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Competition entry form

ENTERPRISING BRITAIN 2008 ENTRY FORM Section I: General information 1. Applicant’s details NAME OF PARTICIPATING ORGANISATION: (Wording To Be Used In Publicity) DESCRIPTION OF PARTICIPATING ORGANISATION: (E.g. Business, not-for-profit, charity, community enterprise) POSTAL ADDRESS: WEBSITE ADDRESS: CONTACT PERSON (NAME AND TITLE): TELEPHONE: FAX: E-MAIL:

Section II: Description of how your organisation has used enterprise to transform your community Enterprising Britain is a nationwide competition to find the most enterprising place in the UK – a place where enterprise has, over the last two years helped transform a community and led to improved economic prospects for the area.

This section asks your organisation to explain how it has helped transform your place or community through enterprise and thereby improved economic and or social prospects for the area. You must be able to demonstrate that enterprise is central to the economic and social transformation of the place.

Please respond to the questions below.

N.B. Each question should be answered in 200 - 400 words in font size 12 1. Please give a brief overview of your organisation

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2. What were the problems affecting the local area which your organisation or project has set to address?

3. What are the key interventions or projects you have run to help overcome these problems?

4. How have you helped transform the social and economic and prospects of your area? (Please provide quantitative evidence such as impact figures, number of jobs created, new businesses started and any other relevant statistics).

5. Name one success story (project or individual), which you think brings out what is special or unique about your achievement? E.g. The story of an individual who has succeeded with support of your work, or job creation in the local area or impact on the local high street.

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6. How will your project grow and develop in the future?

7. Please explain in no more than 200 words why you deserve to be winner of Enterprising Britain 2008 and why you would be an appropriate role model for other places?

The seven key items judges will be looking for are:       

Background to the project and summary of the challenges faced A description of the business strategy behind the project An explanation as to why the approach was innovative Information about how the project was implemented Evidence of the impact the project has had and the results achieved Details of any stakeholders or partners you worked with Details of future plans/growth/collaboration

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Section III: Supporting material 1. Third-party endorsement Please attach an endorsement letter from an independent person e.g. an eminent local figure, local entrepreneur or academic, who is not directly involved in the submitted project.

The letter should include an overview of why they are supporting the bid and why they believe the bid deserves to win. Maximum 2 pages

Section IV: Entrant agreement Please complete Section IV, to confirm that you are content for the project to be considered for entry in the Enterprising Britain 2008 competition and the European Enterprise Awards 2008.

As a representative of the project:• • •

I agree that the project may be submitted for entry in the Enterprising Britain 2008 competition I agree that the project may also be submitted for entry in the European Enterprise Awards 2008 I declare the material submitted in the entry is a true and correct reflection of the project

I agree to have the project publicised in connection with the competition and information about it distributed to the media Name of representative: Title/function: Date: Signature: Please send the completed and signed application form to: David Chapman Strategy Manager – Enterprise Development North West Development Agency Renaissance House Centre Park Warrington WA1 1XB david.chapman@nwda.co.uk

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