Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion

The Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion is one of the Queen's Awards for Enterprise, and is awarded annually to people who play an outstanding role in promoting the growth of business enterprise and/or entrepreneurial skills in other people. It is bestowed by the Queen on the advice of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Recipients receive an engraved crystal glass commemorative item, a Grant of Appointment and are invited to a reception at Buckingham Palace.

For example, people who:

Entry is by nomination only and individuals cannot put themselves forward.

Thirteen awardees have been from the National Enterprise Network.

The award was initiated in 2004, with the first awards being made in 2005. The award is for achievement in enterprise promotion, between five and ten awards have been made annually since 2005, in addition to one lifetime achievement award each year and sometimes an honorary award (three such awards have been made as of 2015).

In 2009 there were postal delays due to a strike, and the nomination period for 2010 was extended to 4 November 2009.

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