Queen's Award for Innovation
This Award is one of the categories of the annual Queen's Awards for Enterprise. Competition for this award is strong, with over 400 applications being received annually for the award.
Eligibility criteria
You must be able to show that your business has substantially improved in areas of performance and commercial success. If you believe these achievements are outstanding for the size of your business, you can apply under either of the two categories:
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outstanding innovation, continued over at least two years
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continuous innovation and development over at least five years
Your achievements will then be assessed for any of the following:
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invention, design or production
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performance - of services and products
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marketing and distribution
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after-sale support of goods or services
Download a list of the 2011 winners of The Queen's Award for Innovation.
The deadline for applications for the 2012 award was 31 October 2011. Read more at www.businesslink.gov.uk/queensawards.
