Deadline: 12 September 2018

Applications are open for the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise that are awarded for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the following categories:

• innovation
• international trade
• sustainable development
• promoting opportunity through social mobility

Eligibility Criteria

To apply for the Queen’s Award for Enterprise applicant’s organization must:

• be based in the UK (including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man)
• file its Company Tax Returns with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
• be a self-contained enterprise that markets its own products or services and is under its own management
• have at least 2 full-time UK employees or part-time equivalents
• demonstrate strong corporate social responsibility
• Applicant’s organisation can be business or non-profit.

Innovation

To apply for the Innovation award, applicant must also:

• have an innovation that has not been sold before
• have had your innovation available on the market for at least 2 years
• have recovered all the investments made in their innovation or show that the innovation will recover its full costs in future
• show outstanding commercial success as a result of innovation over 2 years – or continuous commercial success over 5 years

Applicant’s innovation should be in one of the following categories:

• invention, design or production of goods
• performance of services
• marketing and distribution
• after-sale support of goods or services

International Trade

To apply for the International Trade award, applicant must also:

• have made a minimum of £100,000 in overseas sales in the first year of your entry and show year-on-year growth
• prove that applicant’s organisation has achieved outstanding growth in overseas earnings relative to their business size and sector
• prove steep year-on-year growth (without dips) in overseas sales over 3 years or substantial year-on-year growth (without dips) over 6 years

Sustainable Development

To apply for the Sustainable Development award applicant must either:

• show how their outstanding sustainable development practices have helped to improve their commercial performance over 2 years
• show how their continuous sustainable development practices have helped to improve their commercial performance over 5 years

Applicant’s achievements should be in one of the following categories:

• invention, design or production of goods
• performance of services
• marketing and distribution
• after-sale support of goods or services
• management of resources or relationships with people and other organisations
• Promoting Opportunity through social mobility

To apply for the Promoting Opportunity award, applicant must also:

• have had a social mobility programme running for more than 2 years
• prove that the programme benefits organisation (for example, it has improved their reputation or led to savings in the business)

Applicant’s improvements should be in one of the following areas:

• work experience, careers advice or mentoring for young people
• offering non-graduate routes such as traineeships or changing recruitment practices
• giving equal support and progression opportunities to all employees

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted online via the given website.

Eligible Country: United Kingdom

For more information, please visit The Queen’s Awards.