The awards are judged by a high profile panel made up of internal and external representatives and sponsors. An esteemed panel, each with their own business success stories across a variety of sectors.
Judges will read and pre-score all entry forms, considering any supporting materials submitted. Judges will be asked to give a score for each question within the entry form, as listed in the bullet points below. These will be combined to give an overall score for each entry and determine the shortlist.
The shortlist will then be invited to attend an interview week commencing 9th October 2023. You must attend your interview so please ensure this week is kept clear for you to attend should you be successful. Shortlisted candidates will be required to make a short presentation during the interview. The time of this will be determined once the shortlist is announced.
Judges will meet to discuss the interviews and then agree the winner for each category.
The awards will be judged by a selection of the HIVE committee panel, sponsors and high profile business professionals across Blackburn & Darwen for our judging panel
*Dates of when each category will be judged will be diarised in advance so you can save the date!