This award recognises socially purposed businesses and enterprises that are able to clearly demonstrate, evidence and communicate their social impact with their stakeholders.
The judges will be looking for:
- Evidence of your community impact in line with objectives and vision.
- Excellent measurement and reporting processes.
- Use of varied evidence types, such as (but not limited to) interviews, focus groups and surveys.
- Stakeholder engagement, including communication of their impact in creative ways to maximise awareness.
- Effective evaluation and process review mechanisms, including evidence of incorporating such findings into future operations.
For the purposes of this awards category, a ‘Social Business’ or ‘Enterprise’ is defined as a business which;
- Has a clear social or environmental mission which is set out in its Governing document.
- Is an independent business which earns income through trading.
- Is controlled or owned in the interests of the social mission.
- Either reinvests or gives away profits or surpluses to further its social purpose.
- Is transparent about how it operates and the impact it has.
How to enter
- Click on the link below it will take you to the login page of Award Force.
- Register as a user and confirm by clicking on the link you will receive via email, to gain access to your account.
- Go to ‘My Entries’ then click on ‘Start Entry’ and select the category you wish to enter
- It is now time to enter your award winning entry. Don’t worry, you can save your application and come back to it as many times as you wish before you submit.
- Once you have answered all the questions (remember to proof check), you are ready to hit ‘Submit entry’. You will receive an email as receipt of entry submission.
- Sit back, relax and let us do the rest – we wish you the best of luck!
