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17 th ANNUAL BUSINESS AWARDS ENTRY FORM
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OVERVIEW Now in its 17th year, the British Chamber of Commerce Annual Business Awards recognises the quality and achievements of businesses in Singapore. Recognised as a prestigious commendation by supporting partners including the Singapore Business Federation and UKTI, entries will culminate in a grand awards ceremony on Thursday 29 th September 2016.
BENEFITS OF SUBMITTING AN ENTRY Previous winners of the Annual Business Awards describe in their own words why they submitted an entry and how the prestige of the Awards reflects upon their companies: “The BritCham Business Awards attract the highest calibre of entrants, through robust and extensive judging criteria
that truly showcases the best businesses operating within Singapore. The scope of categories enables all businesses and individuals to be recognised for excellence…BritCham and the Awards are held in high regard and winning this award would be the highest reflection and recognition of the achievements at Stamford American.” Kate Jeffrey, Stamford American International School, speaking after the school’s win for Leadership in Customer Focus at the 16th Annual Business Awards in 2015
“As a strong supporter of the British Chamber of Commerce for many years, we recognise its important role of connecting and collaborating across business in Singapore and beyond. By gaining external recognition for our efforts, via the BritCham Business Awards, we will empower and motivate our leaders and staff to do more; to continue to be energised and passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can give their best.” Rosie Danyluk, BP, speaking after the company’s win for Leadership in Diversity at the 15th Annual Business Awards in 2014
“Over the last 15 years the recognition of the BritCham Annual Business Awards has grown, particularly as it is recognised today by Singapore local authorities including EDB, SBF, and UK and EU government organisations, including UKTI, HighComm and EuroCham. We were motivated to nominate because we wanted to share our stories of creativity, productivity, sustainability and best practices.” Mohd Faizel Bin Abdullah, Rolls Royce, speaking after the company’s win for Success in Business at the 16th Annual Business Awards in 2015
ELIGIBILITY In order to be eligible to enter the Annual Business Awards you must either be a Singapore registered enterprise or the employee of a Singapore registered enterprise (for individual categories).
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JUDGING PROCESS The Chamber invites experts in their industry/sector to judge the relevant category of the Awards. To ensure transparency, categories will be grouped together and other category judges will be asked to score different industry entries within their selected group. Each category has 4 judging criteria to evaluate the evidence provided in your submission:
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Summary – Who are you? Overall Business – Tell us your story. What do you do and how do you do it? Initiatives & Results – Explain the initiatives and show us the results, where possible quantifying the impact
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Moving Forward – What are your future plans and how can this award contribute towards that?
All entries are reviewed by the Awards Committee. Based on the scoring matrix, a shortlist is drawn up. These short listed entries will be passed on to the Judges for final scoring and the entry with the highest total will be declared the winner. In the event of two companies receiving the same final score, another category judge will be asked to score the submission and the submission with the highest score from this judge will be declared the winner. Results are tabulated confidentially and will be announced at the Awards Ceremony Gala Dinner on Thursday 29th September 2016.
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AWARDS CATEGORIES & JUDGING CRITERIA CATEGORY OUTSTANDING UK-SINGAPORE COLLABORATION
DESCRIPTION
This newly created award will go to a Singapore-registered enterprise that demonstrates strong collaboration between Singapore and the UK. Judges will look for successful collaborations which lead to growth, innovation, job opportunities and investment, whether in the UK, Singapore or ASEAN.
CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT This award recognises companies that demonstrate business growth by putting the customer at the heart of its business. Judges will look for strong and publicly visible customer-centric values that generate demonstrable improvements to profitability and customer satisfaction.
EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATION Innovation drives the longevity and success of an organisation or a brand. Judges will look for entries that demonstrate how businesses have made innovation key to their success, or have utilised innovative approaches to overcome a problem or challenge.
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION As the pace of digital evolution increases, this award recognises businesses that embrace new technologies. Judges will look for smart use of technology to improv e business results, productivity and customer satisfaction.
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SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES Any business, big or small, has an impact on society be it social, cultural, economic or environmental. This award highlights and recognises businesses and business models that not only conform to legal standards of best practice and governance but also contribute and invest in the community within which they operate.
EMBRACING DIVERSITY An organisation’s success depends on its people and its culture. This award recognises organisations that demonstrate and lead a working culture that values the differences between people and provide unbiased and equal opportunities.
INVESTING IN PEOPLE
SME EXCELLENCE
Unleashing and channelling the untapped potential of its people is a challenge that leading organisations see as critical to their success. Judges will look for businesses with modern and people-embracing policies as well as in house training and development schemes.
This award will go to an outstanding company with less than 50 employees worldwide that demonstrates strong business growth, implementation of innovative business strategies and market leadership in its sector. Judges will look for Singapore-centric evidence of ingenuity, impact of initiatives through measurable results, consistent performance, long term plans and initiatives in the overall business.
OUTSTANDING YOUNG PROFESSIONAL
Young professionals are instrumental in the success of a business. Judges will look for Singapore-based professionals of 35-yeard of age and below who have outperformed and made a measurable impact within their organisation or industry. Companies may enter on behalf of their outstanding employee or entrepreneurs may nominate themselves.
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 1. Choose the award category for entry and ensure fit with the judging criteria 2. Provide a submission including the following: • Cover page specifying the category of entry and your contact details • Include ONE page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY with the following: o Summary of your objectives and achievements o Your overall business story o Details of the initiative(s) and quantifiable results • Maximum of 10 pages for each submission. • Be succinct and limit each section to 500 words. • Communicate in your creative style (whilst adhering to page limit and word count) • Welcome to attach graphs, figures and other supporting documents • Entry size must not exceed 5MB total
SUBMISSIONS MUST BE EMAILED TO
[email protected] NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 12TH AUGUST 2016
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17th ANNUAL BUSINESS AWARDS SUBMISSION FORM
AWARD CATEGORY: ______________________________
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