Entrepreneurial Supporter

This Award celebrates and recognises those entrepreneurs, businessmen and women, inventors, innovators, professional advisers, bankers, lawyers, accountants and mentors; who have provided outstanding and significant support to entrepreneurs on a paid or unpaid basis, during the last 12 months.

The person making the nomination must answer the following:

Why do you think that this person should win "The Entrepreneurial Supporter of the Year"?

The list below illustrates the types of activity nominees might have undertaken; it is not intended to be an exhaustive list.

• Mentoring and/or offering support either financial or advisory to start ups or developing businesses. Helping others to develop the business skills used when starting or growing a business
• Engaging with young people helping instil enterprise skills they may use in the future, promoting entrepreneurship as a real career option
• Promoting enterprise in disadvantaged communities or marginalised groups, changing perceptions that viable businesses can only emerge from mainstream entrepreneurship
• Being a role model to others, helping inspire new and existing entrepreneurs, creating ambition and the right attitude

Please explain clearly

• Why you want to nominate this person
• What relationship you have with this person
• What impact you have seen this person have on your business or others business
• How this person has inspired and encouraged you