Entering MiMA 2024
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Nominations for MiMA '24 are now OPEN, so give Greater Manchester's young business community a chance to shine and enter yourself or someone you know to one (or more) of our awards down below.
How do you enter, we hear you ask? Enter for MiMA '24 by simply clicking on the name of the award below you would like to put yourself or someone you know forward for, this will open up an application form. Fill in the application form and sit back and relax 'til Monday 27th November 2023, when our MiMA '24 Shortlist is officially revealed! Yes, it really is THAT easy. So, what are you waiting for?! Get applying & save our MiMA '24 Key Dates in your diary - just in case you do make it onto our shortlist! Good luck :) *Please note that entrants must be 35 or under as of the 30th October 2023 to qualify *We do not charge a fee to enter the Made in Manchester Awards. |
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The Made in Manchester Awards '24
Award Categories
Chairman's Rising Star Award
This award will be judged by pro-manchester Chair, Danny Simpson and future-pro Chair, Nick Shepherd, along with our headline sponsor Together. The winner of this award will be chosen from a shortlist made up of the winners from the individual categories. This award will be given to an individual who has proven their potential to be a future leader.
Apprentice of the Year |
This category is aimed at an outstanding individual who has/is currently serving or has completed an apprenticeship in the last year and has demonstrated an ability to go above and beyond their job role to have a positive impact on the business.Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Business Development / Sales Professional of the Year
This award is for the best business development or sales professional within the Greater Manchester region who can demonstrate excellent proficiency in searching for new business, where the role is predominantly focused on new business generation. Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Business Owner / Entrepreneur of the Year
This award is for the best business owner or entrepreneur within the Greater Manchester region who has demonstrated significant success in business over the past 12 months. Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Business Support Professional of the Year
This award is for the best young business support professional across the Greater Manchester region. This includes professionals in all business support roles including but not limited to; Personal Assistant, Executive Assistant, Facilities Management, Building Services and Procurement. Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Diversity and Inclusivity Champion
This award is for the best young Diversity and Inclusivity champion, including Health & Wellbeing, that has positively and effectively impacted a brand or organisation. Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Finance Professional of the Year
This award is for those that have made a remarkable contribution to the financial services industry or in a finance role within another industry. Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Graduate of the Year
This category is aimed at an outstanding individual who is currently serving or has completed a graduate or trainee program in the last year and has demonstrated an ability to go above and beyond their job role to have a positive impact on their business. Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Hospitality / Tourism / Leisure Professional of the Year
This award is for the best young hospitality / tourism / leisure professional that has positively and effectively enhanced a brand or organisation.
Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
HR Professional of the Year
This award is for young professionals working in human resources, people development, training and consultancy. It is open to consultancy, agency and individuals working in the HR departments of corporate businesses.
Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Legal Professional of the Year
This award is for the best young legal professional within the Greater Manchester region. This award recognises individuals from solicitors to barristers, legal executives to patent attorneys, paralegals and in-house lawyers that have made an exceptional contribution to the profession. Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Mentor of the Year
This award is open to young managers across the Greater Manchester region. The award recognises young professionals from all sectors who have responsibility for managing others and have brought out the best from those they manage through an exceptional ability to support, motivate, and aid development.
Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Manchester Community Hero
This award is for someone who has gone above and beyond and, in doing, made a significant, if not vital contribution to a business / organisation / community within the Greater Manchester region.
Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Marketing, Advertising or Creative Professional of the Year
This award is for the best young marketing, advertising or creative services professional that has positively and effectively enhanced a brand or organisation. It is open to anyone working in a marketing / PR / advertising / design or other creative role including but not limited to; events management, communications, digital. Either in-house, agency or private business. Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Recruitment / Talent Professional of the Year
This award is for young professionals working in recruitment and talent management. It is open to agency and in-house individuals working in the recruitment departments of corporate businesses.
Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Sustainability Champion
Greater Manchester has set out the bold ambition to be carbon-neutral by 2038, 12 years’ ahead of the Government’s own target. The award will go to an individual that has positively and effectively enhanced a brand or organisation with its ESG ambitions. It is open to anyone working across any sector. Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Team of the Year
The Team of the Year award has been designed for businesses that can demonstrate and show real life examples of how teamwork has led to their success. This award is also perfect for those who might have felt uncomfortable putting themselves forward for an individual award in previous years, but believes their team as a whole deserves recognition for their work.
There is no maximum team size and can include all employees within a business, but 75% of the individuals within the team must be aged 35 or under on 30th October 2023 to qualify for this award.
Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
There is no maximum team size and can include all employees within a business, but 75% of the individuals within the team must be aged 35 or under on 30th October 2023 to qualify for this award.
Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Technology / Innovation Professional of the Year
This award is open to individuals who plan, design, develop, implement or manage a technology-based function in-house department, agency or private business. This includes people in product/service development, R&D, digital communication, mobile development, network architecture and management.
Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Please click on the category title to enter/nominate and find out more.
Entries for The Made in Manchester Awards 2024 open on 4th September 2023 and close on 30th October 2023.
For any queries please contact Ellie Day - ellie.day@pro-manchester.co.uk
For any queries please contact Ellie Day - ellie.day@pro-manchester.co.uk
Join us to celebrate
MiMA 2024 Awards Ceremony
1st February 2024
18:15 - 01:00
The Point - Emirates Old Trafford
1st February 2024
18:15 - 01:00
The Point - Emirates Old Trafford