Business Awards

Business Awards provides national and regional business awards across sectors including accountancy, automotive businesses, consultancy and education.

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Quick overview

It also offers personalised trophies, press release services and opportunities to sponsor awards.

Entrants can select multiple award categories and complete a single submission form.
Regional winners are shortlisted for the corresponding national award sector.
Award holders receive digital badges, and trophies can carry a company or individual winner’s name.
National award publicity includes results articles, press releases and social media announcements.
The website provides previous shortlists and results, award news, interviews and business guides.

Introduction

Business Awards provides a business awards programme with national and regional awards across a range of sectors. It also offers press and marketing services and awards sponsorship opportunities.

The awards cover areas including accountancy, automotive businesses, consultancy, business leadership, training and education. Previous results also cover sectors such as retail, hospitality, technology and manufacturing.

What Business Awards offers

The programme accepts entries across award sectors and categories. Entrants can select the categories they are interested in and complete a single submission form.

Business Awards also offers personalised trophies, digital award badges and publicity for award holders. Its press services include bespoke press release writing and distribution.

Product and service categories

Regional business awards

Regional awards cover a range of business sectors. The programme includes categories for businesses of different sizes, from sole traders to larger enterprises. A regional award winner is shortlisted for the corresponding national award sector.

Accountancy awards

Regional accountancy categories include awards for accountancy firms and accountants. There are also categories for emerging accountancy businesses and individuals. The programme includes an award for a newly established accountancy business.

Automotive awards

Regional automotive categories include vehicle hire and leasing. There are also categories for car detailing and mobile valeting services. Other categories cover automotive businesses and customer service.

Business consultancy awards

The consultancy awards include a category for business consultancies. Other categories cover consultancy directors and newly established consultancies. An emerging consultant or consultancy can also enter a rising star category.

Business leader awards

Business leadership categories include awards for business leaders and young business leaders. There are also categories for innovation and people newly entering business leadership. The awards recognise achievements in leadership and business.

Business training and education awards

Regional categories include business training and education providers. Training programmes and directors of training providers have their own categories. A rising star category covers emerging training providers and individuals.

Other award sectors

The programme also names awards for legal services, healthcare, mental health care, franchises, makers and cleaning services. Previous results include awards for food, events and exhibitions, ecommerce, pet products, trades and wedding services. Other past sectors include property, sports and leisure, hospitality, manufacturing, construction and engineering.

Browse the full range on the Business Awards website.

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Using the website

Entrants can select award categories and use a single submission form. Business Awards also offers email reminders about award dates and a contact form for enquiries.

Previous shortlists and results are available alongside award news, interviews and business guides. An interactive map shows business directories.

Notable features

Business Awards offers custom-designed trophies personalised with a company name, an individual winner’s name, or both. Award holders receive digital badges for use on websites, email and social media.

National award publicity includes results announcements, articles, press releases and social media posts. Winners receive a paragraph in the sector’s winners article, while finalists are listed. Journalists and publishers decide whether to use information from media outreach or press releases.

Selected winners may be contacted about a written interview. Separately, the press service creates bespoke releases from information supplied by a business and provides a draft for approval.

Businesses can enquire about sponsoring an awards region or sector. Sponsorship features described by Business Awards include a social media post and a mention in an awards article or press release, depending on the type of sponsorship.

Frequently asked questions

How many award categories can a business enter?

Business Awards does not set a limit on the number of awards or categories an entrant can apply for. Entrants can select their chosen categories on a single submission form.

Who judges the entries?

The judging panel includes internal staff and guest or external judges. Judges declare possible conflicts of interest.

What do judges consider?

Entries are scored across a number of areas. A key criterion is how the entrant differs from others in its sector.

Can trophies be personalised?

Yes. Business Awards offers custom-designed trophies with a company name, an individual winner’s name, or both.

Are digital badges available?

Business Awards provides digital badges to award holders. They can be shared on websites, email and social media.

What happens when a business uses the press release service?

The business supplies information and the points it wants the release to cover. Business Awards creates a bespoke draft for approval.

Key takeaways

National and regional business awards cover a variety of sectors.
Entrants can select multiple categories in one submission.
Regional winners are shortlisted for the corresponding national sector.
Personalised trophies and digital badges are available to award holders.
Press release writing and awards sponsorship are also offered.

Summary

Business Awards combines a sector-based awards programme with publicity, personalised trophies and press services. Its website also provides previous results, award news and business guides.