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Fast-Growing Firm of the Year Award
Recognising firms demonstrating exceptional business growth, operational success, and market leadership
About this category
This category recognises a firm in any sector achieving exceptional growth. It celebrates businesses that are scaling quickly and well, winning customers, entering new markets and building the team to match.
The winner will show outstanding, sustainable growth, backed by strong leadership, sound operations and a clear plan for what comes next.
Eligibility
Open to UK-based businesses of any sector trading for at least two years, showing significant growth over the last 12 to 24 months. Self-nominations and third-party nominations are both welcome.
Judging criteria
- Entries will be judged on the scale and pace of growth
- How sustainably it has been achieved
- Operational excellence
- Investment in people
- The strategy for continued growth
Qualitative criteria
- Strength of growth strategy
- Leadership through rapid change
- Operational systems that scale
- Culture maintained while growing
- Market leadership
Metrics
- Year-on-year revenue growth
- Profit growth
- Headcount growth
- New customers or markets
- Investment secured
Additional criteria
Submissions should include growth figures for the last two to three years and a short explanation of what has driven the growth.
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