2017 Business Excellence Award, Nomination Acceptance


Thank you for your acceptances! Nomination acceptances are now closed. We greatly appreciate your efforts and wish you all the best of luck at the Gala.
CONGRATULATIONS on your nomination for a Business Excellence award from the Bradford Board Of Trade. You have been recognized for your dedication to customer service, business sense and professional spirit. Please accept your nomination by completing the form below if you would like to be considered for an award. Your business will be promoted along with your fellow nominees leading up to and during the Awards Gala. There is no cost to you.
If you do not want to be considered for an award, please do not complete the form.
IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ: You are about to complete the Nomination Acceptance Form. This is a very detailed, extensive questionnaire. It will take some time and effort on your part in order to complete all of the required fields. Please ensure that you have both the time and the ability to complete the form. Should your connection be lost or your computer shut down, all of your progress will be lost.  To maintain security of your personal information; There is no save function.
You may choose to review and/or print the form first. Consider your answers carefully and take your time before clicking the submit button. You may want to consider writing your responses in another document and use copy + paste to fill in the form. Please review the Business Excellence Awards Rules & Regulations where you will also find award descriptions and the criteria on which they will be judged. Please keep this in mind when you are filling in your answers.
Written answers are limited to approximately 150 words each. Please stay on topic and be specific with your response.
By submitting your acceptance for an award(s) you were nominated for, once you verify that you and/or your business falls within the criteria for that/those particular award(s). If you were nominated for multiple awards, please only accept those that you want to be considered for. While you may accept multiple award category nominations, you may only win one award per award year.
All submissions are final. All acceptances must be received by September 26th, 2016 at 12:00pm. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO THE LAST MINUTE. Required fields will not be accepted without appropriate entries. Forms will be shut off promptly at 12:01pm. If you do not receive a confirmation email, your form has not been received. 
Timelines:

April 22nd, 2017 Nominations Open
June 30th, 2017 Sponsorship Opportunities Close
September 5th, 2017 Nominations Close, 5pm
September 6th, 2017 Open Acceptances
Wednesday, September 13th, 2017 at 5pm, EARLY BIRD GALA TICKETS CLOSE
Tuesday, September 26th, 2017 Close Acceptances, 12pm
September 27th, 2017 Begin BEA Judging, Open People’s Choice Award Poll
October 6th, 2017 BEA Judging Closes, Close People’s Choice Award Poll, 5pm
Friday, October 13th, 2017 GALA TICKET SALES CLOSE, 5pm
Friday, October 20th, 2017 BEA Gala, all winners are presented

Once again, congratulations regarding your nomination for a Business Excellence Award. Your clients and customers appreciate you!
All the best,

The Bradford Board of Trade

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Thank you for your acceptances! Nomination acceptances are now closed. We greatly appreciate your efforts and wish you all the best of luck at the Gala.