider community with talks, events and programmes hosted by Winchester Business School and other Departments across the University.” Trish Kernon, Business Development Manager, The University of Winchester

Carbon Smart Business “This award will go to a business that is making real progress to reduce their carbon emissions. They must also be able to demonstrate that they use sound environmental management to support their business.” Rob Humby, Leader, Winchester City Council

Excellence Online Award - "Rooster Creative Marketing are very proud to be supporting the Winchester Business Excellence Awards and sponsoring the “Excellence Online” category. Rooster are huge appreciators of online excellence and have been very fortunate to work with many local and global brands to help them create theirs. Many of us utilise these online tools every day to make our personal and business lives easier without actually appreciating them. The points we are judging are some that we feel go towards creating a successful online marketing campaign and this award provides the perfect platform to acknowledge those businesses who stand out from the competition.” Chris Tyler-Smith, Director, Rooster Creative Marketing

Excellence in Innovation “Wilkins Kennedy’s decision to sponsor the Winchester Business Excellence Awards 2015 demonstrates our dedication and loyalty to Winchester, which has been our home for many years and will continue to be. Our involvement in 2014 confirmed that Winchester is blessed with so many flourishing and successful businesses and we are delighted this year to continue our support by sponsoring an award for Innovation. In the current climate often businesses need more than good products to survive, they require innovative processes and products to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their business and we are dedicated to helping these businesses carry on growing and succeed further.” Ian Talbot, Managing Partner of Winchester and Romsey Offices, Wilkins Kennedy

Large Business of the Year “1-1 Recruitment is delighted to be sponsoring the Large Business of the Year Award. We are looking forward to learning how large companies operate to make them a true success.” Helen Floor, Chief Executive, 1-1 Recruitment

Commitment to the City “Winchester BID is delighted to be able to sponsor this award for the business that makes the greatest contribution to the City. The appeal and success of businesses doing more than just simply trading within the city is growing, as more individuals place a value on partnership working. This award is open to BID levy paying businesses that can best demonstrate they have improved the vitality, appeal or environment of an area in the city to benefit others. Catherine Turness, BID Manager, Winchester Business Improvement District

Responsible Business Award “ The Business Collective was formed with the aspiration of helping Hampshire based SME’s make a difference within their local communities. We hope to become the kite mark of Responsible Business and so are delighted to be sponsoring an award that acknowledges and celebrates those who want to do good as well as do business.” Adrienne Marsden, Founder, The Business Collective “We are delighted to be co-sponsoring the Responsible Business Award alongside The Business Collective. At Osborne, we passionately believe that business can be a force for the good in local communities. We were very proud to be the first winners of this award and extremely pleased to support it this year. It’s a great way to celebrate the fantastic work that goes on in and around Winchester.” Will Hughes, Business Excellence Director, Osborne Property Services

Service Excellence Awards “The Breeze is delighted to be supporting the Winchester Business Excellence awards again this year. It became very clear in last year’s awards the wide range of high quality businesses and entrepreneurship in the Winchester region. The Breeze is particularly excited to be sponsoring the Service Excellence awards as this is such an important element to get right for businesses. Many people will share a bad experience, this award provides an ideal platform to celebrate those businesses who get it right and continually deliver outstanding customer service.” ” Stewart Dennis, Sales Manager, The Breeze

Judging the competition Kit Finney, Director of JCF Financial, Chairman of the judges “This year we are delighted that the judging will be supported by NatWest for the forth year running”

Full page advertisement in the Hampshire Chronicle's 7 Days section of Hampshire Business supplement. High profile publicity for your business Attendance and presentation at a prestigious Awards Ceremony Acknowledgement of the quality and achievement of your business Increased staff motivation Recognition of your success to customers and within your industry Benefits to your Business

Each finalist will be invited to attend a glittering Awards Ceremony at on Friday 5th June 2015.

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