Application Process

1. Your business does not need to be a Fife Chamber of Commerce member to enter.
2. A permanent office in Fife is not required to enter, but applications will only be accepted from businesses with staff who are in Fife regularly to deliver projects or manage customers here.
3. You do not have to be nominated for an award: you can nominate yourself, although any business who is nominated must complete an application.
4. You can apply for more than one award.
5. Nominations and applications will open on Thursday 14^th November 2024.
6. Award category sponsors are not permitted to enter the category that they are sponsoring but they can enter other categories.
7. Applicants must be authorised to enter their business for an Award.
8. Incomplete applications will not be judged.
9. Applications must be submitted online by MIDNIGHT on Friday 24^th January 2025. Applications after this date may not be considered.
10. Applications are treated in the strictest confidence and will only be shared with the judging panel and Fife Chamber staff.
11. Applications will be acknowledged on receipt.
12. Applications will become the property of Fife Chamber of Commerce and will not be returned.

The Judging Process  

1. The judges’ decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
2. Feedback on individual entries will not be given.
3. The judges reserve the right to broaden the entry categories in any particular category. They also reserve the right to move entrants from one category to another if they believe it to be appropriate.

Shortlisting

1. All shortlisted businesses will be notified no later than February 2025.
2. Shortlisted businesses will be visited at their premises for finalist filming in February and March 2025.
3. Shortlisted businesses will be invited to an in-person meeting with the judging panel to discuss your application in more detail. This will take place in February and March 2025.
4. Every effort will be made to give you sufficient notice of the date/time of your filming visit and meeting with the judging panel.

The Awards

1. The winner will be announced at the Award Ceremony on Friday 16^th May 2025 at the Old Course Hotel.
2. Tickets purchased for the awards ceremony are non-refundable.
3. By purchasing tickets for this event, you acknowledge that your personal data (name and business name) may be collated into an attendee list which will be distributed among all attendees in advance of the event.
4. We reserve the right to withdraw an award from any applicant supplying false information within their entry. Judges reserve the right to audit any information supplied.

Press

1. Winning entries will be publicised. If you are selected as a finalist, you will be asked to provide your logo for promotional purposes. A brief description of your business may also be included in the Award Ceremony programme: the text for this will be uplifted from your application form and any sensitive information will be removed.
2. Your video will be shared on social media and other FBA communications and will be featured at the Award Ceremony.
3. Winners may be asked to participate in post-event publicity.

By registering for the Fife Business Awards, you agree to these terms and conditions.