Essex Business Awards 2008 – Category Details: Best Growing Business


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	Best Growing Business Sponsored and judged by NatWest (visit website)
			The Category Is your company experiencing rapid growth in turnover versus prior years and/or business targets, or increased the range of products or services offered, or perhaps grown in personnel, or created strategic alliances with partners? Your company must have been trading for a minimum of two years at June 2008. When you come to the final stage of completing your on-line entry you will be asked to enter the number of employees including contractors. What the judges are looking for Companies who have demonstrated high growth over the past twelve months which substantially exceeded their original business goals. Businesses should be able to demonstrate that, through maximising the opportunities available, they have increased in personnel, strategic partners and/or the number of markets in which they operate (i.e. geographic or product related). Please write your overall description in no more than 500 words (fewer are perfectly acceptable) and then separately answer the questions below. If you want to attach supporting materials such as photos, leaflets, testimonials, etc. please do so. Specific questions to answer What level of growth has been achieved in comparison to the business objectives? How have you achieved this growth? What measures are in place to sustain/improve growth? How have you maximised the usage of your management/employee skill base? What systems are in place to satisfy legislation, e.g. employment law, health and safety?
	Charlie Hunter Darren Clark		About the judges NatWest Bank supports its customers with their growth aspirations by providing timely and bespoke funding solutions from its commercial office in Chelmsford. There is a wide range of support available from the organisation ranging from trade finance to acquisition funding. Judges Charlie Hunter and Darren Clark are highly experienced managers based in Chelmsford responsible for delivering financial services and funding solutions to a portfolio of commercial clients. They look forward to receiving entries to the 'Best Growing Business' category.