2017 Awards Categories and Judging Criteria
This year's awards categories are listed below along with the primary judging criteria:
New Business
The best new business created in North Tyneside which has been trading for less than 24 months.
Judging Criteria
- Summary of original business plan
- Potential for growth
- Greatest challenges and successes
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Retail and Service Provider
Any business which sells a product or service.
Judging Criteria
- Quality and originality of the offer
- Evidence of great customer care and attention to customer needs
- Ability to move with the times and develop new techniques
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Leisure and Tourism
The business which has helped to enhance the leisure and tourism offer of North Tyneside.
Judging Criteria
- Quality and originality of the offer
- Growth of client base/profile of users outside of the borough
- Range of products and services to rival other business
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Manufacturing and Construction
Any business which is in the engineering, manufacturing or construction field.
Judging Criteria
- How the business has adapted its offer to make best use of new technologies
- The use of local supply chains and services where possible
- Use of environmentally friendly products and services
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Green Business and Sustainability
The business which has done the most to promote environmentally sustainable practices and reduce carbon emissions.
Judging Criteria
- Evidence of a clear carbon reduction/energy efficiency strategy
- Embedding “green thinking” in own workforce and more widely in the community
- Use of environmentally friendly products and practices
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