National Business Awards Extends Entry Deadline

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National Business Awards Extends Entry Deadline PR Newswire LONDON, June 13, 2012 LONDON, June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- th*Entries now open until 27 June 2012* - With Photo The National Business Awards in partnership with Orange has today announced ththe extension of the entries deadline to Wednesday 27 June 2012, giving UK businesses an additional two weeks to perfect their submissions. Now is the last chance to take part in Britain's most prestigious business awards. The most respected accolade for business in the UK, the National Business Awards are based on the core principles of recognising business excellence, innovation and ethics across the full spectrum of private, public and third sector enterprises. Organisations from all regions across the UK, from SMEs to FTSE 100s, are invited to register for award categories ranging from the Orange Innovation Award (won in 2011 by Harvard Engineering), to the Sustainability Award (won in 2011 by InterfaceFLOR), through to Entrepreneur of the Year (won by Paul Lindley, Founder of Ella's Kitchen in 2011) and Online Business of the Year (won by Naked Wines in 2011). Paul Lindley of Ella's Kitchen said: "It was a great honour to win a National Business Award and a fantastic opportunity for us to shout about our work and achievements at Ella's Kitchen. It was a great way to help motivate our staff, and inspire us to do even better, through creating a competitive edge with a clear reward.

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National Business Awards Extends Entry

Deadline

PR Newswire

LONDON, June 13, 2012

LONDON

,

June 13, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

*Entries now open until 27

th

June 2012

*

- With Photo

The National Business Awards in partnership with Orange has today announced

the extension of the entries deadline to Wednesday 27

th

June 2012

, giving UK

businesses an additional two weeks to perfect their submissions.

Now is the last chance to take part in

Britain's

most prestigious business

awards. The most respected accolade for business in the UK, the National

Business Awards are based on the core principles of recognising business

excellence, innovation and ethics across the full spectrum of private, public and

third sector enterprises.

Organisations from all regions across the UK, from SMEs to FTSE 100s, are

invited to register for award categories ranging from the Orange Innovation

Award (won in 2011 by Harvard Engineering), to the Sustainability Award (won

in 2011 by InterfaceFLOR), through to Entrepreneur of the Year (won by Paul

Lindley, Founder of Ella's Kitchen in 2011) and Online Business of the Year (won

by Naked Wines in 2011).

Paul Lindley of Ella's Kitchen said: "It was a great honour to win a National

Business Award and a fantastic opportunity for us to shout about our work and

achievements at Ella's Kitchen. It was a great way to help motivate our staff,

and inspire us to do even better, through creating a competitive edge with a

clear reward."

Rowan Gormley of Naked Wines said: "Winning was like sitting in a rocket after

the blue touch paper got lit. Partners who turned their noses up at us started

calling us. Suppliers who wanted cash up front accepted normal credit terms.

Visitor numbers jumped double digits. And my mum finally thinks I done good!"

The Awards have distinguished themselves by the quality of businesses taking

part and the robust judging process. Led by Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone

as Chair of Judges, nearly 100 multi discipline CEOs and senior directors

participate as judges, bringing their expertise and insight to the three-tier

judging process.

Finalists will be announced in August and winners will be revealed at the

National Business Awards gala dinner and awards ceremony in

London

at the

Grosvenor House Hotel, Tuesday 13th November. To enter or nominate for this

year's campaign visit http://www.nationalbusinessawards.co.uk or call 0207 234

8755.

The National Business Awards supports Help for Heroes, a charity that offers

support and advice for wounded soldiers.

Awards categories 2012

Categories open to enter:

The Orange Innovation Award

The BlackBerry Growth Strategy of the Year

The ICAEW Sustainability Award

The Santander Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year

The Huawei Customer Focus Award

The Croner Employer of the Year

Transformational Change of the Year

Start-up Business of the Year

Small Online Business of the Year

E-commerce Strategy of the Year

Business Enabler of the Year

The Entrepreneur of the Year

Categories run by nomination only:

The Orange Leader of the Year

The Daily Telegraph Award for a Decade of Excellence

The 3i International Growth Business of the Year

The Leadership Diversity Award

Coutts FTSE 100 Business of the Year

About the National Business Awards

Open to organisations of all sizes from all sectors across the UK, the National

Business Awards in partnership with Orange is the UK's most prestigious

independent business recognition platform with its particular emphasis on

excellence, innovation and ethical business. Now in its eleventh year, the

National Business Awards connects the nations' professionals through its annual

awards ceremony; year-round thought leadership and round table events; and

is UBM plc's flagship awards programme. Visit

http://www.nationalbusinessawards.co.uk for further information or follow us on

Twitter @businessawards.

About Help for Heroes

Help for Heroes (H4H) was founded by Bryn and Emma Parry after a profoundly

moving visit to Selly Oak Hospital in the summer of 2007. Bryn and Emma met

some extraordinarily brave young men who had been badly wounded and they

just wanted to do something to help. The charity was launched in

October 2007

and provides direct, practical support for those wounded, injured or who have

become sick in the line of duty and their families.

About Orange UK

Orange is the key brand of the France Telecom Group, one of the world's

leading telecommunications operators. With almost 131 million customers, the

Orange brand now covers Internet, television and mobile services in the

majority of countries where the Group operates.

In the UK, Orange provides high quality GSM coverage to 99% of the UK

population, and 3G coverage to more than 93%.

Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this

material are trade marks of Orange Brand Services Limited.

On

July 1

2010, the company became part of Everything Everywhere, one

company that runs two of

Britain's

most famous brands - Orange UK and T-

Mobile UK - with plans to transform the industry by giving customers instant

access to everything, everywhere, offering them the best value, best choice

and best network coverage in the country. Everything Everywhere Limited is

the UK's biggest communications company, with a combined customer base of

almost 28 million people and more than 720 retail stores across the country.

Everything Everywhere Limited is registered at Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield,

Hertfordshire

, AL10 9BW under the registered company number 02382161.

For more information please call the Orange Press Office [phone],

or visit http://www.orange.co.uk/newsroom

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For further information or interview opportunities

contact:

Rachel Branigan

PR Manager

UBM Awards and Partnerships

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Email: [e-mail]

Annelle Botha

Head of PR and Marketing

UBM Awards and Partnerships

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