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This award recognises a business with 10 or more employees, that demonstrates strong performance, excellent customer service, effective leadership and a positive contribution and commitment to the local economy.   

The award celebrates businesses that combine commercial success with investment in its people, innovation, excellent customer service and a positive contribution to the local economy and community.

Entrants should demonstrate how they have achieved business growth, created opportunities for local people, supported the wider business community and invested in their future. 

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The Small Business of the Year Award recognises small independently or privately owned businesses, with less than 10 employees, that demonstrate excellence, ambition, and a positive contribution to the local area.

We are looking for businesses that make a real difference through their achievements, commitment to customers, support for the local community, and determination to succeed.

Entrants should demonstrate how they have developed their business, overcome challenges, delivered excellent customer service, and made the most of the opportunities available to them.

This category is best suited to businesses with an established operation, which may include employees, a team, premises or a broader customer base.

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The Long-Standing Business Award celebrates an established local business that has been operating for 10 years or more and that has made a lasting contribution to the local economy and community.

This award recognises businesses that have demonstrated longevity, resilience, dedication and a commitment to their customers, employees and local area. It honours the people behind businesses that have adapted to change, overcome challenges and continued to provide valued products, services, employment or community support over many years.

The award is open to businesses of all sizes and sectors that have built a strong local presence and a legacy of which the community can be proud.

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The New Business Award recognises an exciting new business established on or after 1 January 2024 that has demonstrated ambition, innovation and potential within its early stages of trading.

This award celebrates entrepreneurs and business owners who have taken the initiative to turn an idea into a business, identified a need in the local market and demonstrated a commitment to building a successful and sustainable future.

Judges will look for businesses that have made a promising start, shown creativity and determination, engaged with their customers and demonstrated the potential to make a positive contribution to the local economy and community.

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The Self-Employed / Micro Business Award celebrates the dedication, skill, resilience and entrepreneurial spirit of self-employed individuals and sole traders.  It recognises those who have built a successful venture through personal commitment, specialist expertise, and resourceful business management, often while working with limited resources.   

This award recognises the vital contribution that sole traders make to the local economy and community. It celebrates those who have built a strong reputation, developed lasting customer relationships, overcome challenges and demonstrated resilience while managing and growing their business.

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The Contribution to the Community Award recognises a local business that has made a positive and meaningful difference to the community.

This award celebrates businesses that go beyond their day-to-day operations to support local people, charities, community groups and initiatives. It recognises those that demonstrate a genuine commitment to improving lives, strengthening community connections and making their local area a better place to live and work.

Judges will look for businesses that demonstrate compassion, commitment and a lasting positive impact through their community involvement.

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The Team of the Year Award recognises an outstanding team within a local business that demonstrates exceptional teamwork, collaboration and commitment to achieving shared goals.

This award celebrates teams that work together effectively, support one another, overcome challenges and contribute to the success of their business. It recognises the importance of communication, shared values, dedication and a positive working environment in delivering excellent results.

Judges will look for a team that demonstrates a strong sense of unity, achieves meaningful results and makes a positive difference to colleagues, customers and the wider business.

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The Pioneering Business of the Year Award recognises a local business that demonstrates innovation, forward thinking and a willingness to challenge the status quo. It celebrates businesses that introduce new ideas, embrace change, explore new opportunities and find creative ways to improve their products, services or working practices.

The award is open to businesses of all sizes that can demonstrate how their pioneering approach has made a positive difference to their business, customers, industry or the local community.

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The Marketing Excellence Award recognises a local business that demonstrates outstanding creativity, strategy and effectiveness in its marketing. It celebrates businesses that understand their target audience, communicate their brand clearly and use marketing to raise awareness, attract customers and achieve measurable results.

The award is open to businesses of all sizes and recognises both traditional and digital marketing, from social media campaigns and website development to local advertising, events, branding and innovative promotional activities.

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The Family Business of the Year Award celebrates an outstanding family-run business with at least two members of the family involved in running it.  The business should demonstrate strong family values, business success, commitment to customers and a positive contribution to the local community.

The award recognises the unique strengths of family businesses, including dedication, resilience, long-term vision and the ability to balance family heritage with business development and future growth. Businesses of all sizes are welcome, whether they are newly established family ventures or long standing family businesses.

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The Charity of the Year Award recognises an outstanding charity making a meaningful difference to the lives of people in Goole and Howdenshire. It celebrates charities that demonstrate dedication, compassion, effective leadership and a strong commitment to supporting local people and addressing community needs.

The award is open to charities of all sizes and recognises the positive impact they make through their services, fundraising, volunteering, advocacy and community initiatives. Judges should focus on the difference a charity makes, rather than its size, income or resources.

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The Positive Impact Award recognises a business that is making a meaningful and measurable positive difference to its community environment, through the way it operates.  

We’re looking for businesses that go beyond simply doing good business and are actively creating positive environmental change, whether locally, nationally or further afield.  

The award celebrates businesses that demonstrate a genuine commitment to making a difference, whether through supporting local people, improving employee wellbeing, or helping community initiatives to reduce environmental impact.