Visionaries and Vanguards – SME Award – Nomination Form – Trinidad & Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce

This award recognises the significant contribution of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs to the economy of Trinidad and Tobago. It acknowledges enterprises that have demonstrated consistent growth, strong financial performance, customer understanding, effective leadership, utilisation of technology/digital media, and ongoing innovation to support future growth.

Eligibility for the SME category is divided into two awards:

Small Business Award

- Open to all Trinidad and Tobago registered companies with a minimum of 51% Trinbagonian ownership, employing 6-25 workers, and generating revenues ranging from TT$500,000 to TT$2.99 million
- Financial stability and operational existence for at least three years

Medium-Sized Business Award

- Open to all Trinidad and Tobago registered companies with at least 51% Trinbagonian ownership, employing 26-50 persons, and having revenues ranging from TT$3 million to TT$50 million
- Financial stability and operational existence for at least five year
- Each category will have one winner selected from the nominees.

There are no finalists for this category; the winner is selected based on meeting these criteria.

NOMINATIONS CLOSE FOR THIS AWARD ON JUNE 21ST 2024 @ MIDNIGHT

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SELECT YOUR BUSINESS SIZE*
- Small Business
- Medium Sized Business
ENTRY STATEMENT*
In no more than 350 words please state the nature of your business and the market in which it operates. Include any key business achievements that are significant for your market sector or industry.
Originality*
Describe the uniqueness of the product/service and its superiority in comparison with similar or alternative products/service in the market.
Marketability*
Provide evidence to which the innovation sufficiently addresses the problem it seeks to solve at a cost or model that is accessible to the target market and can generate profits or is self-sustainable. Note: Management accounts are acceptable for this submission.
Scalability*
Describe the extent to which the solution can be easily applied to other similar markets beyond the applicant’s immediate or local environment.
Marketing Strength*
1) Describe and Provide evidence on how your product/ service is packaged or presented to your target market. For example - packaging, point of sale materials, advertising, distribution or company profile
Marketing Strength*
2) Provide details on what type of advertising vehicles are used. For example - traditional, experiential, digital marketing inclusive of social media
Employee and Customer Engagement*
Please describe your staff & customer engagement programmes or processes and how they successfully deliver the strategy or vision and enabled growth or efficiency.
Responsible Business Practices*
Does the company or individual being nominated support or conduct any corporate social responsibility initiatives (CSR) or environment social governance (ESG)?
Financial Performance*
Demonstrate your company's financial performance by submitting reports to substantiate the company's financial position by. a. Profit-and-loss statements for the last three years; b. Balance sheets for the fiscal years 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Company Profile*
Provide a profile of your company that demonstrates all the relevant elements and information about the company such as vision, mission, milestones, brand story etc.

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