• All businesses who are Doncaster Chamber members or who have a Doncaster (DN) postcode are eligible to apply to enter Doncaster Business Awards.
• Entries must be Doncaster focused.
• Applications to enter the Doncaster Business Awards are free of charge for members and £100 +VAT for non-members.
• Applications are treated in strict confidence. Judges reserve the right to seek expert advice and discuss entries, if required.
• All applications must be submitted by 16th June 2024.
• Entrants may provide a maximum of three pieces of evidence to support their submission to stage 1. Evidence must consist of images only i.e charts/pictures. Entrants may be asked for additional information, including evidence of financial information, at the interview stage (stage 2). All evidence should be submitted to awards@doncaster-chamber.co.uk
• Please note there is a maximum word count of 1000 words. If your application exceeds this word count it will be disqualified by the judges. Please ensure that you answer the question in full detail and maximise the word count. Any entries not adhering to these rules, providing information requested or maximising the word count will be eliminated at pre-screening.
• Application to more than one category is allowed with a maximum of 3 allowed.
• Sponsors are not eligible to enter the category they are sponsoring. Sponsors may enter any other category of the awards. No preferential treatment will be given to sponsors.
• All Doncaster Chamber Board of Directors are eligible to enter.
• Applicants may be requested to supply customer details to enable Doncaster Chamber to gather testimonials. Judges reserve the right to contact or visit these customers if applicable to the award category.
• Award winners will be announced at Doncaster Business Awards on Thursday 12th December 2024
• Feedback will be available to applicants in January 2025 on request.
• Applications must be submitted by a person authorised to enter their organisation into the Awards.
• Entries should be in English and produced using the online submission form accessed via Doncaster Chamber's website. All entries must be checked for spelling and grammar.
• Incomplete entries will not be judged.
• All entry forms will become the property of Doncaster Business Awards and its organisers and will not be returned.
• Proof of sending an entry is not proof of receipt by Doncaster Chamber.
• Applicants are responsible for making appropriate arrangements to protect any intellectual property associated with their application. Winners may be requested to participate in post-event publicity.
• The organisers reserve the right to withdraw an award from any applicant supplying false information within their entry. Judges reserve the right to audit any information supplied.
• Being announced as a finalist is not a guarantee of winning an award.
• Finalists will not automatically be provided tickets for the ceremony. All tickets are to be booked through Doncaster Chamber's website.
• The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• By registering and completing an entry for the awards you agree to these terms and conditions.