Archive for July 2016
UK Business Awards – deadline 23rd August….
The UK Business Awards are affectionately called “The Dons” after the Chairman, Don Hales, who successfully launched the National Sales Awards (1997) and the National Customer Service Awards (2000) which are now known as the Lloyds National Business Awards. The Dons give everyone a great opportunity to network and further their knowledge, regardless of the industry…
Read MoreGentleman’s Journal investigation in to whether the honours system is honourable
Sam Rowe at the Gentleman’s Journal magazine takes an in-depth look at the UK Honours system with the help of our CEO, Mark Llewellyn-Slade. Simply click on the image below.
Read MoreSir Philip Green and the BHS debacle
Here’s a few loosely transcribed soundbites from a couple of BBC interviews I did recently about ‘Greengate’ along with recordings of the full interviews (just click on the pictures): Sir Philip Green chatting “As the dust begins to settle after the near public flogging Sir Philip received yesterday from the likes of Frank Field MP…
Read MoreCan someone be stripped of a Royal honour?
BBC Hereford and Worcester – Should Sir Philip Green be stripped of his knighthood? Mark Llewellyn-Slade discusses how Royal honours can be taken away from people who step out of line.
Read MoreQueen’s Award 2017 deadline brought forward!
The most prestigious business award in the UK, if not the world, the 2016 Queen’s Award for Enterprise celebrates its 50th birthday today alongside her Majesty’s 90th birthday. The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise have today announced 243 winners in the 2016 competition. That is a massive 72% increase on 2015. The biggest increase is in the Innovation…
Read MoreGentleman’s Journal investigation in to weather the honours system is honourable
Sam Rowe at the Gentleman’s Journal magazine takes an in-depth look at the UK Honours system with the help of our CEO, Mark Llewellyn-Slade. Simply click on the image.
Read MoreQueen’s honour allocations revealed
Every five years the government sets a maximum number of awards that can be given out in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List every June and in the New Year Honours List. Around 2,600 honours are given each year across nine sectors. We can deduce many things from the official allocation chart (pictured above – source:…
Read MoreBest Business Awards now open for entry…
Open to the private, charity and public sectors, the Best Business Awards offer a broad range of categories. There is no formal awards dinner, which can prove expensive to attend. Instead winners can take advantage of a range of marketing benefits designed to spread the message about what they have achieved. All winners receive comments…
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