Princecroft Willis Family Business Award

This award is now closed for entry

Description of the Award

Princecroft Willis Family Business Award - Awarded to the business that best satisfies our entry criteria.

Entry criteria/eligibility

The Princecroft Willis Family Business Award is open to all family businesses in Dorset whether Chamber members or not. Nominations may be by the business itself or a fellow member, customer, supplier or employee. The nominated business must have a head office based in Dorset. All third party nominations must be made with the full knowledge and co-operation of the nominated business.

Participating businesses will be marked on the following criteria:

Longevity
Innovativeness of the original business concept
Number of generations the business has survived
Family involvement in the business in terms of numbers and generations
Internal culture - IIP status, etc.
Profitability

Any reference to employee and turnover figures should relate to the operations based in Dorset.

The winner of the Princecroft Willis Family Business Award will be announced at a dinner to be held on Tuesday 18th November 2008

Supporting Documentation:

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

Application Process

Can be either online (by completing the entry form above) or paper based. For paper based entries please download this Word Document, complete it and send it to:

Mrs Chris Baker
Fleet Court
New Fields
Stinsford Road
Poole
BH17 0NF
Alternatively, Email [email protected]

Judging

For the successful applicants who are shortlisted we will require further information, but will contact those businesses.

Shortlisted businesses may be invited to give a short presentation to judges after the closing date and/or may receive a visit from the judges.

Closing date for entries is Friday 12 September 2008

A word from the Sponsor

Princecroft Willis is the largest independent firm of chartered accountants and business advisers in Dorset and West Hampshire. Our size means that, in addition to providing the usual compliance services, we have a dedicated team of specialists who cover such areas as corporate Finance, estate planning, corporate tax planning, IT services and VAT planning.

As members of a worldwide association of leading independent accountancy practices, we are able to provide advice on international business and taxation matters.

Our business is owned by the partners who all actively participate in the provision of advice and services. Being partner-led means that each client is looked after by a lead partner who is dedicated to ensuring that the services we provide are focused, relevant and delivered in a co-ordinated way. Our partners are here for the long-term and therefore develop long-standing relationships with our clients.

We recognise that we are a people business and invest heavily in our team. Our team members are friendly and approachable, and recognise that our success can only be achieved through delivering quality services to our clients.

We believe that family businesses form the cornerstone of local industry so, as you might expect, a large proportion of our client base is made up of family enterprises. Our specialist services and proactive involvement focuses on helping them to grow and develop, building on the success of the founder while structuring innovative ways to hand that success on to future generations. This is why we are delighted to be able to sponsor the Princecroft Willis Family Business Award. Surveys indicate that only one third of family businesses survive to the second generation so to be successful a family business must be innovative, adaptable and have a healthy culture in place - our award is designed to recognise and celebrate that success