The Fastest Growing Family Business award is sponsored by Barclays.
This award recognises those family businesses that have achieved sustained growth in recent years, despite the difficult economic climate.
Award criteria
Businesses must be family businesses, have had a minimum annual turnover of £0.5million as at 01 January 2010 and be based in the Midlands.
Judging details
The judging panel will be led by Hussein Lalani, director of Northamptonshire family business 99p Stores and winner of the Fastest Growth award in 2011. The five shortlisted businesses will be invited to an informal interview in Birmingham to take place on Tuesday 18 September.

