We recommend you prepare your answers before you submit a nomination form for the Best of Royal Greenwich Business Awards 2024. To help you do this, you'll find all the questions we ask in the form on this page.
You'll need to answer all the generic questions. The category questions you need to answer will depend on which award categories you're entering.
Generic questions for all categories
Question 1: Please write a short piece to introduce your business to the judges
This can also be called an "Elevator Pitch". A good elevator pitch will include:
- who you are as a business
- what you do and how you do it
- the results of your work and what makes you unique
You may also want to research how to write an elevator pitch online where you will find lots of useful tips and examples.
You are limited to 150 words.
Question 2: Tell us what challenges the organisation has faced recently, and how passion and resilience have helped it progress and grow
You are limited to 150 words.
Category Questions
You can enter your business for up to 2 award categories.
If you enter for 2 categories, you only need to fill in the nomination form once. The form will take you through both your chosen categories.
You are limited to 150 words for each category question.
Best Food & Drink Venue Award
Question: Explain how your venue is gaining the support of its customers: you may include how you are providing a quality food and drink service, a great customer experience for them, and/or good value for money.
You'll need to include three reasons why you should win this category.
Best New Business Award
Your business must be no more than 2 years old at the time of application.
Question: Explain how you developed an idea into a vibrant and new business that has been gaining the support of customers over the last 2 years
You may include how you are providing a quality product or service, a great customer experience for them, and good value for money. Also include three reasons why you should win this category.
Greener Greenwich Award
Question: Explain how your greener working practices have been successful in making a positive impact on the environment
You'll need to include three reasons why you should win this category.
Health and Wellbeing Award
Question: Explain how your organisation promotes the health and wellbeing of its staff, its clients, and/or the local community
Tell us how your business has implemented an effective, holistic strategy which has made a significant positive impact on the wellbeing of your workforce and include three reasons why you should win this category.
High Street Business Award
Question: Explain how you are providing a quality product or service to deliver good value for money and a great retail experience for your customers
You'll need to include three reasons why you should win this category.
Innovation Award
Question: Detail how your business is using technological advances, innovative approaches in the design of products which has resulted in improved business performance and/or business prospects.
You'll need to include three reasons why you should win this category.
Made in Greenwich Award
Explain how your product process, service, and/or good practice has generated growth and been a positive influence on the local economy
You'll need to include three reasons why you should win this category.
Market or Mobile Trader Award
Question: Explain how you are providing a quality product or service to deliver good value for money and a great retail experience for your customers
You'll need to include three reasons why you should win this category.
Digital Award
Question: Explain how you are making the best use of digital technologies for your organisation and how the digital channels, such as websites, social media and apps, have been utilised to make a positive impact on the business
You'll need to include three reasons why you should win this category.
Professional Services Award
Question: Explain what sets your business apart from your competitors such as company growth, customer service, market development or engagement with the community.
You'll need to include three reasons why you should win this category.
Tourism and Culture Award
Question: Explain how your organisations use of creative or cultural skills has improved business efficiency or profit or has helped sustain the business. Demonstrate how the business measures visitor experience and uses this information to make improvements
You'll need to include three reasons why you should win this category.
Staff Development Award
Question: Explain how you have demonstrated your commitment to developing your workforce, and/or opportunities for local people/the local community which has resulted in staff satisfaction and a motivated and integrated workforce
You'll need to include three reasons why you should win this category.
Entrepreneur Award - Under 30
The entrepreneur must be 30 or under at the time of application.
Question: Tell us about an entrepreneurial project or business you have led which added value to the wider organisation and/or economy?
You'll need to include three reasons why you should win this category.
Entrepreneur Award - Over 30
The entrepreneur must be 30 or over at the time of application.
Question: Tell us about an entrepreneurial project or business you have led which added value to the wider organisation and/or economy?
You'll need to include three reasons why you should win this category.
Contributing to your sector for all categories (required)
Question: Tell us how you are contributing to helping at least your sector, high street, town centre, shopping parade, and/or market, to thrive.
You are limited to 150 words.
Best of Royal Greenwich Award 2024 for all categories (required)
The winner of this overall award will be chosen from the individual Best of Royal Greenwich 2024 award category winners. The recipient will win £3,000 cash to spend on a project of their choice.
You are limited to 150 words.
Question 1: Give us three reasons why you think your business deserves to win the Best of Royal Greenwich Award 2024.
Question 2: If you won the Best of Royal Greenwich Business Award 2024, what would you do with the £3,000 prize money to support your business?
Other information (optional)
At this point you can upload photos of your business, products or services that you provide. The photos you choose should tell us something about your business.
Photos must be in the .jpg format. You can upload a maximum of 2.