What to enter…

The Innovation & Export Awards 2009 are free to enter and are open to all our clients.

There are five award categories and you can enter as many as you want, providing you meet the qualification criteria.

  1. Best New Innovation Award
    This award recognises research, development and design excellence in a new product, service or process launched by a client business within the last two years that has delivered quantifiable benefits to the business, added value to target markets by increasing market share and demonstrated the potential for future commercial success.

  2. Innovator of the Year Award
    This award recognises the outstanding contribution of a client business that has been in operation for five years or more, and has made a significant contribution to economic prosperity and the advancement of innovation in Northern Ireland.

  3. Best Emerging Exporter Award
    This award recognises the outstanding export achievement of a client business, from the manufacturing or tradeable services sectors, that has been exporting goods and/or services for three years or less.

  4. Exporter of the Year Award
    This award recognises the outstanding export achievement (based on incremental export performance) of a client business, from the manufacturing or tradeable services sectors, that has been exporting goods and/or services for four years or more.

  5. Business Excellence Award
    This award recognises the outstanding achievement of a client business, irrespective of size or time in operation that can demonstrate exceptional financial returns, strong export growth, delivery of innovation strategies and market leadership in their sector.