Start-up of the Year
Apply here for the Start-up of the Year Award
To be eligible for this award, entrants must:
• Have started to trade no earlier than three years from the date of entry.
• Be ‘independently owned’. This is defined as a business that is substantially owned by its founders and/or a group of independent investors, is not quoted on the stock market or any other stock market; and is not a subsidiary or associated company of another business.
• Be a maritime business, or in the supply chain, and based in the Solent.

Awards launch at Seawork
11 June 2024
Applications for Charity of the Year open
11 June 2024
Awards applications open for submission
11 June 2024
Closing date for Charity of the Year applications
16 July 2024
Closing date for Awards applications
28 July 2024
Award Finalists announced
5 September 2024
Finalists' Celebration event
19 September 2024
Charity of the Year announced
19 September 2024
Awards ceremony
17 October 2024
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