The Wexford Business Awards, now in their tenth year, are county wide awards recognising the entrepreneurialism, innovation, diversity and talent of businesses across all sectors. The awards honour Wexford’s industry leaders through the acknowledgement of innovative business processes, product development, enterprise, sustainability and overall business success.

Wexford Local Development is proud to sponsor the category of Wexford Social Enterprise Outstanding Achievement Award for 2018.

 

 

The objective of this category is to recognise the achievements of Wexford based Social Enterprises that make an outstanding contribution to their local community in terms of social, economic or environmental improvements.

To enter this category Award entrant’s must be able to meet the social enterprise definition as follows: “an enterprise that trades for a social/societal purpose, where at least part of its income is earned from its trading activity, is separate from government, and where the surplus is primarily reinvested in the social objective.”

We would like to encourage Social Enterprises to participate in this important and well deserved category.  It will allow the hard work and dedication of the people involved within the Social Enterprise sector across the county to be acknowledged, promoted and rightfully recognised.

Application forms must be completed on-line via the Wexford Chamber website .For your convenience the link below will bring you directly into WLD’s category Social Enterprise Outstanding Achievement Award. 

The deadline for online application submissions is Friday 13th April 2018 @ 5pm