How the shortlisting process works
- Carried out by an independent team of businesspeople from across the county, including category sponsors
- The Chamber staff play no part in the shortlisting process
- Entries are assessed against the published award criteria
- A maximum of 10 points are available for each of the requested areas
- A maximum of 10 further points are allocated for overall quality of the entry
- A minimum of two members of the shortlisting panel score each entry
- No-one with any conflict of interest in a particular category is permitted to help shortlist those entries
- The decision of the shortlisting panel is final
- All entries will be acknowledged by the Chamber, and all entrants will be told whether they have been successful in the shortlisting process
- Shortlisted finalists will be announced by Shropshire Chamber ahead of the judging process, and all information is confidential and embargoed until that date
The Judging Process
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Each shortlisted finalist is visited by a panel of 3 judges, usually including a representative of the category sponsor
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All finalists in each category are visited by the same group of judges, on the same day
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There are separate judging panels for each awards category
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The Chamber staff play no part in the judging process
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A total of 33 judges will be required for the 2024 awards
Other important notes:
- Judging of all categories will take place over the course of one working week excluding Company of the Year which will be the following week
- No-one with any conflict of interest in a particular category is permitted to be involved in the judging panel
- Finalists will be assessed against the published category criteria
- The decision of the judging panel is final
- Winners will be announced at the awards event on June 21st, and all information is confidential and embargoed until that date
Shortlisting and Judging Process