On the eve of next month’s Enterprise Week (15-21 November 2004), Chancellor Gordon Brown and top business leaders have unveiled the handmade crystal goblet to be awarded next year to the first ever recipients of the new Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion.
Digby Jones, Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry, Bill Midgely, President of the British Chambers of Commerce, and Miles Templeman, Director-General of the Institute of Directors joined the Chancellor in London to promote the new scheme, which is designed to recognise those individuals doing the most to promote enterprise in the UK.
The new Award was launched by The Treasury, the Department of Trade and Industry and The Queen’s Awards Office on 14th July 2004. It aims to celebrate a wide range of activities both national and local, from fostering novel methods of mentoring young business people to outstanding leadership in promoting entrepreneurship as a career option.
Up to 10 Awards will be granted each year to successful nominees. In addition, a single Lifetime Achievement Award may go to an individual judged to have carried out consistent and high quality promotion of enterprise culture over a substantial period of time. The Awards will be announced on 21 April 2005, The Queen’s Birthday.
Chancellor Gordon Brown said:
We should celebrate the entrepreneur, opening up enterprise to everyone who works hard and has the talent, and this new Award for enterprise promotion will reinforce the whole country’s support for the best of British business.
For the sake of Britain’s future I want every child enthused with the spirit of enterprise. I want entrepreneurs to be seen as role models for young people and I want Britain to celebrate business success the way we rightly celebrate success in other fields such as sport or films.
The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are the UK’s highest awards for enterprise achievement. The new individual award complements three established categories of business Awards in International Trade, Innovation and Sustainable Development. For more information, visit
Chancellor unveils new Queens award trophy on eve of Enterprise week
On the eve of next month’s Enterprise Week, Chancellor Gordon Brown and top business leaders have unveiled the handmade crystal goblet to be awarded next year to the first ever recipients of the new Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion.
