Category Information
Aimed at businesses with a turnover upto £0.5 million
All the winners of a “Business of the Year Award” will have demonstrated how they can stand out from the crowd in their category through areas such as ambition, profitability, growth, sound business planning, customer satisfaction and management of people – they will have a “wow factor” that is worth celebrating.
Judges will be looking for:
- A clear business plan
- Financials both past and present (turnover, profit/loss figures will be treated in confidence, estimates are acceptable)
- Evidence of a clear vision for the long-term future of the business
Please note: Judges have requested that the following documents are included as part of your application:
- Business plan
- Accounts
For any queries regarding your entry, please get in touch with the Chamber team at info@somersetbusinessawards.org.uk.
How do I enter?
All you need to do is complete the online entry form, making sure that you understand the criteria for the category/ies that you wish to enter.
- Choose your category
- Enter a statement of up to 800 words explaining why your business merits an award
- Highlight up to six key points selling your company to the judges
- Attach up to five pieces of evidence to support your application – attachments can be up to a maximum of 2MB each.
- Attach the company logo
Does my business qualify?
All businesses entering the awards must be based within the district council administrative boundaries of Sedgemoor, South Somerset, Mendip and Somerset West and Taunton. Business can also enter if they are based within the following North Somerset Council and Bath and North East Somerset postcodes:
BS21, 22, 23, 24, 40, 48 and 49
The business should have its head office within the defined eligible area set out above. If this is not the case, the entry MUST demonstrate that the enterprise has local autonomy over business planning, marketing, HR and budget within the eligible areas listed above.
If you are unsure if you qualify, please get in touch.
Award Judges
Najeeb Sughayer is the Managing Director of Gather Technology, an IT services business providing innovative technology solutions to business of all sizes.
Najeeb has had a 30-year career working within Managed Service Provider (MSP) businesses. During this time, he has been instrumental in the inception and or growth of each business. Najeeb found his “forever home” at Gather in 2018, having moved to Somerset in 2001.
Najeeb has strong links to the local community, having performed a number of voluntary roles which continue to be important to him.
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Gather is a fast-growing technology business with a focus on providing outstanding IT services to small and medium sized enterprises from highly regulated industries such as financial services, insurance, legal and health care
At Gather we have a clear vision: to be the place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to stay, and are supported to do their best work.
We look after your technology as if it were our own – partnering with us means entrusting your IT services and infrastructure to a team of highly experienced and qualified experts, who genuinely love what they do.
GATHER TECHNOLOGY
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