2012 Legacy Award

This award is now closed for entry

Description of the Award

The 2012 Legacy Award will be awarded to the Dorset business or organisation that can best demonstrate changes and improvements inspired by the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Companies entering this award should be using this opportunity as a catalyst for sustainable long-term growth, benefitting the people, economy and environment of the area and helping to ensure that Weymouth & Portland and Dorset is a welcoming, vibrant and inspirational host for a successful Games.

Entry Criteria/Eligibility

Entry is open to any company or organisation with an office based in Dorset.
The company or organisation should have clearly embraced the opportunity presented by the 2012 Games, either as a source of inspiration for development and growth or directly as a business driver.

Supporting Documentation

Additional supporting evidence including photographs, press cuttings and endorsements may be uploaded.

Application Process

Online only.

Judging

A panel of judges will shortlist entries late September early October 2008 down to 3 finalists.

The three finalists will be invited to attend the Dorset Business Awards Gala Dinner to be held on Tuesday 18th November 2008.

Closing date for entries is Friday 12 September 2008

A word from the Sponsor

Team South West is the regional partnership working with the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games organising committee to help ensure that as a nation we "stage an inspirational Games that captures the imagination of young people around the world and leaves a lasting legacy".

Our vision for 2012 is ambitious and far-reaching, extending way beyond the Games themselves, to make sure that across the region we deliver "a lasting and discernable economic and community legacy from the London 2012 Games".

With the Olympic and Paralympic Games sailing events being hosted at Weymouth and Portland, Dorset has the opportunity to reap very distinct benefits - not just during the Games but in the period leading up to 2012 and as a long-term sporting, community and economic legacy for the future.

The South West of England Regional Development Agency is one of the key partners in Team South West. Our mission is to lead the development of a sustainable economy in the South West, investing to unlock the region's business potential. As such, we are particularly keen to ensure that the region, and Dorset and Weymouth & Portland in particular, grasps the business opportunities of the 2012 Games and uses this opportunity as a platform for sustainable growth and development.