Five steps to becoming the New Business of the Year

The Hampshire Business Awards is all about celebrating businesses of all sizes from all sectors and industries from well-established organisations and renowned leaders to start-ups and SMEs. 

One particularly exciting category that’s sure to bring a buzz to the evening is the New Business of the Year. This category recognises companies that have demonstrated entrepreneurship, innovation, and market differentiation. 

To qualify for this coveted accolade, nominees must have been established in the last three years. 

Our independent judges will be looking for businesses that have achieved significant growth by meeting and exceeding key objectives, while also demonstrating innovation through their products and services. 

So, do you think you’ve got what it takes to be crowned the New Business of the Year at the upcoming black-tie gala event? 

Here are five steps you can take to make sure you’re giving yourself the best possible chance: 

Explain your objectives 

Every new business is established with a goal, whether that’s having reached a particular growth milestone, having successfully developed a groundbreaking technology, having employed an experienced team of experts or simply having made a name for itself in the surrounding community. When filling in your nomination form, spare no detail about the objectives you started with and how you’ve strived to achieve them. 

Demonstrate your innovation 

We’re on the hunt for a new business that’s making a clear difference to the world of business in Hampshire. When deciding a winner, our independent judges will be swayed by nominees that have gone into great detail about how their company’s innovations make them the region’s stand out New Business of the Year. 

Engage your customers 

The Hampshire Business Awards 2024 are all about community and seeing the region’s organisations grow in a collaborative and healthy way. An enormous factor in this is ensuring that you’re engaging with your network of clients and customers as you work to meet their needs and make a truly positive impact on their businesses or personal lives. 

Plan for the future 

We’re not just searching for a company that has seen incredible results within the qualifying period – the winner of the New Business of the Year will be a nominee that has the driven intention to carry its success forward into the future. Not only will the winner have established themself as a key member of the region’s business community, but they will also have the promise to go on and make significant contributions to the region in the future. 

Enter the Hampshire Business Awards 2024 

It goes without saying that if you want to be among the best-of-the-best and take home a trophy from this year’s event, you have to enter the awards programme for the Hampshire Business Awards 2024. 

Entering the awards online is straightforward and absolutely free – just head over to the event page now to get involved. 

There are 16 all-encompassing categories to be entered, and we encourage all businesses to enter as many categories as they feel relevant. 

You could be the New Business of the Year, Tech Company of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Young Business Person of the Year or crowned a victor in any of this year’s categories if you seize this golden opportunity for you and your business now. 

Don’t miss out! 

For more information, click here. 

For any enquiries, contact the events team.