Innovation
Sponsored and judged by Mayo Wynne Baxter (visit website)
The category
This category is designed to recognise innovative solutions right across the spectrum of commerce and industry. It is not so much the "size" of the solution but the innovation brought to bear.
While an IT solution may well provide a contender, there are so many other areas of business where innovation plays an important role.
Please enter the number of employees including contractors on the Entry Form. The judges will place your company in the small/medium or large division of the category as appropriate.
What the judges are looking for
Companies that can demonstrate that they are ahead of their customers' needs in product or service development, or companies able to show how they are innovating in, for example providing individual solutions to individual customers, or in finding innovative uses for existing technology.
Please write your overall description in no more than 500 words (fewer are perfectly acceptable) and then separately answer the questions below. Where possible please attach supporting materials such as photos, leaflets, testimonials, etc. to back up your entry.
Specific questions to answer
- What was it that prompted you to develop the innovative product or service?
- How is your product or service anticipating the future needs of customers?
- What is the benefit of your innovation to customers?
- How do you use existing product knowledge and experience to find new ways to use it?
Karim Mohamed
About the judges
Mayo Wynne Baxter is one of the leading law firms in the South East, advising a wide range of local and national clients from offices across Kent, Sussex and Surrey.
The firm has built up an enviable reputation for giving a first class service, combining years of experience and expertise to offer exceptional, and sometimes innovative, legal solutions. The firm's specialist lawyers understand how businesses operate and work to develop close relationships with clients rather than simply working for them. We have put together a team of genuinely specialist and experienced lawyers who will tailor their services to the needs of the client.
Mayo Wynne Baxter is proud to sponsor of the Innovation category for the 2008 West Kent Business Awards.
Karim Mohamed is a Partner based at Mayo Wynne Baxter's Tunbridge Wells office. Karim specialises in commercial litigation/dispute resolution and is nationally recognised as a specialist in negligence claims against professionals. Karim is also an Accredited Mediator and a supporter of finding alternative methods of resolving disputes.
Karim is well known in the business community for his modern and proactive approach to business and legal issues. His active involvement within the business community ensures that he regularly comes into contact with new and exciting businesses with offering innovative products and services.