Sponsorship
Previous sponsors
Previous sponsors of the event include: ACCA, Advantage West Midlands (RDA), British Chambers of Commerce, Customer First UK, Federation of Small Businesses, GoSkills, IAB, InBiz Ltd., Kent Enterprise Hub (part of Kent University), Lantra, LloydsTSB, National Federation of Enterprise Agencies, Redstone plc, Sift Media (BusinessZone and UK Business Forums), St. Helier Development & Training Ltd, Stratagia Ltd, Wood Holmes Group Ltd
Sponsorship Opportunities for the SFEDI 2009 Enterprise Magic Awards
There are three main categories of sponsorship for the 2009 Enterprise Magic Awards:
1) 2 x Platinum Sponsorship of £7,500 + VAT for sponsorship of:
· the Pre Show Reception
· the Enterprise Magic Award Show
2) 2 x Gold Sponsorship of £4,400 + VAT for sponsorship of
· Post show Lunch in the Devant Room
· Post show Lunch in the Club Room
3) 8 x Silver Sponsorship of £2,200 + VAT for sponsorship of
· A table of ten guests of your own choosing/invitation
In addition there is the possibility of:
Bronze sponsorship: 5 guests on a table @ £1,200 + VAT
By exception:
Individual places for the reception and show only @ £150 + VAT
Award finalist partners for the reception and show only @ a nominal charge of £50.
The package for all sponsors
All SFEDI Advisory Board/Sponsors will get:
· Opportunity to invite your guests to the event to join you at the pre show reception, the awards ceremony and on your organisation’s named table (tables of 10) with canapés, lunch, wine and all refreshments inclusive.
· Logo and name recognition on all pre-, event and post publicity media, including slides on the award certificates and souvenir printed media.
· Your organisation’s logo as an A4 laminate prominently displayed on your table.
· Name recognition on the event micro website – accessible from www.sfedi.co.uk
· Named recognition in media partner and all pre and post press releases.
· Opportunity to nominate from your organisation’s 2008 awards, or other nominees, for the six award categories on the SFEDI award nomination forms
· Your organisation’s literature provided to all delegates and press.
Each table sponsor/host will invite the clients, suppliers, staff, policy makers, policy advisers, opinion formers and press whom they would like at their table of ten. (SFEDI will help with co-ordination by logging ‘who invites whom’, to try to ensure that no guests are invited twice.
All SFEDI Advisory Board members, silver, gold and platinum sponsors are allowed to place promotional literature on the literature table.
Because of limited places, award finalists will attend only the pre show reception and the awards event. If you particularly want any of your organisation’s nominated finalists to attend the post event luncheon, then you will need to invite them as one of your ten table guests.
Gold and platinum sponsors
A gold sponsor will receive the additional benefits of
· Recognition and thanks in all pre-event and post publicity
· A Pop up banner in the luncheon room sponsored by your organisation – the Devant or Club room
· Logos (with SFEDI and other event sponsor) projected/on stage set
· A speaker from your/an organisation of your choice in the luncheon room before the lunch starts (pref. 5 minutes. Max. 10 minutes)
· Providing a judge and associated publicity for this for the awards
· Name and logo recognition (along with SFEDI Advisory board) on one of the presented awards
· Presenting your organisation’s award at the award ceremony.
· Associated publicity – photographs, press releases etc.
A Platinum sponsor will receive the additional benefits of:
· recognition and thanks in all pre-, event and post publicity
· a manned exhibition stand
· a pop up banner in the Magic Circle theatre
· logos (with SFEDI and other event sponsor) projected/on stage set
· a speaker from your/an organisation of your choice either at the pre show reception or at the awards show (pref. 5 minutes. Max. 10 minutes
· co-branding the a/v or printed media you produce with the SFEDI Advisory Board
· providing a judge and associated publicity for this for the awards
· name and logo recognition (along with SFEDI Advisory Board) on one of the presented awards
· presenting your organisation’s award at the award ceremony
· Associated publicity – photographs, press releases etc.
If required, Platinum Award sponsors may to place a small, manned exhibition stand at the event. Placing of the stand will need to be in consultation with the events organiser and placing depends dependent upon the space limitations of the venue.
For further information on sponsorship please contact Tony Robinson on 01723 368557 or email tony.robinson@sfedi.co.uk


