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SillyJokes

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  • #1
    I suppose I should be making a fuss.

    We have been shortlisted in the East Midlands Regional Finals for the
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    under three categories: Broadband, E Trading and E Business.

    Wish us luck at the Gala Award Ceremony on September 16th.

    We're really chuffed to have been short listed as it is nice to have your hard work recognised. We are being filmed for the Award Ceremony tomorrow - yikes, I'll have to tidy my desk.
     
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    Hi,

    Filming was weird, someone poking a camera over your shoulder every time you looked likely to do something interesting.

    27 companies are shortlisted in the East Midlands Region - there are 5 categories, the three we are in, mentioned in my first post, plus E-Start Up and Teleworking.

    Some categories have more nominees than others. 8 are up for one category, 3 for another but I don't know which.

    There are 12 regions.

    I don't know any of the other nominated companies, except I now know Ozzy is in it.

    Apparantly the awards had thousands of entries but I expect many of them were like my efforts last year - very desultry. This year I really tried to fill out the forms properly and spent ages on them. Yippee, it's paid off.

    Good luck to all nominated people.
     
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    Ozzy

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    Yes Gary, I was fortunate enough to make the National Business Awards finals, but that is as far as I got - still cool though!

    The guy filming even filmed me riding up and down the road on my new motorbike ;) I guess because my business is so automated there wasn't actually a lot of "work" to film - he he

    There is also The Growing Business Awards which close at the end of September. Remember you have to be in it to win it!
     
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    We were going to go up, grab a hotel and make a proper night of it but I can't get anyone to look after the (4) kids overnight so it'll be a long, sorry drive back when we don't actually pick up one of the gongs.

    I can't for the life of me think why we are under 'Best use of Broadband' when all we have ever done is optimise for 56K.

    Good luck with yours, Taff.

    Ozzy, do you know if they have announced the shortlisted people for the National Innovation part of the E Commerce awards?

    Mobile & Wireless Technology
    Advanced Supply Chain Integration
    Best Rural E-Business & Community

    I rather thought we had a chance in the latter two.
     
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    Ozzy

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  • #14
    Hi Taff,
    I can't speak for the Ecom awards as never been up for these before, and only once for the National Business but they were a great night out. We stayed at the hotel, very posh ;)
    It's worth staying away from the night to really enjoy it if you can, but like SillyJokes my wife and I will be making the journey home that night as we will have to let Nana get home after baby sitting our 2 year old.

    As for shortlists ... not a dicky bird :( I know qf is up for two categories but don't know which two. The film guy knew but wouldn't tell me as its a secret so shouldn't have told you! :)
     
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    Well done Simon. You must be pretty chuffed. I think they had a lot of entries.

    Our (ozzy and me in East Midlands Region) do is on Thursday so expect some results Friday.

    I'm trying not to think about it too much. I don't want to be competitive but I can't help it. I was completely thrilled to be shortlisted but now I really do want to win. Otherwise, why enter?
     
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    It's really unbelievable how much my attitude to winning changed throughout the process. When I applied I had no expectations but thought ‘go on give it a go’. When I found out I’d been shortlisted I was totally over the moon but thought well if that’s as far as I go then it’s a massive achievement.

    As the awards night got closer I started to think maybe I have a chance of winning and on the night I was absolutely gutted when my name was called out as ‘Highly Commended’. I really wanted to win it badly.

    On reflection it’s a tremendous achievement and recognition, after all I could have come away from the awards with nothing, which I couldn’t begin to think about now. So close though…Damn!

    The business that won is pretty sizeable accepta.co.uk (I’m a one man band) and they were runners up last year. Flowersdirect.co.uk were on our table, last year they won E-Start up and this year they won E-business.

    The Business link chap on the night was fantastic, he kept saying how we were all winners and all had exceptional web sites. When he explained the number of entries and the process of whittling down to the shortlist and then the winners - it’s only then that you understand that you are pretty damn good.

    When you look at your web site day in day you get sick and tired of it, and sometimes even begin to dislike it. This has reaffirmed how good my web site really is and I’ll be there next year with an improved web site and business.

    Win or lose none of us are mugs – we all deserve a big round of applause.

    Best of luck, I look forward to hearing how you get on.

    Regards,
    Simon
     
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  • #30
    Hi Simon,
    Your are so very right with what you say, and your attitude reflects how mine was with the National Business Awards. I was gutted on the night that I only reached the Finalist stage, but looking back now I feel so proud looking at the the certificate on my wall ;)
    This probably explains my more down to earth approach with the Ecommerce Awards, but yet again I'd love to win on the night.

    I also agree with what you say about looking at your own website. I'm bored with the Quick Formations website as its been the same now for over a year. I do have a new website design, but have not finished implementing the templates into the system. I'll put a link in here when the new site is live as I'd welcome the feedback.

    SillyJokes - there are a lot of different business awrads that anyone can apply for, some are worthy and others are nothing more than another form of the "charity scam". I had a meeting with someone last week who had won an award only to receive an invoice a month later for an advertorial. It turns out the price was being approved for the advertorial!
    That is why each time I receive a letter recommending entry to an award I carefully research it before entering.
     
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    Congratulations to Ozzy - well done matey.

    We did amazingly well.

    We got Highly Commended in both E-Trading and E-Business (beaten by the same company in each case I think - a company selling built in kitchen appliances which had grown amazingly fast).

    We won Best Use of Broadband and so will be joining Ozzy at the National Finals at the Grosvner House Hotel in London next month.

    It was just the best feeling winning - I was completely gobsmacked and to get Highly Commended in such exulted company was really fab.

    Let the good times roll.
     
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  • #40
    Ozzy said:
    My new site will be going live this weekend. Its all finished and the content is done, it just needs proof reading and double checking ... where is Stuart when you need him ;)
    Click to expand...
    I have fed back to you by mail as you prompted me by IM. In the middle of a huge bid but managed to explore your new site using several browsers.

    I have to say that overall the new design, which builds on the existing design of course, is exceptional and I had only minor points to make (which I know does not usually stop me).

    Congratulations from me as well on you recent win and good luck in the Nationals.

    Stuart
     
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