Queen's Award for Innovation
This Award is one of the categories of the annual Queen's Awards for Enterprise. Competition for this Award is strong, with over 300 applications received for the 2012 Award.
Eligibility criteria
All businesses entering for a Queen’s Award must have at least two employees (or full-time equivalent) and be based in the UK.
You must be able to show that your business has substantially improved in areas of performance and commercial success. If you believe these achievements are outstanding for the size of your business, you can apply under either of the two categories:
- outstanding innovation, continued over at least two years
- continuous innovation and development over at least five years
Your achievements will then be assessed for any of the following:
- invention, design or production
- performance - of services and products
- marketing and distribution
- after-sale support of goods or services
The closing date for the 2013 Awards is 28 September 2012.
For more information see www.queensawards.org.uk.
