Green Business of the Year | The BIBAs: Lancashire's Premier Business Awards

Please either download this PDF 2012-Green-Business-of-the-Year or complete the form below.

Rules: Total word count should be no more than 2000 words excluding questions and rules. All entries must be electronic and supporting information is not permitted. Please enter the entrants name and company name as you would like to see it appear on a trophy should you become a winner. Please ensure that you answer all questions. Any entries not adhering to the rules at the end of the entry form will be eliminated at the next round.
Contact name
Name of entrant
Company name
Company address
Email(valid email required)
Website
Telephone number
Fax number
Business sector
Nature of business
Main product/service
Number of employees
Legal Status of company
Year that the business started trading
Turnover in 2010
Turnover in 2011
Projected turnover in 2012
Net profit in 2010
Net profit in 2011
Projected net profit in 2012
Please provide a brief description of your business, the products or services it supplies, its customers and the markets that it operates in.
You should cover: The nature of your business. Your products and services. Your customers. Markets that you operate in.
Please outline the overall trend in your sales turnover and profit development together with a brief description of key events that have led to these changes where appropriate.
You should cover: How your sales turnover has developed. How your profit has developed. The key events that have led to any changes. (Please provide an explanation.)
What are the objectives for your business over the next 3 years?
You should cover: Main objectives for the next 3 years. How these will be achieved. Effects that these will have on the overall business.
Please outline any specific business objectives / initiatives undertaken by your company that demonstrate environmental best practice?
You should cover: Details of any environmental or fair-trade activities e.g. recycling. Evidence of ethical best practice or sustainable development.
Please provide full details of the background to these initiatives, how they were developed and how they are implemented?
You should cover: Full details of how the initiatives were developed and implemented. The length of time they have been operating.
What prompted you to implement these initiatives? Where they introduced to address any specific issues within your community?
You should cover: The rationale for developing these initiatives. The issues that they address for your company and the wider environment.
What impact has the implementation of these initiatives had on areas such as business finances, your staff, your customers, your suppliers and your local community? Include details of plans for future initiatives.
You should: Provide details of the impact of your initiatives. Details and rationale for future initiatives.
Please give examples of how specific strategies undertaken by your business have driven growth. Outline the strategy and the impact it has had on your business. Choose a maximum of four strategies, covering areas such as marketing, workforce development, customer service and customer loyalty, environmental impact, financial planning and control, supplier relationships and management, operations, IT, and innovations.
You should cover: Brief details of up to 4 strategies which you feel have driven growth in your business. Growth achieved and main impact that each strategy has had on the business.
Please provide a short summary of why your business deserves to win this award.
You should cover: Summary of main reasons why you feel your business stands out from other entrants.

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