Application Form
The Extra Mile
For businesses demonstrating how they have gone the ‘extra mile’ in supporting their local community.
You will already be a successful business in your own right. The judges will need to see evidence of your success. More importantly to like to 'give something back'. Whether you do it quietly or shout it from the hill tops, the judges will want to see what you do locally, how you do it and why. You cannot be shy in this category, tell it as it is. If you have any local coverage or evidence of your kind efforts - let us know.
Remember; our judges won't be visiting your business. The only thing they'll have to use is what you put on this form but don't worry, we've included lots of helpful hints to guide you in filling it in to create the very best impression.
Whatthejudgesneedtoknowsee notes below

1-3

/

Aboutyou and yourbusiness

4 / In the Community
Explain the work you do to support the local community
5 / Why do you get involved?
What is the reason behind your commitment, why do you bother, when you don’t really have to?
6 / We’re Simply the Best
Why do you believe you deserve this award?
7 / Business Success
Evidence of business success achieved so far, including in the last 12 months
8 / Biography
Innomorethan50wordsdescribeyourcompanyto us
Note / Supportingmarketingmaterialiswelcome.
(Hardcopyonly)
The Extra Mile
1 / About your business
Businessname
Trading name
If different from above
Typeofbusiness
Businessaddress
Postcode
Contactname
Telephone
Twitterhandle
Email
Website
What is the trading style of thisbusiness? (Please indicate below withan ‘x’where applicable)
SoleTrader / Partnership / PrivateLtd Co. / PublicLtd Co. / Not for profit
Other(pleasespecify)
Fromwhere doyourunyourbusiness? (Please indicate below withan ‘x’whereapplicable)
Home / Premises / Other (please specify)
Howmanypeopleareemployedinyourbusiness(includingthebusinessowners?) (pleasespecify)
Full time / Part time / Temporary / Other
Inwhichmonthandyeardidyoustartyourbusiness?
Month / Year
FinancialDetails
Annual turnover in 2013 / Projected Annual turnover in 2014
Profitin2013 / Projected profit in 2014
Areyoucurrentlyamemberof anyofthefollowingbusinessorganisations(tickallthatapply)?
Chamber of Commerce / IOD / Trade Association / FSB
Other (please specify)
2 / About you, the business owner/s
1 / Name / Role
2 / Name / Role
3 / Name / Role
3 / Your business
Tell us about what your business does (e.g. services, customers, products)Please use additional pages as required.
Hint: if you were making a pitch to a potential customer or networking group, what would you say?
4 / In the Community
Explain the work you do to support the local community(Ten sentences maximum)
Hint: Has your business supported a charity, helped at a school or an old people's home, or aided another good cause? Explain what you have done; it might be fund-raising, providing a few helping hands – or something else. Remember, it's got to be something over and above what you do in your business.
5 / Why do you get involved?
What is the reason behind your commitment, why do you bother, when you don’t really have to? (Ten sentences maximum)
Hint: It might be to motivate staff or for very personal reasons. Whatever it is, let us know.
6 / We’re Simply the Best
Why do you believe you deserve this award?(Ten sentences maximum)
Hint: Very many businesses help causes in their communities…..what gives your efforts the edge?
7 / Business Success
Evidence of business success achieved so far, including any significant achievements in the last 12 months(Ten sentences maximum)
8 / Biography
InNOMOREthan50wordsdescribeyourcompanyto us
Signed(BusinessOwner)
Date
Name(CAPITALS)
BusinessName

Pleasereturnthis signedform by 27th June 2014withanysupportingmaterialto:-

Merton Best Business Awards

EventsandPR Ltd

81HighStreet StonyStratford MiltonKeynes MK111AT

For more info contact: or call 01908 307456

Termsandconditions

1ThecompetitionisopentoALLSME’sbasedinMertonthat commencedpriorto January 2012;youdonothave tobea memberoftheMerton Chamber of Commerce toenter

2ForthepurposeoftheseawardsanSME isasoletraderorupto250 employees

3Sponsorscannotenterthecategorytheysponsor

4Thecommentsmadeonyourapplicationformandanysupportingevidenceshouldbeaccuratetothebestofyourknowledge

5Thejudges’ panelwillbemade upof representativesfrom eachof thesponsors

6Eachentrywillbe seenbyatleast4judges

7Thejudges’ decisionisfinal

8Thejudgesreservetherighttoenteryourapplicationintoanothercategory

9Byenteringtheseawardsyouagreetoour businesspartnersandsponsorshavingaccesstoyourcontact details

10Entrantsmustbeavailableforconsultationwiththejudgesshould theneedarise

11Byenteringtheawardsyouagreetoparticipate inpublicityfortheawardsincludingtheuseofanyimagestaken

12Supportingmarketingmaterialandevidenceiswelcome

13Shouldacategory notreceive sufficiententries,itwillbewithdrawnfromtheawardsceremony

14Youmayenter uptothreecategories.Eachentrymust be submittedonaseparateentryform

15IfyouarechosenasafinalistyouwillberequiredtoattendtheGrandFinalontheeveningof the 3rd October 2014atWimbledon All England Lawn Tennis Club

16Applicationsare non-returnable. Allentrieswillbedestroyedafterjudging.Pleaseusecopiesandnotoriginals

17Duetothe quantityofentries,wecannotgivefeedbackonapplications

Pleasenote

Anyfinancialinformationprovidedwillbetreatedinthestrictestconfidenceandwill not bedisclosedtoanyoneotherthanthepanelofjudgesanditsadvisors.