Nominations Are Now Closed

Nominations Closed at the end of 1st February 2011. The award winners will be announced at our business lunch on 3rd March 2011.

The nominations for this year’s awards are open from the 20th November 2010 until the 1st February 2011 with the announcement of the award winners at our business lunch on 3rd March 2011.

TrainE-TraidE’s Jewish Business Awards are all about recognising enterprising members of the Jewish community across the whole spectrum of their business development.

This is a wonderful opportunity for you to nominate someone who you believe has been really successful in his or her business in a wealth of different ways and at different levels. You could even nominate yourself –so why not ‘go for it!’

Award Categories

Business of the Year
Awarded to an outstanding company whose growth, ambition and quality of management has enabled it to deliver first-class results.

New Business of the Year
Awarded to a new business that has been trading for less than 2 years and has already demonstrated the potential to be an outstanding success.

Young Business Person of the Year
This award will go to an outstanding young individual who can best demonstrate ambition, energy, skill and vision, as well as tangible business success. This award is open both to young entrepreneurs who are enjoying success in building their own business, and to those employees who have had an outstanding impact in contributing to the successes of a larger organisation.

Business Lifetime Achievement Award
This award is given to a member of the Jewish community for his or her lifetime achievement in the field of business. The award is not open for nominations and will be chosen by the panel of judges.

How it works

The Awards
TrainE-TraidE’s Jewish Business Awards recognise the best businesses and individuals either from within the Jewish community or impacting upon the lives of Jewish people in the UK

TrainE-TraidE’s Jewish Business Awards are split into four different categories (for a full list of categories see above).

How do you enter?
If you believe that you, your business, or somebody you know deserves a TrainE-TraidE Jewish Business Award then please complete the attached nomination form. Judges will look favourably upon nominations from the people who really matter to your business - your customers. Your business can be nominated in any, or all, of the three categories.

The nominations can be done in different ways:

by filling the entry form above
complete the entry form on the Jewish Chronicle website

Nominations open on 20th November 2010 and close on 1st February 2011.

How are the awards judged?
The judging panel is made up of respected members of the Jewish business community, TrainE-TraidE and our sponsors.

The judging panel will meet after the closing date for entries to select a shortlist of possible award-winners. These shortlists will be announced two weeks before the awards ceremony.

The award winners will be announced at TrainE-TraidE’s Business Awards Lunch which will take place on 3rd March 2011. Tickets for the event are available by contacting mark.curtis@traine-traide.org.uk

What do you win?
Winners of each category win a TrainE-TraidE Jewish Business Award plaque presented at the awards ceremony. There will also be publicity and marketing opportunities from being short-listed and winning the award as well as the right to use ‘Winner’ and ‘Finalist’ logos on your own marketing materials.

Coverage will be attained through our media partners the Jewish Chronicle.

About TrainE - TraidE

Based in Finchley, TrainE-TraidE’s mission is to empower individuals within the Jewish community by promoting entrepreneurship, developing businesses and assisting people to secure employment, using a personalised approach. This is done through business incubation and support services, careers advice and job preparation, and training courses.

Business services include: initial business assessments; full incubation services (free serviced offices, admin support, IT and telephone infrastructure); business training seminars; networking opportunities; access to professional services – accountancy & legal; dedicated business mentors; and business start-up loans.

TrainE-TraidE’s job readiness programme assists any individuals looking for work or a change in career path. The programme consists of: careers guidance, CV writing training, interview skills, innovative job searching techniques and a summer placement programme.

Training courses offered at TrainE-TraidE cover all sectors and professional fields including: business and finance, IT, art and design, health and beauty and counselling and psychotherapy.
TrainE-TraidE runs a successful mentoring programme matching those needing support with individuals and businesses that are able to guide them.

The TrainE-TraidE offices include a dedicated IT suite with interactive teaching programmes, fully equipped lecture rooms, meeting rooms and fully serviced offices.

Benefits

Nominees and winners of TrainE-TraidE’s Jewish Business Awards can look forward to real business and personal rewards:

Nomination represents validation by the wider business and Jewish communities
Nomination signifies acknowledgement and recognition of hard work, effort and results
There is a real sense of pride in being nominated
‘Winner’ and ‘Finalist’ logos can be used on all marketing materials to make your business stand out from the crowd
Great promotional value through our media partners, the Jewish Chronicle.

In addition:

Awards will be presented at TrainE-TraidE’s Business Lunch in March 2011
The winners will be celebrated on the TrainE-TraidE Jewish Business Awards website and www.thejc.com after the ceremony

Terms & Conditions

Before making your nomination, please read the following conditions of entry.

The closing date for entries will be 1st February 2011. Nominations received after that date will not be considered by the judging panel under any circumstances.
Businesses may enter more than one award category although a separate entry form must be completed for each award.
Businesses entering the Awards must be able to show a link to the Jewish community or demonstrate how its work impacts upon the lives of Jewish people in the UK.
The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Nominations will be treated in the strictest confidence and circulated only to members of the judging panel. All publicity about TrainE-TraidE’s Jewish Business Awards will be co-ordinated through The PR Office on behalf of TrainE-TraidE.
Companies sponsoring awards are not eligible to enter.
Shortlisted entrants will be notified by post or telephone week commencing 14th February 2011.