2017 Awards Categories and Judging Criteria

The best new business created in North Tyneside which has been trading for less than 24 months. 

• Summary of original business plan
• Potential for growth
• Greatest challenges and successes
   

Any business which sells a product or service.

• 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 
   

The business which has helped to enhance the leisure and tourism offer of North Tyneside.

• 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 
   

Any business which is in the engineering, manufacturing or construction field.

• 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 
   

The business which has done the most to promote environmentally sustainable practices and reduce carbon emissions. 

• 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 
   

North Tyneside Business Forum

telephone: 0191 643 6000      email:business.forum@northtyneside.gov.uk

Quadrant East, The Silverlink North, Cobalt Business Park, North Tyneside, NE27 0BY.