There are considerable regional imbalances and have been for many years, Yorkshire and Humber having the lowest proportion of people with an honour in England according to the latest data I’ve seen.
A highly detailed and colourful account of your or your nominee’s achievements: Our approach differs from most applications in that we would treat your nomination very much like a national newspaper personal profile, whereas the tendency is to approach it like a CV which does not stand out to the judging committee.
We set our fees as competitively as we reasonably can to enable us to deliver the highest level of service.
We prefer to not imply that spending more money increases your chances of success. It is more about which service suits the nominee best in terms of the length of the nomination required and the ideal number of support letters.
Yes, as it shows to the Cabinet Office that more than one person has had the same idea to nominate the person at roughly the same time, which is a very positive thing.
In summary, it’s five simple steps.
Because we are experts in our niche and the best at what we do. We have drafted literally hundreds of award entries during the last 13 years and have learned what works and doesn’t work.
Nothing is certain in life, or business! However, the average success rate across all award entries is estimated to be about 1 in 10 (just 10%). Our success rate is an industry leading 2 in 3 (about 65%).
Our standard drafting fees start from £1900 + VAT per entry. This includes meeting with you in order to have a better understanding of your business, and to gather the necessary background information, as well as drafting and fully managing each award entry – including having your entry professionally designed where permissible, and handling all the necessary but time-consuming admin.
You might not immediately think that tax and honours have anything in common but the two are inextricably linked when it comes to successful honours nominations for UK citizens. The reality is if your taxes are up to date, your nomination for an honour stands a better chance of success.
Any worthy person, based anywhere in the world, can be nominated for a Royal honour like an MBE, OBE or damehood. You don’t need to be based in the UK or even be a UK citizen.
That information is not published but we estimate relatively few, around 100.
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Awards will:
• raise your profile and enhance your reputation
• instil trust – the vital ingredient for success
• fulfil your business and personal potential
• acknowledge the recognition you deserve
• attract new business or personal opportunities
• allow you to put up your prices
There are five ways to maximise your chances in any awards you enter:
• Stress your strategic thinking and how you have adapted to events
• Your financials are key – as well as core growth, look for extra examples of improvement wherever you can find them
• Make the most of the full word count for each question – but keep it relevant!
• Use testimonials to back up your boasting
• Don’t delay – compiling a shining entry takes a great deal of work
You may think writing a successful business award entry is a piece of cake, but you’d be wrong! To stand out from the crowd and convince a panel of judges that you or your business is best in class is no mean feat. Luckily we have some handy pointers for you.
Put measures in place. Clearly state your success metrics and try not to leave any gaps in your data. Don’t be too selective which figures/stats you provide as the judges won’t have the full picture.
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