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2023 Business Awards
Tendring District Council is planning the next Business Awards ceremony which is kindly supported by our headline sponsor, Colbea.
The ceremony will be closing the Tendring4Growth Business Fortnight on the 5th October 2023. The awards will once again be closely linked to the events taking place within the fortnight. The awards on offer this year are:
Digital & Technology sponsored by Rose Builders
Women in Business sponsored by Red Nova
Tourism sponsored by Clacton Pier
Creativity & Culture sponsored by Princes Theatre
Food & Drink Producer sponsored by NEEB
Independent Retailer sponsored by Federation of Small Businesses
Entrepreneur of the Year sponsored by Backing Essex Business
Brand new for this year is the Headline Sponsor Award which will be judged and presented by our headline sponsor, Colbea. The winner of this award will be chosen from all shortlisted nominees from the above awards.
The eligibility criteria for each award can be found further down this page. Nominations will close on 4th June.
Submit your nominations here.
If you are interested in sponsoring one of the remaining award categories, please email tendring4growth@tendringdc.gov.uk and a member of the Economic Growth Team will be more than happy to send you the full package details.
Standard Eligibility Criteria:
- Business must be based in Tendring.
- Businesses can be of any size, from a self-employed sole trader to businesses with hundreds of employees.
- Charities, Community Interest Companies or trading arms of 3rd sector organisations are eligible to be nominated, however community groups and/or not-for-profits are not. These awards are aimed to celebrate the Tendring business community first and foremost.
- Business must have begun trading no later than 1st January 2023.
- Nominations are welcome from the business itself, members of staff, or of course customers and/or friends and family.
- A business can be nominated more than once, and in more than one category where this is applicable, but a separate form must be completed for each different category. Please note, the number of nominations received will not favour a business over another which was nominated only once. If nominated in more than one category, the business will be considered in each category.
- Winners/Runners Up/Commended Businesses in 2022’s T4G awards are eligible to be nominated again in an appropriate category.
- Please note that, once shortlisting for eligibility has taken place, due diligence (including checking the business is up to date with NNDR/Companies House/Licencing check where applicable) will be undertaken.
Digital & Technology
This award is designed to celebrate Tendring businesses which demonstrate excellence in the Digital & Technology space, whether the entire focus of the business or one aspect of innovation/efficiency which has revolutionised the way the business works.
Eligible businesses could include, but are not limited to:
- Businesses working in appropriate sectors including web design, graphic design, computer modelling/mapping, game design, digital advertising, social media, or other related sectors.
- Businesses from any sector which have invested and incorporated new digital/technological practices into an existing business model to directly increase productivity or efficiency.
This is a broad category and the Judges look forward to considering a wide range of nominations.
Women in Business
This award is designed to recognise excellence in the local business community alongside the wider Ambitious Women in Essex Programme which supports all things related to renewal, ambition & equality of the Essex economy for our local women in business.
All businesses are eligible in this category:
- Women-owned businesses in any sector which have come through/started during the pandemic and are an example of the resilience and diverse nature of our local business community.
- Any business which can demonstrate themselves as an example of best practice in supporting women in the workplace; for example by working to encourage women into traditionally male dominated sectors, supporting flexible/return to work options beyond the pandemic, or similar.
Tourism
This award is designed to celebrate the regenerative impact and increased pride in place that the Tourism sector has across Tendring’s economy.
Nominations are encouraged for businesses from any segment within the wider sector, including but not limited to:
- Visitor Attractions (including entertainment, activity, heritage attractions etc.)
- Accommodation & Other Visitor Hospitality
- Organisations otherwise acting as ambassadors and encouraging travel to the District
Businesses nominated may wish to highlight their entire business model, or an individual project/initiative that has proven successful, for consideration by the Judges.
Creativity & Culture
This award is designed to celebrate the regenerative impact and increased pride in place that the Creative & Cultural sectors have on our local economy.
Nominations are encouraged for businesses from any segment within the wider sector, including but not limited to:
- Arts & Entertainment
- Performance
- Libraries, Archives, Museums, other Heritage-related business
- Access to Creativity (Workshops, Studios, Exhibition Spaces)
- Architecture
- Crafts
- Advertising, Publishing, Design (Traditional, Web, Games)
- Film
- Music
Businesses nominated may wish to highlight their entire business model, or an individual project/initiative that has proven successful, for consideration by the Judges.
Food & Drink Producer
This award is designed to celebrate and recognise the range and quality of Food & Drink producers which operate in Tendring, large and small.
To be eligible, businesses must be based in Tendring, but it is recognised that in this sector, any stage of the growing/processing/packaging may take place out of the District, and import/export of, for example, ingredients, may be a factor to consider. Therefore the Judges look forward to considering a wide variety of nominations in this sector.
The Judges are particularly keen to receive nominations for businesses which work primarily with other local producers where possible.
Independent Retailer
Independent Retailers make each town and village distinct, reflecting the character of their area and energising the local economy. Alongside larger chain stores, they provide vital products and services to local communities along with a level of personal customer service and advice which cannot be matched.
Retailers of any type can be considered in this category; however, as this award aims to celebrate how integral retailers are to our High Streets, nominated businesses must have at least one physical store and cannot be online-only.
This is a broad category and the Judges look forward to considering a wide range of nominations.
Entrepreneur of the Year
This award is designed to recognise an entrepreneur who has either started a business or significantly contributed to the running of an existing business. This business may now be long-established, or be relatively new, and the Judges look forward to a wide range of nominations in this category. Nominations are welcome from employers (where applicable), customers, or from the entrepreneur themselves.
Eligible individuals are those who:
- Have started a business, brought a product to market or otherwise shown innovative entrepreneurial spirit
- Employees who have displayed entrepreneurial spirit and who have, through ideas or innovation, had a transformational impact on an existing business