The deadline for family businesses to enter the 2011 Midlands
Family Business Awards has been extended by two weeks.
Entries for the Awards' ten categories are free and can now be
made up until midnight on the 15th July at
www.familybusinessawards.co.uk.
The Awards' organisers say they are giving family-run businesses
and their owners the extra time so they don't miss out on this
unique opportunity to showcase their work and achievements, as
Hilary Campton, the Awards' project manager, explains:
"We work closely with many family businesses and know they are
among some of the busiest entrepreneurs and business people in the
country. In order to make this possible and ease the pressure on
them just a little, we are giving them an extra two weeks to make
their Awards' submission.
"Furthermore, family business owners are often extremely modest
about their achievements. We want to give them every opportunity to
find the time to make their entry and highlight their
successes."
Entries to the Awards are free and can be made online at the
Awards website. "The process is quick and easy, with clear
explanations and information about each category and the
information required at every step of the way," explains Hilary.
"Businesses can enter as many categories as they wish and for which
they are eligible, and the Awards are open to any Midlands-based
family business regardless of their size or industry
sector."
The Midlands Family Business Awards' is a not-for-profit
venture, with all proceeds going to charities supporting young
enterprise and young people - The Children's Society, The Willow
Foundation and The Venture Foundation. They are underwritten by
independent insurance broker and family-run business, The Wilson
Organisation,
Headline sponsors of the Awards are accountants Smith Cooper,
with additional category sponsors Aviva, Barclays, Key Personnel,
Positive Outcomes, PwC, Roythornes Solicitors and Unum Ltd.
The Awards' independent panel of judges includes Perween Warsi
CBE, the founder and chief executive of Derby-based S & A
Foods, Parveen Mehta, Director of Birmingham-based Minor Weir
Willis Limited (MWW) and Mark Samworth of Samworth Brothers, who
will lead the panel judging the headline Family Business of the
Year Award.
The ten categories in the Awards are:
• Midlands Family Business of the Year 2011
• Business Innovation of the Year
• Commitment to the Community
• Fastest Growing Family Business
• International Development
• Leading Adviser to Family Businesses
• Service Excellence
• Rural Family Business of the Year
• Outstanding Contribution
• Best Small Family Business.
All Award finalists and winners will be unveiled at a
prestigious ceremony in Birmingham in November.
For more information visit www.familybusinessawards.co.uk or
contact Ped Briggs, The Wilson Organisation, Tel: 0115 942 0111,
email: pbriggs@wilorg.com or visit: www.wilorg.com.