Irish Franchise Association Awards 2012 Online Entry System
Chairmans Address
Welcome to the annual Irish Franchise Awards sponsored by Ulster Bank. The awards recognise excellence in franchising and reward the outstanding achievements of businesses and individuals through highlighting their contribution to the growth and development of ethical franchising on the island of Ireland.
As a means of standardising the submissions and encouraging new entrants this year we have simplified the entry process with our online submission facility. Please feel free to support your submission with any additional information you may feel relevant to enhance your chances of success.
We as an Association encourage you to submit your entry to be considered for one of these prestigeous awards. As the old saying goes "if you're not in, you can't win". Shortlisted candidates will be required to validate the figures submitted through their auditors once selected.
The Ulster Bank Irish Franchise Awards will be presented at a formal black tie awards ceremony at the RDS on Friday, April 27th, 2012 at 8pm so good luck in your submissions and we look forward to seeing you on the 27th.
Best Wishes, David Killeen Chairman Irish Franchise Association
ENTRY CATEGORIES:
Franchise of the Year - Retail
Franchise of the Year - Service
Franchisee of the Year - Retail
Franchisee of the Year - Service
Best Emerging Franchise - Retail
Best Emerging Franchise - Service
Best Newcomer (Never entered before)
Best Indigenous Irish Franchise
Most Innovative Marketing Award
Outstanding Growth Award
Best Franchise System & Business Practice (ongoing support, operations manual)
Outstanding contribution to Franchising
Best Women in Franchising
Judging Criteria
The judges will evaluate each entry based on its merit and success at achieving stated objectives. If the members of the judging panel are of the opinion that insufficient entries or a sufficiently high standard of entry has not been attained in any of the categories, the award in that category will be withheld.
Entries should be received no later than 5pm on March 15th 2012.
Short-listed entries will be announced at the end of March.
1. Entries must be submitted online and can be submitted by franchisors, franchisees or related consultants
2. Best Newcomer Award and Best Emerging Franchise Awards are open to Franchise systems established in Ireland after January 2007.
3. While an entry may be submitted in more than one category, the judging panel reserves the right, in consultation with the entrant, to consider any entry in a category other than that for which it was entered.
4.Judges may require further information from finalists or may call on some but not all finalists to make a formal presentation to help reach a final decision.
5. Supporting material such as press cuttings, print material etc can be sent by Post to Irish Franchsie Association, Kandoy House, 2 Fairview Strand, Dublin 3. This is not manditory.
6. All submissions, including supporting material, will become the property of the organisers and will not be returned.
7. The decision of the judges will be final and the organisers will not enter into discussion or correspondence in respect of any result.
8. Canvassing of judges will result in disqualification.
9. Material circulated to the judges will be confidential and will not be circulated beyond the judging panel.
10. When entries are complete, canditates should review their entry before submitting and will receive a confirmation email when the entry is submitted.
11. At the end of the judging process, all material will be destroyed/deleted.
Online Application Form: Please keep your responses within the recommended number of words.
