The nomination to this competition, to which one cannot apply or nominate himself, can be considered as an entrance ticket to the"network of the best". Because as the only business prize in Germany, the "Great Prize of middle sized companies" not just looks atnumbers, innovations or jobs, but at the company as a wholeand in its complex role in society. "The "Great Prize of middle sized companies", awarded by theOskar Patzelt Foundation, is the most coveted business award in Germany ",Wrote the WELT. In the years 2008 and 2016 the foundation was honored withThe Federal Service Cross and in 2015 with the Company Change award.