Below are some of our most frequently asked questions, however if you have a question that is not answered in this section, feel free to drop us an email or click here and use our online form to ask your question.
The closing date for all applications is 5pm Thursday 26th of September 2008.
The awards ceremony will be held on Thursday 13th November 2008 in the Belfast Waterfront Hall. The event will commence at 7pm with a champagne reception, following by dinner and then the Awards Gala Ceremony. Hosting this year’s awards is BBC journalist and presenter of the politics show Northern Ireland, Jim Fitzpatrick, joined by Sarah Travers.
The dress code for the event is black tie/formal. There will be an official photographer at the event, should you wish any pre-arranged photographs of your company/table, please contact us on 028 90 242 111.
The awards are open to Businesses from right across the city council area, not just within the city centre. Companies from any sector and of any size and age can enter. These are the only all-encompassing business awards that are able to consider micro businesses against PLC's.
Judging for the Belfast Business Awards 2008 is independent, impartial and fair. Judges are drawn from leading businesses, business schools. All are selected for their business acumen, experience and knowledge of the specific subject matter.
There are separate criteria for each of the Categories and this appears on the entry form. The underlying values associated with all categories are ethics, success and innovation. Judges will be looking for evidence of the entrant meeting all the criteria whilst embracing the underlying values.
The Belfast Business Awards 2008 is your opportunity to benchmark your performance against other businesses from other sectors. The press and media coverage from previous events generated large amounts of newsprint. The Awards ceremony was featured by all the leading Northern Irish newspapers and business publications as well as BBC Radio Ulster.
Entering the Awards will also give you the opportunity to take an inward-focused view of your business in its current state.
There are 18 awards representing every conceivable business dynamic. Winners of any of these coveted awards will rightly be recognised as excelling in that area of business. The programme is designed to be all encompassing; therefore there is at least one category that every Belfast business could enter.
The public relations opportunities that emerge for finalists and winners are immense. Other benefits are: awareness amongst hundreds of other competing organisations, the association with the values of this robust and respected competition and recognition of effort. Some of our entrants display their winning 'gong' in reception areas/boardrooms and even have gone on to use the logo on letterheads.
