A word from the Sponsors

The Royal Bank of Scotland aims to offer you something different. We appreciate that no two businesses are exactly alike, and so, our service must be tailored accordingly, supporting customers through both prosperous and more challenging times. Being able to help you with what you need, when you need it, is at the heart of what we do. Our relationship managers have a personal desire to see your business prosper, and are empowered to make decisions quickly to align with your timeframe.

Our association with the Dorset Business Awards, supporting the �The RBS Best Management Team of the Year� award is an important strategic decision for us. As a business we positively encourage local competitiveness and the achievement of excellence, which helps to demonstrate and acknowledge our commitment and presence in the County. This presence is well supported by our highly trained teams in Bournemouth, who understand local issues and collectively offer many years of experience and advice across the region, as well as sector specialisms in healthcare and property, thus enabling our customers to meet their business ambitions.
RBS is dedicated to helping the Dorset business community grow and succeed. We understand local issues and as a business we positively encourage competitiveness and the achievement of excellence within the region.

Description of the Award from sponsors

Quality, dynamic management is critical to the success of any company � particularly within the competitive environment of Dorset.

We are looking for a team who can demonstrate strong leadership skills, drive, commitment, adaptability and the ability to think and plan ahead. As a result the company will have seen strong financial performance, have sound strategic plans in place and will be an energetic and vibrant place to work.

The judges will be looking for a management team who have driven the business forward using knowledge and creative ideas and developed strong leadership and teambuilding skills to facilitate successful change management.

Entry Criteria/Eligibility

The judges will be looking for evidence of success in the following broad areas:

• Financial Performance; Entries should provide up to date details of financial performance. The judges will be looking for evidence of an improvement in profitability as a result of a sound business plan.

• Innovation; The business should be able to demonstrate how it has developed products/services after identifying a clear market need. Information regarding the utilisation of any new technology or innovation in this process should be given.

• Strategic planning and thinking; The business should demonstrate how clear and focused business planning and strategy has aided financial and trading performance.

• Team building/building partnerships; Evidence that management have concentrated on building a winning team to implement policy and achieve business objectives.

• Leadership/overcoming problems; Entrants should demonstrate that strong leadership has focused activity within the business and that this has enabled difficult situations to be overcome.

• Change management; To demonstrate that management has been flexible and pro-active in facing a change in unexpected circumstances.

Supporting Documentation

Supporting evidence of increased international business is required. This may be confirmation of orders, financial summaries or report and accounts. We will also require a copy of the strategy/business plan that resulted in the increased business. These may be uploaded for online applications or clearly marked and posted.
For paper based entries this can be posted with the application form.

All information will be treated confidentially and only be circulated amongst the judges.

   Best Management Team Award Entry Form (PDF, 220kb)

Entry Deadline

Closing date for Nominations is Friday 21 September 2007.

Judging will commence in October 2007.

Shortlisted companies will be visited by the judges in October 2007.

Judges name and company:
Martin Cox- The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc
Carl Wood � The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc
Mark Johns � PrinceCroft Willis

Application process

On-line or paper based applications are acceptable.

Paper based entries and any supporting documentation for online entries should be clearly marked and sent to;

Martin Cox
The Royal Bank of Scotland,
Heron House,
10 Christchurch Road,
Bournemouth
BH1 3NR