Scale-up Award

Category criteria

Lancashire businesses continue to face and meet new challenges while servicing customer needs and securing new opportunities.

Every business has a story to tell, and these are the stories Red Rose Awards wants to hear and share.

Tell us yours!

To enter this category, your business must have grown by at least 20% in turnover in the last financial year.

Our judges are looking for a sense of trajectory; a business that understands how to manage scale-up, whether it’s by acquisition or organic means; and one with a plan for the growth story to continue.

Notes:

This award is open to business that have seen at least 20% increase in turnover in their last financial statements
Judges will want to know how the scale-up was achieved, how it is being managed and the strategy which you will use to sustain your success.

FAQs

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When do the Awards open for entry?

Entries are now open! Start yours here

When is the closing date for entries?

Entries for Red Rose Awards 2025 will close at midnight on Friday, 13 December 2024.

What are the Red Rose Award's categories?

A full list of award categories are available on the categories page.

How many categories can I enter?

Each business can enter up to three different award categories.

What makes a company eligible to enter the awards?

To be eligible, your business must be based within the current Lancashire county boundaries. For clarity, this means you must pay business rates in one of the following district or unitary boroughs:

Blackburn with Darwen
Blackpool
Burnley
Chorley
Fylde
Hyndburn
Lancaster
Pendle
Preston
Ribble Valley
Rossendale
South Ribble
West Lancashire
Wyre

What are the Red Rose Award rules?

The following rules apply –

The organisers reserve the right to amend or remove award categories
The organisers reserve the right to re-assign an entry to another category
Entrants acknowledge and agree that material from entry forms may be used in the event brochure and other marketing materials
Entrants should mark as confidential any elements of their entry they do not wish to be used for the event brochure or other marketing materials
Decisions of judges are final and no correspondence will be entered in to.

How do I enter the Awards?

To enter the awards, you must create an online account. This will allow you to view all award categories and entry forms.

You can work on your entries online by signing in to the system and saving them as drafts until you are ready to submit. You can then use your account to track your progress through the entry process.

Click here to register your account now.

Do I have to stick to the word count limits?

Yes. You will be unable to exceed the word count limit when you enter your submission into our online entry forms.

What help is available when entering the Awards?

Throughout the entry form you will see an ‘info’ icon next to certain questions. Here we’ve included further information to support you in completing your entry so make sure you hover over the icon to view this.

Should you have further questions please call the Lancashire Business View team on 01254 297870 email events@lancashirebusinessview.co.uk

What happens when I submit by entry?

The online system will show that you have entered the awards once you click submit. You will also receive a confirmation email.

Do I have to pay to enter the Awards?

No. The Red Rose Awards are free to enter.

When does the Award Judging take place?

Once entries have closed, all written submissions are scrutinised by our judges and finalists are announced on 20 January 2025.

Interviews will take place on 5 and 6 February 2025. These dates cannot be changed and we advise to mark them in your calendar now!

What format does the interview take?

Each interview will last 20 minutes. Following a brief introduction you will have a maximum of 10 minutes for your presentation to the judges, followed by 10 minutes of Q&A from the judges.

You can be as creative as you like with your presentation. It is your choice whether to bring 'props' or equipment to support you in sharing your business story with our judges.

There are no laptops or screens provided in the interviews. If you would like to display something you will need to bring everything with you and set it up when you enter the interview room.

When will the finalists be announced?

All finalists will be notified on Monday 20 January 2025 by email.

The information will also be available on the website and through our social media channels.

Finalists will be invited to meet a judging panel for interview on 5 or 6 February 2025. If we cannot hold the interviews live, these will be conducted online.